Up to 288 cores, Intel second-generation pure E-core Clearwater Forest Xeon processors exposed

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com news on December 2, according to the information shared by the source Bionic_Squash, Intel's second-generation E-Core Only Xeon CPU, code-named Clearwater Forest, is expected to be equipped with up to 288 E cores.

Intel plans to launch the first generation of E-core Sierra Forest Xeon processors in mid-2024, and the latest sources reveal that Intel will launch a second-generation Clearwater Forest in 2025.

It has been reported that the E core used by Intel's Clearwater Forest is an optimized version of the Skymont core, which is expected to be the same as in the Lunar Lake and Panther Lake CPU launched in 2025. CTOnews.com attached screenshots of tweets are as follows:

Sierra Forest-SP has a total of 144 cores and 288 threads, while it has been revealed that Clearwater Forest Xeon processors with Skymont architecture can reach up to 288 cores.

In addition, it is reported that the Clearwater Forest Xeon processor will greatly improve the IPC and L3 cache and adopt the Intel 18A process node.