Hardware Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family (Skylake-SP) Launch

eva2000 · Jul 12, 2017

Intel officially launch their new Intel Xeon Scalable processors from the Skylake-PS family with the flagship being Intel Xeon Scalable Platinum 8180 with 28 cpu cores / 56 cpu threads @2.50Ghz with Turbo @3.7Ghz. Yes Intel Xeon Platinum 81xx series supports a maximum of 8 cpu sockets for a total of 8x 28C/56T = 224 cpu cores and 448 cpu threads

Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family Platform Level Overview

Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family SKUs and Value Analysis

The New Intel Mesh Architecture and Platform Implications

Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family Microarchitecture Overview

Burgeoning Intel Xeon-SP Lewisburg PCH Options Overview

Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family: Platinum Gold Silver Bronze Naming Conventions

We start the microarchitecture discussion with the basic Skylake-SP core. What may surprise some readers is that this is essentially a basic Skylake core that we have seen Intel use for years, and then add additional L2 cache and an additional FMA and AVX execution unit bolted on.

Not all chips will have the second FMA unit. That is another part of the differentiation between the various processor tiers.
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From Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family SKUs and Value Analysis. Strangely doesn't list Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 which STH folks benchmarked at Quad Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 Initial Benchmarks

DigitalOcean seems to one of the first to use the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 cpu in their new High CPU Droplet KVM VPSes.

eva2000 · Jul 12, 2017

Quad Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 Initial Benchmarks

yes Quad Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 = 4x 28C/56T = 112 CPU Cores and 224 CPU Threads !

Test Configuration
Our test configuration used an Intel platform.

CPU(s): 4x Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 28 core/ 56 thread CPUs (112 cores/ 224 threads total) with 2.5GHz base and 3.7GHz turbo clocks, 38.5MB L3 cache each

Platform: Intel S4PR1SY2B

RAM: 768GB in 24x SK.Hynix 32GB DDR4-2666 2RX4 DIMMs

OS SSD(s): 1x Intel DC S3700 400GB

OSes: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04, CentOS 7.2

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Compare that will lower Intel Xeon E3 v6 etc Intel Xeon E3-1225 V6 Linux Benchmarks and Review, the Quad Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 manages almost 50 Linux Kernel compiles/hr versus AMD Ryzen 7 1800X at almost 7 Linux Kernel compiles/hr !

eva2000 · Jul 12, 2017

More coverage

Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | Intel Newsroom

Sizing Up Servers: Intel's Skylake-SP Xeon versus AMD's EPYC 7000 - The Server CPU Battle of the Decade?

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Scalable Processor Review

Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Debut: Dual Xeon Platinum 8176 With 112 Threads Tested | HotHardware

Intel Xeon Scalable Processors for the Visual Cloud - IT Peer Network

Unlocking the Potential of High-Performance Computing - IT Peer Network

from Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Debut: Dual Xeon Platinum 8176 With 112 Threads Tested | HotHardware

eva2000 · Jul 12, 2017

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Skylake-SP cpu's turbo frequency steps Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Scalable Processor Review

so at Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 is reported by media at it's non-AVX Base 2.1Ghz frequency and at all cpu cores (28) boosts to 2.8Ghz, 1-2 cpus @3.8Ghz, 5-8 cpus @3.5Ghz and 13-16 cpus @3.4Ghz. So even at 17-20 cpus @3.1Ghz - that is fast for that many cpu cores !

eva2000 · Jul 12, 2017

AMD EPYC vs Intel Xeon Scalable Series Pricing comparison at Sizing Up Servers: Intel's Skylake-SP Xeon versus AMD's EPYC 7000 - The Server CPU Battle of the Decade?

Multi-Threaded Integer Performance

Sizing Up Servers: Intel's Skylake-SP Xeon versus AMD's EPYC 7000 - The Server CPU Battle of the Decade?

Database Performance: MySQL Percona Server 5.7.0

eva2000 · Jul 12, 2017

compare of common processors used by some VPS hosting providers like Upcloud, Linode, DigitalOcean etc

Intel® Product Specification Comparison

eva2000 · Jul 13, 2017

OVH Ireland has Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6140 totally 36 Cores / 72 Thread for 2 cpus listing at New server – Mission Critical | Dedicated Servers - OVH for preorder for August 2017 delivery.

