Intel unveils Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest, its first 18A server CPU

Intel introduced Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest) at Mobile World Congress, its first server processor built on 18A. The chip uses a chiplet design with twelve compute chiplets and up to 288 efficiency cores per socket. Intel has not given a firm ship date in the material cited, and reports point to 2027.

• Twelve compute chiplets on Intel 18A
• Up to 288 E-cores per socket
• Uses Foveros Direct 3D packaging
• No firm ship date from Intel in the cited coverage; reports point to 2027