Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series
Maximize bandwidth with the Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series, the only x86-based processor with high-bandwidth memory (HBM). Architected to supercharge the Intel® Xeon® platform with HBM, Intel® Max Series CPUs deliver up to 4.8x better performance compared to competition on real-world workloads1, such as modeling, artificial intelligence, deep learning, high performance computing (HPC) and data analytics.
Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series
Key Features
Reduce the bottlenecks of memory-bound applications to deliver breakthrough performance with:
Up to 56 Performance Cores
Harness the power of up to 56 performance cores constructed of four tiles, which are connected using Intel’s embedded multi-die interconnect bridge (EMIB) technology in a 350-watt envelope.
64GB of High Bandwidth Memory
Maximize performance with 4 stacks of HBM2e, 64 gigabytes of ultra-high-bandwidth in-package memory and over 1GB of HBM capacity per core.
Cost and Time Savings
Realize cost savings by eliminating DDR and time-consuming code changes for workloads that fit into 64 GB capacity and require 1-2 GB of memory per core.
Maximize Bandwidth
Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series processors are designed to accelerate the most demanding workloads, delivering:
Up to
5x
better performance for memory bandwidth vs. competition and previous generations.1 2
Up to
20x
speed-up on Numenta AI technology for NLP with HBM compared to other CPUs.3
Up to
8.6x
performance gains with no code change over current HPC systems at Los Alamos National Laboratory.4
Up to
5x
better performance for memory bandwidth vs. competition and previous generations.1 2
Up to
20x
speed-up on Numenta AI technology for NLP with HBM compared to other CPUs.3
Up to
8.6x
performance gains with no code change over current HPC systems at Los Alamos National Laboratory.4
Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series Testimonials and Videos
Ansys Fluent Performance Gains on Max Series CPUs
See the more than 2X5 performance gains with Ansys Fluent on Intel® Max Series CPUs with HBM, a collaboration with Intel that is unlocking new levels of features and performance on compute-intensive HPC applications.
Introducing Intel® Max Series Product Family
Get an inside look into the Intel® Max Series Product Family that delivers CPU with high bandwidth memory and up to 4.8x better performance compared to competition1 on real-world workloads.
Fireside Chat: Intel® Max Series Processors
Get an inside look on how 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and the Intel® Max Series Product Family, enabled through HPE, are advancing scientific innovation and discovery at Los Alamos National Lab.
Intel & RIKEN Interview on Max Series CPUs
Hear from Jeff McVeigh, CVP and GM of Intel’s Super Compute Group, as he interviews Professor Satoshi Matsuoka from RIKEN on the new Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series and the impact of high-bandwidth memory.
Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Product Demos
Acceleration with High Bandwidth Memory
Discover the performance of a global atmosphere simulation MPAS-A workload running on Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series, which addresses memory bandwidth concerns of critical HPC applications, such as climate and weather models.
AlphaFold 2 on Intel® Max Series CPUs
See the performance boost from Intel® Max Series CPUs with HBM, Intel® AMX and BF16 features on Deepmind’s AlphaFold 2 workload for inference.
HPC & AI Performance on CosmoFlow
View the performance boost of the MLPerf HPC AI benchmark CosmoFlow on the Intel® Max Series CPU, achieving up to 5x gains over competition and 2.7x over 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® processors for deep learning training.1
Tuning Guides for Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor-Based Systems
Developers and systems integrators can use the Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series Configuration and Tuning Guide as a launching point for further tuning. Tuning guides provide BIOS, operating system, and workload settings to get the most out of Intel platforms with server workloads.
Software and Tools
Discover the open software solutions that are enabling the industry’s most flexible CPUs, including code migration tools and advanced compilers, libraries, profilers, and optimized AI frameworks. For the latest HPC software developer tools, visit the Software for 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® & Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series Processors and HPC Software and Tools resource pages.
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Notices and Disclaimers6
Product and Performance Information
Visit intel.com/performanceindex (Events: Supercomputing 22) for workloads and configurations. Results may vary.
2S Intel Xeon Max CPU vs. 2S AMD EPYC 7773X and 2S 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® 8380
Numenta BERT-Large
AMD Milan: Tested by Numenta as of 11/28/2022. 1-node, 2x AMD EPYC 7R13 on AWS m6a.48xlarge, 768 GB DDR4-3200, Ubuntu 20.04 Kernel 5.15, OpenVINO 2022.3, BERT-Large, Sequence Length 512, Batch Size 1.
Intel® Xeon® 8480+: Tested by Numenta as of 11/28/2022. 1-node, 2x Intel® Xeon® 8480+, 512 GB DDR5-4800, Ubuntu 22.04 Kernel 5.17, OpenVINO 2022.3, Numenta-Optimized BERT-Large, Sequence Length 512, Batch Size 1.
Intel® Xeon® Max 9468: Tested by Numenta as of 11/30/2022. 1-node, 2x Intel® Xeon® Max 9468, 128 GB HBM2e 3200 MT/s, Ubuntu 22.04 Kernel 5.15, OpenVINO 2022.3, Numenta-Optimized BERT-Large, Sequence Length 512, Batch Size 1.
On pre-production silicon on Crossroads. View https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.05712 for workloads and configurations. Results may vary.
Performance varies by use, configuration, and other factors. Performance results are based on testing as of dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.
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