Intel Xeon W9-3495 Sapphire Rapids HEDT: CPU with 56 cores and 112 threads spotted

We know from previous reports that the line of workstations Intel Sapphire Rapids HEDT will be available in two versions, the “ExpertWith up to 56 cores and 112 threads and the “Mainstream” line with up to 24 cores and 48 threads. We have already leaked the Xeon W5-3433, a mainstream chip of the family with a total of 16 Golden Cove cores, 32 threads and 45 MB L3 cache and now we have a new part that is definitely part of the Expert range and comes with the configuration a 56 cores and 112 main wires.

Starting with the Intel Sapphire Rapids HEDT family, the company will focus more on the workstation platform. This is evidenced by the naming convention that has abandoned the use of the “Core” trademark and switched to “Xeon”. Like the Core range, the Xeon chips will come in different segments starting with Xeon W9, Xeon W7, Xeon W5 and Xeon W3, each segment will come with its own SKUs with different configurations compatible with the “Fishhawk Falls” next-generation platform.

X-series CPUs and chipsets will no longer exist and will be replaced by W-series chipsets that use the Sapphire Rapids Xeon W CPU and W790/W680 Chipsets for workstation users, this is the same approach AMD has taken with its Threadripper CPU range, moving them to PRO and workstation only. As for the newly leaked chip, this is definitely a high-end Intel Sapphire Rapids HEDT SKU. The Intel Xeon W9-3495 CPU seems to be an ES champion with its base clock of 1.80 GHz. It has 56 cores and 112 threads, plus the CPU should handle the same 112.5 MB L3 cache of the Xeon Platinum 8490Hwhich is the best chip offered within the Sapphire Rapids-SP range.

The CPU supports both AVX-512 and AMX instructions, so it will definitely provide a noticeable performance boost in apps that take advantage of it, but also at the cost of increased power consumption. Intel appears to have the AVX-512 only in use on its Workstation parts, while the mainstream consumer platform is completely rid of it, instead AMD is taking a different approach and will use AVX-512 on consumer grade chips such as upcoming CPUs. to work. 7000 desktop.