Specifications for the Intel Diamond Rapids Xeon Processor Reveal It Has 256 P-Cores Using a 16-Chiplet Design Paired with 1.28GB of Last-Level Cache

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Details regarding Intel’s next flagship enterprise Xeon processor have emerged, showing a powerful 256-core CPU on one package with 1.28GB of cache memory. As reported by VideoCardz, with additional information from ComputerBase, Diamond Rapids was featured in a segment at yesterday’s Hot Chips 2026 event, which began on Sunday and concludes today in California. Intel […]

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[Grimlakin]

That is sounding less and less like a processor and more and more like a SOC.

I mean... how many square feet will that die be?!

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

processor and more and more like a SOC.

You're right and I made the mistake of referring to it as a processor due to how other media was but I did notice SoC in one of the slides.