Intel® Xeon® W-3500 processors and Intel® Xeon® W-2500 processors continue to utilize a multi-die architecture to deliver an advanced workstation platform designed to power a wide range of compute-intensive professional workloads. With an increase in core count, these processors accelerate highly threaded computing for workstation tasks like 3D rendering, product visualization & simulation, and AI development. With up to 112 lanes of CPU-attached PCIe Gen 5.0 and up to 4 TB of DDR5 RDIMM memory capacity, professionals have an expandable platform to tackle highly scalable workloads without platform bottlenecks. Paired with the Intel® W790 chipset, providing up to 5x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 ports, integrated Intel® Wi-Fi 6E support, and Intel vPro® Enterprise technology1, workstation users and IT professionals can enjoy a smooth out-of-the-box system management experience. With all of this and more, Intel® Xeon® W-3500 processors and Intel® Xeon® W-2500 processors paired with the Intel® W790 chipset are Intel’s most advanced workstation platform, providing professionals with the performance and platform capabilities to meet their most complex and demanding workloads with ease.
Expanded Compute Architecture
Intel® Xeon® W-3500 and Intel® Xeon® W-2500 processors continue to deliver the performance and scalability to power professional high-end computing needs.These processors utilize an advanced CPU packaging technology featuring Embedded Multi-die Interconnect Bridge (EMIB) technology, which elegantly connects multiple heterogeneous dies in a single solution, alleviating processing bottlenecks and enabling up to 60 cores in a single socket. With increased core counts over the previous generation of Intel® Xeon® W processors, professionals can manage even more compute-intensive, highly threaded workflows. At the same time, CPU speeds
of up to 4.8 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology3.0 optimize core performance on-demand for lightly threaded applications, increasing system responsiveness. An expanded Intel® Smart Cache of up to 112.5 MB reduces latency in complex workloads, like code compilation or rendering, by reducing the amount of time spent swapping data between cache and memory. With this expanded compute architecture designed to optimize CPU performance across workloads, it enables creatives, engineers, and data scientists to work at their best.
Designed for AI Development
Intel® Xeon® W-3500 and Intel® Xeon® W-2500 processors are built for AI development with advanced CPU and platform features designed to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workflows. Accelerate CPU-based inferencing workloads end-toend with accelerators built into the core architecture such as Intel® Advanced Matrix Instructions (Intel® AMX) and Intel® Advanced Vector Instructions 512 (Intel®AVX-512), which enable more efficient deep learning acceleration for preparation, training, and inferencing of AI models.Additionally, the numerous CPU-attached PCIe 5.0 lanes of the platform enable data scientists and AI researchers to experiment with multiple high-speed GPU machine learning model training and tuning ahead of AI model deployment. Data scientists can also maximize their computing with Intel® software development tools, libraries, and frameworks powered by oneAPI, which provide optimization for Intel® hardware. Thanks to these acceleration tools, in combination with world-class platform capabilities, data scientists and AI developers can experience smoother AI model development and faster data analysis.
Built for Business Stability
Workstations based on Intel® Xeon® W-3500 processors and Intel® Xeon® W-2500 platforms provide a suite of professional-grade features to power a smooth system experience so that workstation professionals can dive fearlessly into their workflows. Guard against system errors to help protect and improve the integrity of critical data without workflow interruption with support for DDR5 RDIMM Error Correcting-Code (ECC) Memory. Protect system reliability and boost productivity by minimizing costly downtime with supported reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features. Additionally, support for select Intel vPro® Enterprise technology1 enables a seamless, reliable, and secure system management experience so that enterprises can operate efficiently with peace of mind. Boost security for virtualized environments with Intel® VT-Redirect Protection (Intel® VT-rp), which offers hardware-enabled protection for the Windows kernel. With Intel® Firmware Version Control (FVC), enterprises benefit from additional system stability that prevents the re-installation of older firmware. Premier system management capabilities — including Intel® Active Management Technology, Intel® Platform Trust Technology, and Intel® Boot Guard— empower IT professionals to manage and secure their enterprise systems from wherever they are. With these comprehensive platform features, Intel® Xeon® W-3500 processors and Intel® Xeon® W-2500 processors elevate workflow performance to drive the future of professional excellence.
Advanced Platform Technologies
Complemented by a full range of next-generation technologies, Intel® Xeon® W-3500 processor and Intel® Xeon® W-2500 processor-based workstation platforms enable professionals to work, connect, analyze, and create like never before. With up to 112 lanes of CPU-attached PCIe Gen 5.0, users can equip their desired combination of high-speed network cards, graphics accelerators, and large-volume storage arrays without system bottlenecks. With up to 8 channels of DDR5 RDIMM memory2, users can equip up to 4 TB of memory capacity to tackle a wide array of memory-intensive workloads such as data science, AI, and machine learning development or large and complex engineering simulations. Additionally, the Intel® W790 Chipset features 16 PCIe Gen 4.0 lanes for high-speed access to even more NVMe storage for commonly used reference files. Access important data on-demand to meet deadlines with integrated Intel® Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5 GbE wired network connectivity and get a productivity boost with support for up to 5 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20G) ports to transfer large videos and project files or larger data sets between devices. With these technologies and other world-class platform innovations, professionals can leverage the flexibility, expandability, and performance they need to succeed.