Intel announces big news:it will launch a new data center chip next year with a 240%increase in computing efficiency

　　Intel Corporation made a big announcement at the Hot Chips 2023 semiconductor technology conference at Stanford University.It is reported that the company will launch a new data center chip-"Sierra Forest"next year,and claims that the chip will increase the computing workload per watt by 240%compared to existing data center chips.This is the first time Intel has disclosed Data about the project.

　　Driven by today's Internet and online services,data centers are an indispensable power engine.However,the high energy consumption of these data centers has become a headache for technology companies.In response to pressure to maintain or reduce energy consumption,major chip manufacturers are working to improve the computing efficiency of their chips.Ampere Computing,a startup founded by former Intel executives,has pioneered a chip designed to efficiently handle cloud computing workloads.Subsequently,Intel and rival AMD also announced similar products,with AMD's product launched in June this year.

　　CHIPGUEST noted that Intel's share of the data center market has been impacted by AMD and Ampere.In response to this situation,Intel announced at the meeting that their upcoming"Sierra Forest"chip is being developed as planned and will be officially released next year.Interestingly,Intel has divided its data center chips into two categories for the first time:one is a chip called"Granite Rapids"that focuses on performance but consumes more energy;,which focuses on performance but has higher energy consumption;the other is a chip called"Granite Rapids".The other is a more energy-efficient"Sierra Forest"chip.

　　Ronak Singhal,a senior fellow at Intel,said customers can consolidate legacy software into smaller numbers of computers in data centers to take full advantage of the performance of the Sierra Forest chips.His statement hints at Intel's efforts on a new generation of chips that could help it regain a foothold in the highly competitive data center market.