https://wccftech.com/intel-cascade-lake-refresh-xeon-cpu-tackle-amd-epyc-rome/

Intel's Cascade Lake Xeon family has been under pressure since the release of AMD's 2nd Gen EPYC Rome family. With its new Zen 2 core architecture, AMD managed to not only offer higher core counts and clock speeds but the 7nm process led to significant efficiency / IPC gains along with disruptive prices that are made possible through the chiplet design. But it looks like Intel is finally deciding to step up their game and refresh their own Xeon family with the release of the Cascade Lake refresh lineup.

In a report posted by CRN (via Computerbase), it is reported that the release of the refreshed Xeon lineup would not only help Intel to reclaim a spot in the server segment but also alleviate the Xeon CPU shortage. Intel is also not refreshing the entire Cascade Lake product stack but rather the mid and entry-level lineup which is where AMD has hit them the hardest.