Intel Launches new Intel Xeon 600 Processors for Workstation

The newest Intel workstation processor family comes with up to 86 performance cores (P-cores) and 128 lanes of PCIe 5.0 connectivity to power next generation professional workflows.

What’s New: Intel today announced its new Intel® Xeon® 600 processors for Client Workstation, a full stack update for Intel’s high-end workstation platform (Intel® W890 Chipset). The newest generation of Intel workstation processors provides a wide range of improvements on its prior generation portfolio, including a significant increase in core count, PCIe connectivity, support for higher memory speeds, and better power efficiency than ever before.

“The need for high-performance compute capabilities is increasing daily across a wide range of industries, and with Intel® Xeon® 600 Processors for Workstation we’re delivering the platform professionals need in their daily workflows. Incredible performance efficiency, expanded AI compute features, a host of Intel vPro® technologies and robust platform connectivity make this platform the right choice for professionals who depend on the performance and capabilities only a high-end workstation can deliver.”

• Hector Guevarez, Director of Workstation Segment, Client Computing Group

What It Offers: The new Intel® Xeon® 600 processors for Workstation deliver a broad range of benefits for Data Science/AI Development, Engineering Simulation/Visualization, and Media and Entertainment content creation. Key benefits include a significant increase in multi-thread (MT) performance compared to prior generation processors, more robust I/O capabilities, improved wired and wireless connectivity, and expanded support for advanced AI training and inferencing workloads.

Utilizing Intel 3 process technology, and Redwood Cove+ core architecture, Intel® Xeon® 600 Processors for Workstation also feature increased core counts across the product stack – providing users with up to 61% higher MT performance at existing power consumption targets when comparing the 86-core Xeon 698X to the prior generation 64-core W3595X1.

Platform specifications include:

• Up to 86 cores with 4.8 gigahertz (GHz) turbo frequency on Intel® Xeon® 600 Processors for Workstation – enabling up to 9% better single thread (ST) and 61% better MT performance versus prior generation Intel processors2.
• Added support for FP16 datatype support in Intel® AMX, enabling significant improvement in AI training and inference workloads – including up to 17% faster performance in AI and machine learning (ML) workloads versus prior generation Intel processors3.
• Up to 128 CPU PCIe Gen 5.0 lanes on supporting robust platform connectivity for multi-GPUs, SSDs and network cards to meet the needs of your workflow.
• Support for Up to eight channels of DDR5 RDIMM speeds up to 6400 megatransfers per second (MT/s) - up from 4800 MT/s in prior generation platform. NEW Includes support for DDR5 MRDIMM memory, with speeds up to 8,000 MT/s, significantly increasing performance of memory bound workloads.
• Continued support for ECC memory and RAS technologies that improve the integrity of critical data and system reliability.
• Unleashing heavy-duty compute with Industry leading processor tuning (overclocking) including:
  • (NEW) Undervolt Protection Voltage Baseline and Max Voltage Limits Reporting
  • (NEW) Per-CDIE and Per-Core Performance Limit Reasons Reporting
  • Processor Core Tuning
  • AVX2, AVX512, and TMUL Negative Ratio Offset Tuning
  • Per-CDIE Ring/Mesh Tuning
  • Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Frequency Tuning
  • Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Tuning
• Integrated Intel® Wi-Fi 6E and discrete support for Intel Wi-Fi 7, enabling the best and latest network connectivity.
• A host of Intel vPro® technologies for hardware-enhanced security features (multi-key memory encryption), firmware version control, and Intel® One-Click Recovery; enabling easy system deployment into the enterprise environment.

Unleashing Heavy-Duty Computing: The launch of the new Intel® Xeon® 600 Processors for Workstation establishes a new standard for what’s possible with overclocking in a workstation platform. Intel, in partnership with ASUS and its Overclocking team, is excited to announce that it has set several new overclocking world records at launch:

Powered by an Intel® Xeon® 698X Processor and an ASUS Pro WS W890E-SAGE SE motherboard, Intel and ASUS have set new overclocking world records across 10 benchmarks – including Geekbench4 Multi-Core, Geekbench5 Multi-Core, Y-Cruncher (Up to 28B). Additionally, the partnership has led to another 10 global first place submissions – including Geekbench3 Multi Core, Geekbench6 Multi-core, Cinebench R20, Cinebench R23, Cinebench R15, and Y-Cruncher (Up to 100B)4.

When It’s Available: Intel® Xeon® 600 processors for Workstation will be available through OEM/SI partners and individual boxed processors beginning late-March 2026

The following SKUs will be boxed for individual retail:

• Intel® Xeon® 696X Processor (64 Cores)
• Intel® Xeon® 678X Processor (48 Cores)
• Intel® Xeon® 676X Processor (32 Cores)
• Intel® Xeon® 658X Processor (24 Cores)
• Intel® Xeon® 654 Processor (18 Cores)

More Context: Intel Xeon Workstation Processors | Intel.com