At a semiconductor technology conference held at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, Intel said its "Sierra Forest" chip will have 240% better performance per watt than its current generation of data center chip, the first time the company has disclosed such figures.
That has pushed chip companies to focus on how to get more computing work done per chip.
Ampere Computing, a startup founded by ex-Intel executives, was first to market with a chip focused on handling cloud computing work efficiently.
Intel, which has lost market share to AMD and Ampere in data centers, said on Monday its "Sierra Forest" chip is on track to arrive next year.
The company is for the first time splitting its data center chips into two categories: A "Granite Rapids" chip that will focus on performance but consume more power, and the more efficient "Sierra Forest" chip.
Persons:
Dado Ruvic, Singhal, Stephen Nellis, Bill Berkrot
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REUTERS, Intel, Stanford University, Ampere Computing, Devices, AMD, Ampere, Thomson
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Silicon Valley, San Francisco