At Computex 2026 in Taipei, Intel launched new Xeon 6+ processors, expanded its 800 Series Ethernet portfolio with new Intel Ethernet E835 controllers and network adapters, and provided an update on its artificial intelligence accelerator roadmap, including new details about Crescent Island.
What are the new features of Intel Xeon 6+?
Intel said the Xeon 6+ processors focus on performance density, energy efficiency and operational scale and are designed for cloud-native, agent-powered AI-driven workloads.
These processors are built on Intel 18A and are designed to meet the orchestration, concurrency and data movement needs of agent AI. Intel says they are optimized for environments where watts per rack, per-core throughput and latency predictability are critical.
According to Intel, the processor features up to 288 high-efficiency cores, delivering a 2.5x performance improvement over the previous generation and a 45% improvement in performance per watt and per thread.
Other features include 12-channel DDR5 memory, 96-lane PCIe Gen 5, CXL support, Intel Applications Energy Telemetry, up to 9:1 server consolidation, and on-chip security.
Intel said the processors have been tested in telecom network infrastructure and are being configured for data center deployment.
What’s new in Intel Ethernet E835?
As artificial intelligence, cloud and distributed workloads continue to expand, Intel has launched the Intel Ethernet E835 controller and network adapter, which the company says are designed to provide high-performance, energy-efficient connectivity for modern data center, enterprise and artificial intelligence environments.
Key highlights include:
- Supports configuration of up to 200GbE throughput across multiple controllers and adapters, with data rates ranging from 10GbE to 200GbE.
- Multiple port configurations including 2x25GbE, 4x25GbE, 2x200GbE, and 1x200GbE, with additional configurations enabled through the Intel Ethernet Port Configuration Tool.
- Improve power efficiency. Intel claims that the performance per watt of the Intel E835-CQDA2 network adapter is 1.9 times higher than the NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Dx CX614106A and 1.4 times higher than the Broadcom BCM957508P2100G.
- The life cycle is more than 10 years.
Intel said companies including Cisco, Dell, HPE, Lenovo and Advanced Micro Devices will integrate the new networking solutions.
Intel Crescent Island
Intel says Crescent Island is its next-generation data center GPU designed to meet the growing demands of edge and artificial intelligence workloads, particularly in areas such as memory capacity, bandwidth and efficiency.
The GPU is built on the Xe3P architecture, designed to increase efficiency and performance per watt while maintaining broad software compatibility for modern AI workloads.
It features up to 480GB of LPDDR5X memory to handle large, token-intensive workloads while helping lower total cost of ownership.
According to the company, the GPU features a 350W air-cooled PCIe design and takes advantage of Intel’s multi-generation Xe installed base.
