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.

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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

**The Small Print: **

1 As measured by Cinebench 2026 CPU Multiple Threads. See www.intel.com/PerformanceIndex for workloads and configurations. Results may vary​.

2 As measured by Cinebench 2026 CPU Single Thread. See www.intel.com/PerformanceIndex for workloads and configurations. Results may vary​.​

3 As measured by SPECworkstation™ 4.0 AI & Machine Learning. See www.intel.com/PerformanceIndex for workloads and configurations. Results may vary​.​

4 **World Records **as recorded on HWBot.org s of 02/02/2026 on the following benchmarks: Geekbench4 Multicore, Geekbench5 Multicore, Y-Cruncher Pi 25M, Y-Cruncher 1B, Y-Cruncher 2.5B, Y-Cruncher 5B, Y-Cruncher 10B, Y-Cruncher 28B, Timespy Extreme CPU, 3D Mark CPU Profile Max Cores

Global First Places as recorded by HWBot.org on 02/02/2026 on the following benchmarks using 86-cores: 7-Zip (Benchmate), Geekbench3 Multi Core, Geekbench6 Multi-core, Cinebench R20, Cinebench R23, Cinebench R15, GPUPI for CPU 1B, Y- Cruncher Pi BBP 1B, Y- Cruncher Pi BBP 10B, Y- Cruncher Pi BBP 100B

Altering clock frequency or voltage may void any product warranties and reduce stability, security, performance, and life of the processor and other components. Check with system and component manufacturers for details.

While Wi-Fi 7 is backward compatible with previous generations, new Wi-Fi 7 features require PCs configured with Intel Wi-Fi 7 solutions, PC OEM enabling, operating system support, and use with appropriate Wi-Fi 7 routers/APs/gateways. 6 GHz Wi-Fi 7 may not be available in all regions. Performance varies by use, configuration, and other factors. For details on performance claims, learn more at www.Intel.com/performance-wireless.

All versions of Intel vPro® require an eligible Intel processor, a supported operating system, required connectivity technology, firmware enhancements, and other hardware and software. Remote management requires a network connection; must be a known network for Wi-Fi out-of-band management. See intel.com/vPro for details.

AI features may require software purchase, subscription or enablement by a software or platform provider, or may have specific configuration or compatibility requirements. Data latency, cost, and privacy advantages refer to non-cloud-based AI apps. Learn more at intel.com/AIPC.