Intel's new Xeon W-3175X workstation processor is a 28-core beast

Intel announced today that its new Xeon Westward-3175X workstation processor is at present available. And packing 28 cores and 56 threads, the $3,000 scrap is an absolute beast for what information technology's built for.

Designed to work at top performance with highly-threaded applications in industrial blueprint, moving picture editing, 3D rendering, and other professional sectors, Intel has filled included a number of additional features to boost performance. Here's a rundown on the processor's key specs:

Base of operations Clock Speed (GHz): 3.1

Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Maximum Single Cadre Turbo Frequency (GHz): 4.3

Cores/Threads: 28/56

TDP: 255W

Intel Smart Cache: 38.5 MB

Unlocked: Yes

Platform PCIE Lanes: Upwards to 68

Memory Support: Six Channels, DDR4-2666

Standard RAS Support: Aye

ECC Support: Yes

RCP Pricing (USD 1K): $two,999

Intel has packed in aplenty back up for overclocking using its "Extreme Tuning Utility" and "Farthermost Memory Profile" tools for getting the about out of the processor and associated retentivity.

As competition heats up from AMD's Threadripper line, most notably the 32-core Threadripper 2990WX, Intel is surely looking to pull attention to its Xeon line with the W-3175X.

Intel says that the Xeon W-3175X is at present available from system integrators that build desktop workstations.

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