BHG-5

Intel 2x Xeon Gold 6140

36c/72t - 2.3GHz /3.7GHz

384 GB DDR4 ECC 2666 MHz - (2x12x16GB)

SoftRaid 2x4TB SAS - Up to 36 disks

500 Mbps bandwidth

vRack: 10 Gbps

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Intel® Xeon® Gold 6140 Processor (24.75M Cache, 2.30 GHz) Product Specifications

eva2000 · Jul 14, 2017

Quad Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Initial Benchmarks

When it comes to the new Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family SKUs, the Xeon Platinum 8180 is top dog at the moment. Its 205W TDP can be too much for some dense air-cooled configurations so Intel has another 28 core, 38.5MB L3 cache behemoth that sits one notch below the 8180 in the SKU stack, the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 has the same maximum turbo clock yet a lower base clock in exchange for a 165W TDP
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 Skylake-SP 2.5Ghz base and 3.8Ghz Turbo

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Skylake-SP 2.1Ghz base and 3.8Ghz Turbo

non-AV clocks look the same up to 12 cpu cores at least

eva2000 · Jul 14, 2017

Anandtech's Ian Cutress notes that there is an Intel Xeon Gold 6154 part which boosts to 3.7Ghz for all 18 cpu cores Ian Cutress on Twitter !

Ian Cutress‏ @IanCutress Jul 12
The interesting Xeon part is the Gold 6154. 18 cores, 3.7 GHz no matter what the loading. Sounds like a Core i9-7980XE candidate? 205W tho
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eva2000 · Jul 14, 2017

Sizing Up Servers: Intel's Skylake-SP Xeon versus AMD's EPYC 7000 - The Server CPU Battle of the Decade?

eva2000 · Jul 16, 2017

One thing overlooked or not focused on much is certain Intel Xeon Scalable processors will have native Intel Quick Assist Technology (QAT) to accelerate OpenSSL performance (in OpenSSL 1.1 branch). Here's Intel Quick Assist Technology benchmarks for the addon PCIE cards done at STH a while back Intel QuickAssist Technology and OpenSSL - Benchmarks and Setup Tips

What is Intel QuickAssist Technology?
Intel QuickAssist Technology (commonly referred to as QuickAssist or QAT) is a hardware accelerator for cryptographic and compression algorithms. We first saw QuickAssist in September 2013 with the Intel Atom C2xx8 “Rangeley” parts.
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Intel QAT allowed Nginx HTTPS to have slightly better performance but with dramatic reduction in cpu utilisation for test Wordpress Nginx HTTPS benchmarks

eva2000 · Jul 19, 2017

AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon Scalable Architecture Ultimate Deep Dive

Today, we have our AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon Scalable Architecture Deep Dive video. While we normally focus on our website having all of the information, it is a very technical subject. We tried to up-level the discussion and put it into a YouTube format that you can watch.
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eva2000 · Aug 2, 2017

Dual Intel Xeon 6150 Gold Skylake-SP benchmarks Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Initial Benchmarks - Delving into Gold 6100

The Intel Xeon Gold 6150 is a significantly more mainstream part versus the Platinum 8180’s we tested earlier. These chips retail for under $3400 each. With 18 cores, 36 threads and high clock speeds (2.7GHz base 3.7GHz single core turbo) the chips are a higher-TDP 165W variant. Compared to the previous generation of Intel Xeon E5 V4 chips, they are similar to the E5-2697 V4 with significantly higher clocks or the E5-2697A V4 with more cores and slightly higher clocks.
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eva2000 · Aug 2, 2017

Future Linux Kernel numa multiple cpu socket performance improvement patches are looking good Linux Kernel Patches Boost NUMA Multi-Threaded Workloads - Phoronix

eva2000 · Aug 6, 2017

AMD EPYC v Intel Xeon Scalable Taking Stock of Myths July 2017

Ever since the Intel Xeon Scalable Processor family launched, we have been fielding questions asking for comparisons to the AMD EPYC. This week we posted some initial results showing the differences between DDR4-2400 and DDR4-2666 on AMD Infinity Fabric. Expect a larger set of benchmarks over the next few days. The Supermicro test bed we are using we feel is close to a shipping spec.

