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Sapphire Rapids has been rumored for some time, but the closer we get to the expected 2023 launch, the more leaks we are getting. The latest development of the 4th generation Intel's Xeon processors has been the first leaked images of the CPU. Leaker YuuKi-AnS published the first picture of the alleged Sapphire Rapids-SP CPU based on Intel's 10nm process. The chip goes by the codename QVV5 and will be used on the Eagle Stream platform. The big-ticket features are the PCIe 5.0 support as well as DDR5 memory that goes up to 8-channel.

The current specifications of the next-gen Sapphire Rapids chips are quite impressive with the star being the PCI Express 5.0 support. This would be the first server chip to support PCI Express 5.0. Along with that, it also comes equipped with onboard HBM memory and Compute Express Link 1.1. It is also expected that it will be the first architecture to support DDR5 memory, but a rumor that has developed is that it will support up to 8-channel memory. Intel looks to be shifting entirely to DDR5 on all platforms by the end of 2021 starting with the Alder Lake platform.