Next-Gen Intel Granite Rapids-SP CPUs Pictured: Xeon Chips Designed For LGA 4710 Socket

 

                                  image credit: Momomo_Us

Intel's next-gen Granite Rapids-SP Xeon CPUs have also been pictured and will be compatible with the LGA 4710 socket.

Two unique Intel CPUs with a novel IHS architecture can be seen in images tweeted by Momomo_US. These chips are fixed inside a carrier frame that reads "LGA 4710-2," indicating that this is a brand-new socket that hasn't yet been made available. The CPU IHS on the right, however, appears considerably different from what we have seen so far. It sort of resembles current Sapphire Rapids-SP chips on the left.   

In response to the tweet, YuuKi_AnS disclosed that the chips are actually Granite Rapids-SP components made by Intel, which are built for the brand-new LGA 4710-2 socket. It is inappropriate to compare these chips to the Granite Rapids-AP Xeon CPUs that were also leaked a few days ago. These are substantially larger in size, built around the LGA 7529 socket, and support the Sierra Forest CPUs as well.

                      image credit: YuuKi_AnS

 

The Beechnut City MVV (Main Validation Vehicle), a dual-socket (2S) motherboard built around the Birch Stream platform and supporting two LGA 4710-2 sockets, is one of the platforms that will benefit from the new CPUs. This motherboard supports up to two Intel Granite Rapids-SP Xeon CPUs with a maximum TDP of 350W and up to 32 DIMM slots for 8-channel DDR5 memory (DDR5-6400 1DPC / DDR5-5200 2DPC). Additionally, the platform will include 88 PCIe Gen 5.0 lanes.

Since Birch Stream scales over 1S and up to 8S configs, this is one of many platforms. It is also anticipated that Intel Granite Rapids-SP Xeon CPUs will have 80 to 86 cores, which would be up to 43% more cores than the Sapphire Rapids-SP (60 Cores).

Different chip designs will be used in the Intel Granite Rapids-SP/AP CPUs of the sixth generation. The Granite Rapids-SP/AP chips will be built on the "Intel 3" manufacturing node and utilise the brand-new Redwood Cove cores, which are anticipated to significantly outperform the current Golden Cove and Raptor Cove P-Cores in terms of performance. After the release of Sierra Forest chips, the CPU range is anticipated to go on sale in 2H 2024. It will go up against AMD's Zen 5 offerings, including the EPYC Turin family.