Discussion Intel current and future Lakes & Rapids thread

[regen1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026257152197996585

Spoiler

SambaNova Unveils Fastest Chip for Agentic AI, Collaborates with Intel, and Raises $350M+

SambaNova announced the SN50 AI chip with a 5X faster max speed, and a $350M+ in investment from new and existing investors, including Intel.

sambanova.ai

• SambaNova, Intel plan multi-year strategic collaboration to deliver cloud-scale AI inference to unlock multi-billion-dollar market opportunity
• $350 million in strategic Series E financing to expand manufacturing and cloud capacity; new investors include Vista Equity Partners, Cambium Capital, Intel Capital, Battery Ventures, and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

 

[adroc_thurston]

someone's face is getting ripped off and it's not mine!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028490869196951763

 

[511]

This is Ericson Infra launch date though and the benchmarka were done for Ericson workload which is more relevant to Ericson than SPEC.

 

[adroc_thurston]

This is Ericson Infra launch date though and the benchmarka were done for Ericson workload which is more relevant to Ericson than SPEC.

Yes. It's (this specific refresh) is only a year late. just a tiny bump.

 

[Momoka_]

Compared with Clearwater Forest, I am actually more concerned about the release date of Diamond Rapids.

 

[adroc_thurston]

Compared with Clearwater Forest, I am actually more concerned about the release date of Diamond Rapids.

DMR issue is perf.

 

[511]

DMR issue is perf.

It's core issue is SMT tbh

 

[adroc_thurston]

It's core issue is SMT tbh

Even with SMT it would be dogwater.

 

[511]

Even with SMT it would be dogwater.

LMAO no it's finally getting two tocks worth of improvement and not stuck on GLC and fixed L3 alongside other improvements

 

[adroc_thurston]

LMAO no it's finally getting two tocks worth of improvement and not stuck on GLC and fixed L3 alongside other improvements

Their CPU IP still sucks.
More than ever, really.

 

[Khato]

someone's face is getting ripped off and it's not mine!

Too bad Intel doesn't yet have any jaguars on the shores of those clear water forests to do the face ripping 😀

Regardless, good to see a claim that they're still intending to launch in first half of this year. At least indicates that they think they've sorted out the manufacturing problems.

 

[regen1]

This is Ericson Infra launch date though and the benchmarka were done for Ericson workload which is more relevant to Ericson than SPEC.
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Yeah, CWF ships in H1 2026. Anyway the delays(with issues related to Hybrid bonding/FOVEROS Direct) takes a lot away from it.

 

[511]

Yeah, CWF ships in H1 2026. Anyway the delays(with issues related to Hybrid bonding/FOVEROS Direct) takes a lot away from it.

Too bad Intel doesn't yet have any jaguars on the shores of those clear water forests to do the face ripping 😀

Regardless, good to see a claim that they're still intending to launch in first half of this year. At least indicates that they think they've sorted out the manufacturing problems.

If Jaguar Shores launches i am gonna change my name to Jaguar Shores Launched