At Computex, Intel announced new Xeon 6 processors optimized for AI workloads, which will power Nvidia's DGX B300 platform. Featuring 64-core Xeon 6776P processors, these chips cater specifically to AI, demonstrating an ongoing importance of CPUs despite the rising prominence of GPUs. The chips utilize advanced technologies like priority core turbo and speed select, enabling efficient frequency scaling. This means that while most cores are limited to lower base frequencies, up to eight cores can achieve higher performance, enhancing their capability for handling demanding AI tasks.
According to Intel, each B300 system will feature a pair of its 64-core Xeon 6776P processors, which will be responsible for feeding the platform's 16 Blackwell Ultra GPUs with numbers to crunch.
Milan Mehta, a senior product planner for Intel's Xeon division, said that the technology will enable up to eight cores per socket to run at 4.6GHz, significantly exceeding the chip’s rated turbo.
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