Intel shows a processor with 28 cores at 5 ghz

Definitely an interesting core war has broken out between AMD and Intel. Intel has revealed that the company works on a desktop CPU with a configuration of 28 cores, which are also capable of reaching a speed of 5 GHz.

Intel boasts a 5-core 28-core processor

An image from TweakTown shows what appears to be a modified Asus ROG branded server motherboard. To accommodate a 28-core design, Intel has moved to a new larger socket that appears to have 6-channel memory support. The socker in question appears to be similar in design to the LGA 3647, so this processor is likely to be an unlocked version of a future Intel Xeon chip.

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Intel currently has the 28-core Xeon Platinum 8180, which operates at a base frequency of 2.5GHz and a boost frequency of 3.8GHz. Thus, the new 28-core processor capable of 5GHz may have had its origins in a next-generation version of the LGA 3647 Xeon Platinum 8180 processor.

Intel wants to steal AMD's prominence ahead of the launch of the new second-generation Ryzen Threadripper, which will offer 32 cores for the current X399 platform. These new AMD processors can dig the grave for Intel's HEDT X299 platform, something the blue giant wants to avoid at all costs.

Intel has an important frequency advantage, since AMD processors can barely exceed 4.2 GHz, although the question of power consumption and the great heat that a 28-core Intel processor capable of reaching 5 GHz can generate arises. that AMD fails to outperform its rival in gross performance, but there is no doubt that it offers much more for less, and this is what will tip the balance.