Edited by Lu Dong).
On December 15, Intel officially launched the fifth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (codenamed Emerald Rapids) in the Chinese market. During the period, a number of Intel China ecological partners, including JD Cloud, Intelligent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and Volcano Engine, shared the successful practices and application value of the fifth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
At this press conference, Intel also officially launched the first processor based on Intel 4 process technology, Intel Core Ultra, and announced that it will launch more than 230 models with mainstream OEM partners, opening a new era of AI PC. The AI functions and applications of running AIGC offline from 23 domestic ISV software manufacturers were showcased, as well as the cooperation of four art academies on AI art, and how AI PCs can empower people to use AI more simply.
The scene of the Intel press conference Source: Observer.com.
The Xeon series is updated twice a year.
This is the second launch of Intel's Xeon Scalable processor family in a year. 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver higher computing power and faster memory within the same thermal design power (TDP) range than the previous generation. At the same time, the processor is compatible with the software and platform of the previous generation, enabling customers to upgrade and dramatically increase the life of their infrastructure while reducing costs and carbon emissions.
Intel introduced at the press conference that the 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors have AI acceleration capabilities for each core, which can handle demanding end-to-end AI workloads without the need to add independent accelerators, including a 42% improvement in inference performance for large language models with up to 20 billion parameters and a latency of less than 100 milliseconds. 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver up to 21% faster overall performance for general-purpose computing4 and up to 36% performance per watt across a range of customer workloads5 compared to the previous generation. For customers who follow a typical five-year refresh cycle and upgrade from a previous-generation processor, the total cost of ownership is reduced by up to 77%.
The scene of the Intel press conference Source: Observer.com.
"The 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors are designed to deliver higher performance for customers deploying AI in cloud, network, and edge environments," said Sandra Rivera, executive vice president and general manager of Intel's Data Center and AI Group. "Thanks to our long-standing relationships with our customers, partners, and developer ecosystem, we have delivered 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors on a proven basis that will enable customers and partners to rapidly adopt and scale at a lower total cost of ownership." ”
** and 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors launched in January and December of this year, respectively. Looking ahead, Intel revealed that the next generation of Intel Xeon Scalable processors coming next year will bring significant improvements in energy efficiency and performance. Sierra Forest with up to 288 cores will launch in the first half of 2024, followed by P-Core processors Granite Rapids.
The scene of the Intel press conference Source: Observer.com.
AI PCs will gradually become mainstream.
Along with the fifth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, there are also Intel Core Ultra processors. The processor has up to 16 cores (6 performance cores, 8 efficiency cores, and 2 low-power efficiency cores) and 22 threads for a maximum of 5The 1 GHz maximum turbo frequency is the first processor built on Intel 4 process technology, using advanced FoverOS 3D packaging technology and Intel's first on-chip AI accelerator for clients, the Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), to deliver 25 times the energy efficiency of the previous generation. At the same time, Intel Core Ultra's integrated Intel Arc GPUs and CPUs are also capable of accelerating AI solutions.
The scene of the Intel press conference Source: Observer.com.
At the scene, 23 well-known domestic ISV software manufacturers showcased AI applications jointly created by Intel.
Microsoft demonstrated Studio Effect's "eye contact", "auto-framing" and other features. Baichuan Intelligent has launched 7 large models in eight months. In addition, Intel not only cooperates with Alibaba Cloud Tongyi Qianwen, RWKV, Xingzhi AI, Da Pie AI and other enterprises, but also enlightens creativity through AIGC functions such as Wensheng Wen, Wensheng Diagram, Wensheng**, AI voice change, etc., but also creates AI cutout, ** intelligent recognition, AI motion capture, AI gesture recognition and other functions with applications such as Jianying, Xuanmi, and iQiyi, bringing users a more convenient and simpler AI experience in their daily lives. In addition, Intel has also cooperated with Peking University to achieve a smooth user experience through the multilingual ** large model codeshell developed by the Knowledge Computing Laboratory of Peking University. Other ISV partners include: Zhipu, Youdaozi, and Erinie-35. OPPO AndesGPT, Wuwen Core Dome, MiniMax, Sobei, Tencent Meeting, WPS AI, New Aotemei Photography, Filmora Filmora, Jida Technology, Kirin, UnionTech.
The scene of the Intel press conference Source: Observer.com.
Michelle Johnston Holthaus, executive vice president and general manager of Intel's Client Computing Group, said, "AI PCs will gradually become mainstream over the next four years, accounting for 80% of the PC market share. By working with our hardware and software ecosystem partners, Intel is transforming the next generation of computing experiences. Intel's AI PC Acceleration Program will provide software partners with engineering software and resources to implement AI features for more than 100 million PCs by 2025.