News stories tagged with #SMT
Intel Coral Rapids: Xeon with up to 320 Cores and Return of SMT Gains Momentum
Intel is strategically prioritizing its next-next-generation Xeon processor, Coral Rapids, which reintroduces Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) to maintain competitiveness against AMD EPYC. The high-end variant is rumored to feature up to 320 cores and an expanded 20-channel memory interface. Because the interim Diamond Rapids generation lacks SMT support, it is expected to have a short lifecycle, positioning Coral Rapids as the primary long-term solution.
The Linux kernel receives significant updates, including the resumption of maintenance for the Loongson display driver, AMD's new 'pghot' patches to enhance memory management, and NVIDIA's scheduler optimizations for CPU-intensive workloads. These improvements aim to boost performance on memory- and CPU-heavy workloads through better SMT-awareness and integration with upcoming hardware platforms. The changes are expected to land in upcoming kernel releases such as Linux 7.1.