It looks like the "Intel Xeon Platinum 8176" chip is going to be one to drool over in the server space, as it delivers an impressive 28 cores (56 threads with Intel HyperThreading), which is 4 ...

Intel's new Xeon Platinum 8176 comes with a stock 2.1GHz CPU clock, while a single core can ramp up to 3.8GHz, the all cores enabled Turbo clock hits 2.8GHz. It's a beast.

We take an in-depth look at Intel's brand new, Skylake-SP based Xeon Scalable Processor family, with testing and benchmarks from a 2P Xeon Platinum - Page 2 ...

According to Computerbase.de, the new processors range from the Xeon Gold 5122, which starts out at 3.6GHz with between 14 and 22 cores, up to the Xeon Platinum 8180, which clocks in at 2.5GHz and ...

What’s particularly impressive about this is that each Xeon Platinum 8280 features 28 cores and 56 threads, and cost around $10,000 (around £7,500, AU$15,000) each.

These parts normally go into the biggest and most expensive servers around, and the least expensive option currently listed on Intel's CPU database is the Xeon Platinum 8176, with a price of $8,719.