The chip giant has taken advantage of the MWC 2023 scenario to launch its new fourth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, equipped with vRAN Boost acceleratorsa very important move that confirms, once again, the commitment of the Santa Clara company to specialization.
Raw power is undoubtedly an important driver when we talk about processors, but specialization marks a very clear value because it not only allows performance to be improved in specific areas, but also achieves it with a higher degree of efficiency. To put it into perspective, the new vRAN Boost accelerators that Intel has used improves earning capacity by up to two times Compared to the previous generation, it reduces consumption by 20% and doubles the performance per watt.
Intel has also achieved a major milestone by conducting the first demonstration with a 5G UPF (user plane function) workload. at a speed of 1 Tbpsall on a dual socket server, that is, equipped with two Intel Xeon Gen4 processors.
In terms of performance, the numbers we are seeing are very interesting, but efficiency also plays an important role as we have already seen, and that is why Intel has also confirmed a collaboration with SK Telecom that has made possible the creation of the Intel Infrastructure Power Manager software for 5Gwhich improves CPU execution time and reduces consumption by 30%.
The platform Intel Converged Edge Media It was another of the most important innovations that Intel announced. This makes it possible to offer multiple video services from a single shared multi-tenant architectureand take advantage of the scalability of the cloud to intelligently respond to the changing needs and requirements of any business.
with this platform no need to invest in dedicated resources anymore for services that may not end up being successful. Instead, providers of video, cloud gaming, mixed reality and other services such as 3D rendering, for example, can start from a general purpose approach where they will work best and can better adapt and resize based on the changes that are taking place.
Intel has also confirmed the expansion of its Agilex 7 family, composed of solutions FPGAs and eASICs. The former are programmable and highly customizable, and the latter are precisely the opposite, two keys that it is important to take into account when choosing the solution that best suits the needs of each provider.
This is something very important, especially now that many are starting the transition from 200G to 400G networks. The Intel Agilex 7 FPGA AGI 041 offers an interesting balance in terms of capacity, performance and energy efficiency in both networks and G400 infrastructures, and the Intel eASIC N5X080 can reduce prototyping times by 50% compared to a traditional ASIC, and lower consumption up to 60% versus an FPGA.
More information: Intel.
