Intel's next Xeon pairs 256 cores with 16 memory channels on its 18A-P process, while its Crescent Island inference card packs up to 480GB of memory in a 350-watt air-cooled design.
Data center revenue rose 59% and gross margin widened by 12.9 points, but a $12.5 billion charge tied to its U.S. government share agreement led to an $11 billion GAAP loss.
Intel is upgrading existing fabs in Ireland to make more Xeon 6 and next-generation Xeon server processors on its Intel 3 process, citing AI and high-performance computing demand.
