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If cores are what agents crave, Intel's new Clearwater Xeon 6+ might just quench their thirst
Intel's Clearwater Forest Xeon 6+ processors feature 288 cores per socket, surpassing competitors like Nvidia and Arm in core density for agentic AI workloads. The chips use advanced packaging and 2 nm-class process technology, with Darkmont E-cores optimized for tasks like web requests, code execution, and API interactions.
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