Intel CEO Pat Geisinger announced the launch of the company's Xeon 6 'Sierra Forest' processors during his Computex 2024 keynote here in Taipei, Taiwan. The Xeon 6 lineup is comprised of two families. The E-core-powered Sierra Forest models with up to 144 cores are launching today, but 288-core models will follow next year. Intel's efficiency-focused 288-core chips will face off with AMD's looming density-focused 192-core EPYC Turin models when they come to market later this year.
The P-core Granite Rapids models, which can have up to 86 P-cores, will launch in Q3 of 2024. Early next year, Intel will offer Granite Rapids with up to 128 cores. These models will face off with AMD's performance-focused Turin models that will arrive later this year with up to 192 cores. Intel will also expand its Xeon 6 roster further in Q1 of 2025 with network—and edge-optimized variants.