In the market today, there is a ton of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (aka FUD) that needs to be addressed. Furthermore, there are many commentators that do not have hands-on experience with the platforms or little architectural understanding, and yet are coronating a winner. We have had test systems for some time. At this point, we wanted to share a few myths we are consistently hearing and getting questions on. While we do not do a ton of these pieces, we also do not have the bandwidth to respond to individual requests so this format is easier on the STH team.
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eva2000 · Aug 12, 2017

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Initial Benchmarks and Review

Motherboard: Supermicro X11SPH-nCTF

CPU: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

RAM: 6x 16GB DDR4-2133 RDIMMs (Samsung)

SSD: Intel DC S3710 400GB

SATADOM: Supermicro 32GB SATADOM

One of the key advantages the Intel Xeon Bronze series has is the ability to use up to 12 DIMMs per socket. Intel’s embedded platforms cannot do this in 2017. DDR4-2133 is the fastest memory supported on the Xeon Bronze platform which is why we are not using faster speeds.

Again, in terms of market segmentation, the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 is a successor to the Intel Xeon E5-2609 V4. These are chips designed for applications where you need minimal compute power and and where you are looking to spend as little as possible to boot your Xeon Scalable based server.
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eva2000 · Aug 16, 2017

Aussies are utilising Intel Xeon Scalable cpus Swinburne Uni slings SGI, picks DellTel for new 4,140 core super

Australia's Swinburne University has signed up for a new supercomputer, to help spearhead efforts to detect gravitational waves.

OzSTAR will be composed of Dell PowerEdge R740 servers each packing a single 18-core, 36-thread Xeon Gold 6140, a pair of NVIDIA Tesla P100 12GB GPUs and 192GB RAM. Eight of the 115 nodes in the fleet will score a 272-core Xeon Phi.

Intel’s Omni-Path will provide networking - 86.4 terabits per second of aggregate network bandwidth at .9 µs latency to be precise. Storage will be overseen by Lustre and reside in 16 PopwerEdge MD3060e servers, all tended by Intel's Lustre filesystems. The bulk of the 5PB usable storage will be 8TB spinning rust disks, with a couple of terabytes of NVMe in the eight Phi-equipped nodes that will be dedicated to heavy data processing. CentOS 7.4 will keep the motor running.

The new machine will top out at 1.275 petaflops.
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eva2000 · Aug 25, 2017

sweet WebNX: Newest Gen HW Intel Xeon SP Launch, 7700k 4.2ghz $99 24TB HDD HW Raid $129 Titan X GPU $149 | Web Hosting Talk

Keeping with tradition WebNX is pleased to be the first to offer the new Xeon SP / Purley platform. We have these in stock in both LA and Ogden, Utah. This new Xeon SP (Scalable Processors) or also called Skylake-SP, bring higher memory speeds, core optimizing (AVX-512), drop in PHI co processors, and much more. We are launching with the 8 and 10 core Silver cpus but can upgrade to anything offered by intel so let us know your needs!

In the coming weeks, we will be stocking the new AMD EPYC 32/64 and 64/128 core setups! Keep an eye out for them / email sales if you wish to get on the waiting list!
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eva2000 · Aug 25, 2017

A Look At The Xeon Gold 6138 + Tyan GT24E-B7106 1U Linux Server Performance - Phoronix

Testing is currently being done with two Xeon Gold 6138 CPUs, which offer 20 cores / 40 threads each while running at 2.00GHz with a turbo frequency of 3.7GHz. There's a 27.5MB cache, three UPI links, 48 PCI Express lanes, and these Skylake CPUs have a 125 Watt TDP. On the memory front there is six memory channels with support for up to DDR4-2666 speeds.
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eva2000 · Aug 31, 2017

Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Linux Benchmarks and Review

The Intel Xeon Silver 4112 is one of the more intriguing parts. It is a low core count Intel Xeon Silver which means it is one of only three quad core, eight thread CPUs in the launch Intel Xeon Scalable processor lineup. Unlike the Intel Xeon Gold 5122 it does not have high clock speeds. What it does carry is 2.0625 MB L3 cache per core in addition to the 1MB per core L2 cache. Price wise, this chip retails for just under $475 putting it between the Silver 4108 ($410) and Silver 4110 ($500) which are 8 core, 16 thread chips in this generation.

Key stats for the Intel Xeon Silver 4112: 4 cores / 8 threads, 2.6GHz base and 3.0GHz turbo with 8.25MB L3 cache. The CPU features a 85W TDP. Here is the ARK page with the feature set.
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