Intel's 5th Generation Xeon Scalable processors, built on the Emerald Rapids architecture, can benefit from a huge raw performance boost when running AVX-512 workloads.
An Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ CPU can nearly double its average performance while also increasing power efficiency when running AVX-512 instructions in a handful of specific workloads, according to the benchmarking site. Foronyx.
AVX-512 is an instruction set that increases the performance of a CPU by executing the same instructions on different data points, known as single instruction multiple data (SIMD).
Its main objective is to accelerate data compression, cryptographic calculations and image processing tasks. However, in the past it was criticized for its low energy efficiency and excessive heat generation. But recent generations of Intel Xeon CPUs don't tend to exhibit these side effects, making them a viable way to harness the full potential of server-oriented processors.
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Phoronix ran two 64-core Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ CPUs on Ubuntu 23.10 with the Linux 6.5 kernel on the Intel Eagle Stream reference server. This system was equipped with 1TB of DDR5 RAM and a 3TB SSD.
On several benchmarks, including Embree, OpenVKL, and Y-Cruncher, activating AVX-512 doubled CPU performance. On the OpenVINO benchmark in particular, enabling AVX-512 saw performance skyrocket by more than three times.
OpenVINO is a set of tools that Intel designed around neural networks; In particular, OpenVINO allows developers to quickly create applications for a variety of AI-focused tasks, including vision emulation, speech recognition, and natural language processing.
The CPU also did not experience any major power usage or heat generation issues, according to Phoronix, which highlighted the benefits of the AVX-512 today, despite concerns when the technology first burst onto the scene.
Although Intel's latest fifth-generation Xeon CPU may be one of the best processors For servers, in terms of raw performance, it hasn't reached the dizzying heights set by AMD's 96-core counterpart: the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX. This CPU He holds the world record in several categories.handily surpassing everything Intel has to offer at the time of writing.
