The [Intel] empire strikes back to reclaim the performance crown
New 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processor (Codename: Ice Lake-SP) via Irma Esmer Papazian (km) Collectively, the architectural improvements boost raw integer performance (IPC) by 18% and the speed of various cryptographic algorithms by between 1.5 and 8-times. The Ice Lake SoC also includes a new I/O and memory design with four memory controllers, Intel's Total Memory Encryption (TME) that improves memory bandwidth by 40% or more. Improvements to its Speed Select technology responds faster to changing demands and allows customizing power use and frequencies for each core to better match CPU p...