According to The Register, Intel has to delay again the Sapphire Rapids generation Xeon CPUs, which the company believes are beneficial to rival AMD. The launch of the new Xeon Scalable chips has been delayed several times and should happen later this year, at an as yet unspecified date. Even though deliveries are already being made to certain customers, that’s the delayed mass production.
According to Intel, the company needs more time to “verify the platform and product in more detail” and emphasizes that there are no problems with the 10 nm Enhanced SuperFin. This node was renamed Intel 7 a year ago to highlight that the 10 nm process can compete with competitors’ 7 nm.
Speaking of competitors, Intel is pretty open about it. With a release date shortly before AMD’s Genoa chips come out, Intel says it has held a dominant position in the server chip market for a shorter period of time. “We would have liked to be alone in this industry for a longer period of time. But as we need longer time for this platform to be validated, this time window is a bit smaller. We are still waiting for a leadership position, but it also depends on the competition. what’s coming.”
Source: Registration
Source: Hardware Info
