At the MWC 2026 conference, Intel previewed the new generation of Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest) processors for future AI communication network infrastructure from 5G to 6G. In fact, Xeon 6+ was announced in early October last year.This is the first time to enter the telecommunications field, and the full specifications were moved over and have not shrunk.
Xeon 6+ is designed with Chiplets.Divided into up to 12 Intel 18A process computing modules, up to 3 Intel 3 process active base modules, and up to2 Intel 7 process I/O modules, up to 12 EMIB 2.5D connection package modules.
The computing module is internally divided into 6 modules, each containing 4 E-cores of the Darkmont architecture.A total of up to 288 cores (288 threads), dual-channel can reach 576 cores.
Each module shares 4MB of L2 cache, up to a total of 288MB. The third-level cache is 48MB per computing module, totaling 576MB.
The total is 864MB!
There are also 12 channels of DDR5-8000 memory, 96 PCIe 5.0 channels, 64 CXL channels, and a thermal design power consumption of 300-500W.
The specific model has not been announced and will not be made public until the official release in the first half of this year.
The P-core version of the new generation Granite Rapids is expected to follow in the second half of the year.
