Intel’s latest 18.1 release introduces support, for the Panther Lake client and Clearwater Forest server CPUs. Intel is set to launch a range of chips in 2025 for both client and server markets following the production ramp-up of its Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake lineups from 2024. Notable releases from Intel year will include the Panther Lake “Core” and Clearwater Forest “Xeon” CPUs.
The All New Intel Panther Lake
As reported by Phoronix LLVM 18.1 now provides compatibility for these next-generation chips as support for Intel AVX10.1 256 and AVX10.1 512 instruction set architectures to ensure they work seamlessly with future CPU architectures from Intel. Key features of this release include RISC V instructions that support Arm Cortex A520, A720, X4 CPUs compatibility, and initial backing for the SiFive P670 target.
Additionally, this release brings improvements like Intel AVX10.1 ISA support, OpenMP kernel language support, bug fixes, and the inclusion of the “mapxf” switch to enable Intel Advanced Performance Extensions (APX). The upcoming Panther Lake CPUs will follow in the footsteps of Arrow Lake CPUs on desktop and mobile platforms, with Cougar Cove P Cores paired with optimized Skymont E Cores.
Panther Lake chips are expected to boost AI performance by leveraging the Intel 18A process node and Celestial Xe3 iGPU cores, outperforming Lunar Lake. In the server realm, Clearwater Forest E Core Xeon CPUs are set to debut in 2025, replacing Sierra Forest E Core Xeons. These processors will sport Darkmont cores based on the 18A process node and target cloud and data center sectors competing with the AMD Zen 5C architecture.
With a capacity of up to 288 cores, Clearwater Forest CPUs aim to offer performance and efficiency, for server applications. Intel is set to provide further insights into its next-gen CPU architectures and product family during Computex in June, promising more details on the advancements in their lineup.
