What you need to know
- Intel announces new Intel Xeon W and X-series processors.
- New CPUs comes with AI enhancements, catering to content creation and enthusiast applications.
- Intel plans availability for November with price cuts across the board.
These enhancements are largely down to the addition of Intel Deep Learning Boost, offering a significant AI inference boost compared with the prior generation, and Intel's Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0, which has been further enhanced to help software — video editing suites, etc. — run as efficiently as possible by identifying and prioritizing the fastest cores on demand.
| Specs | W-2295 | W-2275 | W-2265 | W-2255 | W-2245 | W-2235 | W-2225 | W-2223 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speeds | 3.0GHz 3.8GHz (4.6GHz) | 3.3GHz 4.1GHz (4.6GHz) | 3.5GHz 4.3GHz (4.6GHz) | 3.7GHz 4.3GHz (4.5GHz) | 3.9GHz 4.5GHz (4.5GHz) | 3.8GHz 4.3GHz (4.6GHz) | 4.1GHz 4.5GHz (4.6GHz) | 3.6GHz 3.7GHz (3.9GHz) |
| Intel Boost (3.0) | 4.8GHz | 4.8GHz | 4.8GHz | 4.7GHz | 4.7GHz | - | - | - |
| Cores | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 36 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| TDP | 165W | 165W | 165W | 165W | 155W | 130W | 105W | 120W |
| RAM | 1TB DDR4-2933MHz | 1TB DDR4-2933MHz | 1TB DDR4-2933MHz | 1TB DDR4-2933MHz | 1TB DDR4-2933MHz | 1TB DDR4-2933MHz | 1TB DDR4-2933MHz | 1TB DDR4-2666MHz |
| ECC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Optane | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Price | $1,333 | $1,112 | $944 | $778 | $667 | $555 | $444 | $294 |
The new Xeon W range consists of the W-2295, W-2275. W-2265, W-2255, W-2245, W-2235, W-2225, and W-2223. Prices range from $294 for the 6-core W-2223 all the way up to $1,333 for the leading 18-core W-2295. Price cuts not only affected the Xeon W range as Intel's X-series processors are better priced for consumers too.
These new Xeon W and X-series processors are set to arrive in November.
