Intel Integrates AI Across Its Entire Range of CPUs

At its third annual Intel Innovation event, Intel unveiled a suite of technologies designed to democratize AI across diverse workloads, spanning from client and edge computing to network and cloud environments.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger emphasized that AI signifies a profound shift, ushering in a new era of global growth where computing becomes increasingly essential for a brighter future worldwide. This transformation presents vast opportunities for both businesses and society, empowering developers to explore the frontiers of technology, address critical global issues, and improve the quality of life for people across the globe.

The CEO displayed the efforts of Intel to integrate AI capabilities into its hardware products and make them accessible through open, multi-architecture software solutions. Pat also stressed the important role of AI in driving the "Siliconomy," which refers to the growing economy enabled by the combination of silicon and software.

The latest MLPerf AI inference performance outcomes underscore Intel's dedication to encompassing all facets of the AI spectrum, including the most intricate and expansive generative AI models and large language models. These findings also spotlight the Intel Gaudi2 accelerator as the premier choice on the market for AI computational requirements. In addition, Intel's CEO, Gelsinger, unveiled a grand vision to build a colossal AI supercomputer that will run entirely on Intel Xeon processors, bolstered by 4,000 Intel Gaudi2 AI hardware accelerators, with Stability AI as the cornerstone customer.

The Chief Technology Officer of Alibaba Cloud, Zhou Jingren has recently showcased how the company is utilizing 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors that come with built-in AI acceleration. These processors are applied to "our generative AI and large language model, Alibaba Cloud's Tongyi Foundation Models." Jingren said that Intel’s technology has improved the response times with an average acceleration of 3x.

Intel has recently shared some exciting news about the upcoming 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors. These processors are expected to offer a significant boost in performance and faster memory capabilities, all while maintaining the same level of power consumption as their predecessors. Specifically, the Granite Rapids variant of these processors is expected to offer up to 2-3 times better performance for AI-related tasks when compared to the 4th Gen Xeon processors.

This is great news for businesses and organizations that rely heavily on AI-powered applications and technologies for their day-to-day operations. With the new and improved Intel Xeon processors on the horizon, we can expect even more powerful and efficient computing capabilities in the near future.