Intel held its "AI Everywhere" launch event on 14 December 2023, live from Nasdaq in New York, with CEO Pat Gelsinger and other Intel leaders. The event launched 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors for the data centre and Intel Core Ultra processors for laptops, both pitched at running AI workloads across the data centre, the cloud and the edge. This post was first published on 4 November 2023 as an invitation to the event, based on Intel's media alert; it is kept as a dated event notice, with a short note on what was launched.
Intel's "AI Everywhere" event on Dec. 14, 2023, will include the launch of new processors to power AI workloads across the data center, the cloud and the edge. (Credit: Intel Corporation)
Key takeaways
- Event: Intel "AI Everywhere", 14 December 2023, 10 a.m. EST (7 a.m. PST), live from Nasdaq in New York.
- Host: then Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, with other Intel leaders.
- Launches: 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors (data centre) and Intel Core Ultra processors (client PCs).
- Theme: running AI across the data centre, the cloud and the edge, not only on dedicated accelerators.
- Livestream and replay: on the Intel Newsroom.
The invitation
Join Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger and other Intel leaders for Intel's "AI Everywhere" event. Marking a momentous year for the company, Intel said it would accelerate its execution engine and power AI workloads across the data centre, the cloud and the edge with the launch of 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors and Intel Core Ultra processors.
Event details
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| When | Dec. 14, 2023 at 10 a.m. EST (7 a.m. PST) |
| Where | Live from Nasdaq in New York |
| Livestream | Watch the keynote live on the Intel Newsroom |
| Keynote replay | Video replay to be published on the Intel Newsroom after the livestream concludes |
What the two launches were
5th Gen Intel Xeon processors
The 5th Gen Xeon Scalable family (code-named Emerald Rapids) followed the 4th Gen parts launched in January 2023. Intel positioned it for AI inference and general data centre work, using the Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) built into each core to speed up the matrix maths used in neural networks. Intel quoted up to 64 cores per processor and a much larger last-level cache than the previous generation.
Intel Core Ultra processors
Core Ultra (code-named Meteor Lake) brought a tiled design with Foveros 3D packaging to Intel's mainstream laptop line, with its compute tile on the Intel 4 process. It added a neural processing unit (NPU) alongside the CPU and integrated GPU, so that AI features in laptops could run locally at low power. Intel marketed it as the start of the "AI PC".
Why it mattered
By late 2023 most AI training ran on GPUs and dedicated accelerators. Intel's message was that a large share of AI inference would run on the processors already in servers and PCs, if those processors had matrix engines and NPUs. That argument, and the competition with NVIDIA GPUs and AMD's own CPUs and accelerators, framed the whole event.
About Intel
As stated in the press release: Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives. Inspired by Moore's Law, we continuously work to advance the design and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our customers' greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence in the cloud, network, edge and every kind of computing device, we unleash the potential of data to transform business and society for the better. To learn more about Intel's innovations, go to newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.
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Media contact and source
Sarah Kane
1-408-218-8706
sarah.kane@intel.com
Source: Intel. Released Oct 31, 2023, 1:00 PM EDT.
Update
The event went ahead on 14 December 2023 and both product families launched that day. Pat Gelsinger later stepped down as Intel CEO in December 2024. The Intel Newsroom remains the place to find the keynote replay.
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