Intel Skylake Xeon Could Pack 28 core and hex channel memory? Thoughts?

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The “Purley” platform will support dual-socket (2S), quad-socket (4S) as well as octa-socket (8S) machines and will rely on Intel’s next-generation a point-to-point processor interconnect UPI (Ultra Path Interconnect) bus, which will replace the company’s current-gen QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology.

 

The “Purley” server platform will be the first to support six-channel memory per socket, which will provide massive amount of bandwidth to each processor. Besides, the new platform will also be the first to support Intel’s OmniPath 100Gb/s fabric to connect for external compute and I/O nodes, which will greatly increase performance in supercomputer applications.

 

At present, not a lot is known about Intel’s next-generation UltraPath Interconnect (UPI) technology (also known as KTI or Keizer Technology Interconnect), except the fact that it will operate at 9.6GT/s or 10.4GT/s data-rates and will be considerably more efficient than today’s QPI since it will support multiple requests per message.

 

Intel will release three different versions of Xeon processors for its “Purley” platform targeting different applications – “Skylake-EP”, “Skylake-EX” and “Skylake-F” – according to a report from CPU World. The new chips will feature up to 28 cores based on the “Skylake” micro-architecture with AVX512 instructions and Hyper-Transport technology, up to six DDR4 memory channels (up to two 2400MHz DIMMs per channel are supported, i.e., up to 768GB of DDR4 memory per socket without SMB), up to 48 PCI Express 3.0 lanes as well as two or three UPI channels per socket.

 

 

• Intel Xeon “Skylake-EP” processors will be aimed at mainstream dual-socket (2S) servers and will thus only have two UPI links. Thermal design power of low-power versions of such processors will range from 45W to 80W, whereas standard high-performance offerings will have TDP of up to 145W. Workstation-class offerings with increased clock-rates will be rated to dissipate up to 160W.

 

• Intel Xeon “Skylake-EX” processors will be designed for high-performance and mission critical machines with two, four or even eight sockets, which means that they will feature up to three UPI links. The processors will introduce new RAS [reliability, availability, serviceability] features such as Instruction Retry (pipeline error protection for integers), Advanced Error Detection and Correction as well as Adaptive Dual Device Data Correction, to make next-gen high-end servers even more robust. According to previously released unofficial information, Intel’s forthcoming expandable processors will support four times higher memory capacity (compared to today’s chips) thanks to “Apache Pass” scalable memory buffer (SMB), which means up to 6144GB (over 6TB) per socket, or up to 24576GB of DDR4 RAM per 4S machine. The “Skylake-EX” chips will have TDP of up to 165W.

 

• Intel Xeon “Skylake-F” will be aimed at high-performance computing applications (which use 2S platforms) and will incorporate one link of the first-generation OmniPath fabric with 100Gb/s bandwidth. The latter will be supported by the code-named “Storm Lake” chip, which will be incorporated into the Xeon’s multi-chip-module (MCM) package. Among other things, Omni-Path Fabric will be used to connect to next-gen Xeon Phi co-processors.

Thanks to massively higher memory bandwidth, increased core count, improved micro-architecture and 512-bit AVX-3.* instructions, expect Intel Xeon “Skylake” processors to offer dramatically higher performance compared to today’s central processing units for servers. The architecture of the processors will be configurable, hence, Intel will easily tailor it for custom solutions required by its large cloud datacenter clients.

 

Since the new chips will feature more memory channels, integrated fabric and will be considerably more complex than today’s server microprocessors, Intel will introduce all-new infrastructure for its “Purley” platform.

 

The upcoming Xeon “Skylake” processors will use the new socket P0 and will feature flip-chip land-grid array packaging (FC-LGA) with up to 3467 contacts. The final amount of pins to be used is unclear today, but according to unofficial information, it will exceed 3000 balls.

 

The dimensions of the new Xeon processor packages will also be considerably larger compared to today’s LGA2011-3. Intel is currently considering 76mm*51mm or 76mm*56mm sizes, CPU World claims. By contrast, today’s Core i7 Extreme and Xeon E5/E7 chips in LGA2011-3 form-factor feature 58.5mm*51mm component size. Mainstream Intel LGA1150 processor come in 37.5mm*37.5mm packages.

 

 

Source: http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/intels-28-core-xeon-skylake-cpus-to-support-6tb-of-dram-use-3467-pin-socket/

 

Looks like Intel is taking their next step in total server space domination with these Skylake Xeon processors here. Increasing the size of the CPU considerably, offering up to octa-socket machines, and amount of total memory per socket. Also for the amount of cores they will have, the TDP really doesn't look that bad at all, and they also say they will offer high performance versions as well with increased clocks. This platform looks like it will be a breakthrough altogether, it looks like Intel will seriously take even more of hold on the server market space once these chips launch in 2017. 

[PineappleHolidays]

More ram than all of my devices and usb sticks combined

 

Cool

[CoolaxGaming]

Imagine that CPU folding 0_0

 

Or your whole house stroage on ram 

[niofalpha]

Google Chrome be like: needs more RAM to have 5 tabs open.

 

OT: 28 cores? Linus needs to update his server with 2 of these...

[Godlygamer23]

I'm sitting here with 12GB, while Intel is releasing a CPU that can support 6TB.

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

And I have 4GB...

[raymen1]

[Tech_Dreamer]

Let me introduce you to my sempron 145...

 

[The Official Czex]

Looks like Intel is taking their next step in total server space domination with these Skylake Xeon processors here. Increasing the size of the CPU considerably, offering up to octa-socket machines, and amount of total memory per socket. Also for the amount of cores they will have, the TDP really doesn't look that bad at all, and they also say they will offer high performance versions as well with increased clocks. This platform looks like it will be a breakthrough altogether, it looks like Intel will seriously take more of hold on the server market space even more once these chips launch in 2017. 

 

Holy shit. That's a lot of RAM support. How much will eight of these CPUs cost me? I'm willing to sell my left testicle.

[UltraNeonGaming]

[Bananasplit_00]

well this is good, unless you fsr need more then 6TB of RAM imagine that for a home cloud....

[BrandedUpontheGrave]

I'm gonna need a bigger chip!

[Godlygamer23]

well this is good, unless you fsr need more then 6TB of RAM imagine that for a home cloud....

That page file.

[Manny Calavera]

too much illuminati, didnt read

[Toddwjp]

something tells me vfx studios and pixar etc are lining up for these already

[niofalpha]

How many of these can you have together? 2 or 4?

[Bouzoo]

Fuck RAM, imagine zip ties on 2 of those! Too soon?

[SurvivorNVL]

And I am still upgrading to 32 or 24gb ;-;

[flibberdipper]

 

This is me right now.

 

But anyways...

 

HOLY BALLS THAT'S MORE RAM THAN I HAVE STORAGE FOR ALL OF MY CRAP COMBINED

[iHardware Shelden]

And I have 4GB...

This is a bad ass here, getting the most out of his system

[Ekpyrosis]

Dual 18-core CPU suddenly seems kinda underwhelming.

[WereCat]

Imagine that CPU folding 0_0

 

Or your whole house stroage on ram 

Having everything stored in RAM and praying for no sudden shut down

[Linus_torvalds]

6 TB? imagine 5.5 TB RAM DISK + 500 GB RAM holy crap, that would be faaaaast gaming pc

if only it could save data while PC is off and you could write OS directly to the ramdisk lol that would be some thing! fuck ssds and hdds 10-12 GB/s RAMDISK

[CTR640]

Holy shit, the entire My Little Pony collections on one chip!

[Maslofski]

8x(28x2), this is crazy