Based on Skylake architecture
While we already had a few hints regarding Intel's Xeon CPUs which will be based on the new Skylake architecture, the newest leak shows a lot of new information, especially regarding what to expect from Intel's enterprise platform in future.
The leak was spotted at AnandTech Forums, and the most important piece of information, in addition to details regarding the Skylake architecture on the server side, is that Intel aims to unify its 2-socket (2S), 4-socket (4S) and >8-socket (8S+) platforms into a single, codename Purley, platform. There will still be plenty of SKUs to choose, but all will share share the same Socket-P.
Intel will also introduce the new Omni-Path Interconnect, a new interconnect technology which should replace InfiniBand. The Omni-Path Interconnect will connect sockets and core-logic across multiple server blades and it appears that bandwidths will be starting at 100Gbps. Behind the Omni-Path Interconnect is the Storm Lake controller and will be based on a new 10.4GT/s UPI interconnect, with three UPI channels per socket.
The Purley platform will feature Lewisburg PCH with DMI3 chipset-bus based on PCI-Express 3.0 x4 interface. It will support up to four 10GbE interfaces and support Intel 14nm Skylake processors. It will also come with 48 PCI-Express lanes, configurable in x16, x8 and x4 modes.
As far as the processor SKUs are concerned, there will be plenty of SKUs to choose from and the biggest on features 28 physical CPU cores with support for Hyper-Threading, ending up with 56 logical CPUs. It will also feature a six-channel (348-bit wide) DDR4 memory controller with support for up to DDR4-2666 memory.
The TDP of the Intel Skylake Xeon SKUs range from 45W to 165W, depending on the number of cores and clock speeds. While it is still quite early to talk about specific details regarding those SKUs, it is obvious that Skylake architecture is quite scalable and there will be plenty of SKUs to choose from and you can expect first Purley platform Skylake server in mid- to late-2017.
Source: Techpowerup.com.
The leak was spotted at AnandTech Forums, and the most important piece of information, in addition to details regarding the Skylake architecture on the server side, is that Intel aims to unify its 2-socket (2S), 4-socket (4S) and >8-socket (8S+) platforms into a single, codename Purley, platform. There will still be plenty of SKUs to choose, but all will share share the same Socket-P.
Intel will also introduce the new Omni-Path Interconnect, a new interconnect technology which should replace InfiniBand. The Omni-Path Interconnect will connect sockets and core-logic across multiple server blades and it appears that bandwidths will be starting at 100Gbps. Behind the Omni-Path Interconnect is the Storm Lake controller and will be based on a new 10.4GT/s UPI interconnect, with three UPI channels per socket.
The Purley platform will feature Lewisburg PCH with DMI3 chipset-bus based on PCI-Express 3.0 x4 interface. It will support up to four 10GbE interfaces and support Intel 14nm Skylake processors. It will also come with 48 PCI-Express lanes, configurable in x16, x8 and x4 modes.
As far as the processor SKUs are concerned, there will be plenty of SKUs to choose from and the biggest on features 28 physical CPU cores with support for Hyper-Threading, ending up with 56 logical CPUs. It will also feature a six-channel (348-bit wide) DDR4 memory controller with support for up to DDR4-2666 memory.
The TDP of the Intel Skylake Xeon SKUs range from 45W to 165W, depending on the number of cores and clock speeds. While it is still quite early to talk about specific details regarding those SKUs, it is obvious that Skylake architecture is quite scalable and there will be plenty of SKUs to choose from and you can expect first Purley platform Skylake server in mid- to late-2017.
Source: Techpowerup.com.
News by Luca Rocchi and Marc Büchel - German Translation by Paul Görnhardt - Italian Translation by Francesco Daghini
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