Intel Unleashes Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest 288 E-Cores Formed on Breakthrough 18A Node.
Intel Launches Xeon 6+ 'Clearwater Forest': Pioneering 18A Process Node with Up to 288 Efficiency Cores for Cloud-Scale Infrastructure In a major bid to cement its dominance in high-density cloud computing, Intel has officially introduced its next-generation server processor family: Xeon 6+ , codenamed Clearwater Forest . Built entirely on an all-E-core (Efficiency Core) architecture , the new flagship processors top out at a staggering 288 cores per socket , matching the dense core count of its predecessor, the Xeon 6 Sierra Forest, while retaining full drop-in compatibility with the existing LGA 4710 socket . The Intel 18A Breakthrough: Next-Gen Performance-per-Watt The true crown jewel of the Xeon 6+ lineup is its manufacturing foundation. Clearwater Forest marks Intel’s first-ever enterprise server silicon built on the state-of-the-art Intel 18A process node —the same bleeding-edge fabrication technology underpinning this year’s Core Ultra Series 3 consumer chips. By migra...