Architected for HPC, AI, and IaaS Leadership Performance - Intel® Chip Chat episode 630

Jennifer Huffstetler, VP and GM for Data Center Product Management at Intel, joins Chip Chat for a deep dive into the capabilities of a new class of processors: future Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake advanced performance. Architected to deliver performance leadership across the widest range of demanding workloads[1], future Intel Xeon Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake advanced performance deliver unprecedented memory bandwidth[2] with more memory channels than any other CPU. These processors are expected to offer superior performance (results estimated based on pre-production hardware) in comparison to AMD EPYC on many demanding applications including:
• Physics -- MILC up to 1.5X [quantum chromodynamics] [3]
• Weather – WRF up to 1.6X [weather research and forecasting model] [4]
• Manufacturing – OpenFOAM up to 1.6X [open source CFD] [5]
• Life/material sciences – NAMD (APOA1) up to 2.1X [Nanoscale Molecular Dynamics] [6]
• Energy – YASK (ISO3DFD) up to 3.1X [stencil benchmark] [7]

For more information, please follow Jennifer on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jenhuffstetler and visit https://intel.com/hpc.

Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products. For more information go to www.intel.com/benchmarks.

Performance results are based on testing or projections as of 6/2017 to 11/7/2018 and may not reflect all publicly available security updates. See configuration disclosure in https://intel.ly/2VUvY2I for details. No product can be absolutely secure.

[1] Performance leadership across the widest array of demanding workloads based on https://intel.ly/2VUvY2I.
[2] Native DDR memory bandwidth.
[3] Future Intel Xeon Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake advanced performance provide up to 1.5x MILC performance in comparison to AMD EPYC 7601 (2S configuration), for details see https://intel.ly/2VUvY2I.
[4] Future Intel Xeon Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake advanced performance provide up to 1.6x WRF performance in comparison to AMD EPYC 7601 (2S configuration), for details see https://intel.ly/2VUvY2I.
[5] Future Intel Xeon Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake advanced performance provide up to 1.6x OpenFOAM performance in comparison to AMD EPYC 7601 (2S configuration), for details see https://intel.ly/2VUvY2I. Data collected with OpenFOAM® Foundation v5.0. This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFDLimited, producer and distributor of the OpenFOAM software via www.openfoam.com, and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trademarks.
[6] Future Intel Xeon Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake advanced performance provide up to 2.1x NAMD (APOA1) performance in comparison to AMD EPYC 7601 (2S configuration), for details see https://intel.ly/2VUvY2I.
[7] Future Intel Xeon Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake advanced performance provide up to 3.1x YASK (ISO3DFD) performance in comparison to AMD EPYC 7601 (2S configuration), for details see https://intel.ly/2VUvY2I.