Intel is working on two workstation platforms based on its Xeon W 'Granite Rapids-W' processors aimed at 'mainstream' and 'expert' workstations, according to Jaykihn, a hardware leaker who tends to have access to Intel's plans. The platforms will feature different numbers of general-purpose high-performance cores, memory subsystems, and the number of PCIe lanes but will be based on the Intel W890 chipset.
Intel's Xeon W 'GNR-W' processors will likely belong to the Xeon W-2600 and Xeon W-3600-series products unless Intel changes its nomenclature. Intel's Xeon W-2600 CPUs will target 'mainstream' workstations and feature a quad-channel DDR5 memory controller as well as up to 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes, whereas the Xeon W-3600 CPUs will aim high-end 'expert' workstations and will get an eight-channel DDR5 memory subsystem as well as up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes. The number of PCIe 5.0 lanes supported by the Xeon W-3600 'expert' platform will differentiate the high-end desktop Xeon W9 CPU from the Xeon 6 R1S, aimed at specialized server applications.
