Ecosystem Uses E-Cores to Breakthrough Power Efficiency on Xeon 6.
Intel E core
On June 4, 2024, Intel debuted the first CPU of the Intel Xeon 6 series at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. For throughput-oriented applications including microservices, networking, and media, Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores is tuned for increased performance per watt.
Leading industry partners for 5G core solutions deploy Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores at an unprecedented rate.
What’s New
Today, Intel demonstrated how, working with the ecosystem, Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores) have significantly expedited time-to-market acceptance for the company’s solutions. In partnership with the Intel Infrastructure Power Manager, which was introduced at MWC 2024, 5G core solution partners have independently verified a 60% decrease in run-time power usage, a 3.2x performance boost, and a 3.8x performance per watt increase since the product’s June 2024 debut.
Infrastructure efficiency, power savings, and uncompromised performance are crucial criteria for communication service providers (CoSPs) as 5G core networks continue to expand employing Intel Xeon processors, which are used in the great majority of 5G networks globally. With great pleasure, intel announces that the 5G core solution partners have expedited the deployment of Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores and are forwarding these advantages to their clients right away.
Furthermore, to partners have a run-time software solution called Intel Infrastructure Power Manager that is making great strides in lowering server power in CoSP environments on both new and current infrastructure.
The Significance of It
For CoSPs aiming to implement the newest platforms in order to benefit from higher energy consumption and minimise their infrastructure footprints while preserving optimal performance, cutting the time to market is crucial. All of them indicate significant obstacles that CoSPs must overcome in order to modernise their networks.
How Their Collaboration Is Improved
In order to boost performance and power efficiency, the ecosystem of virtualized 5G core solutions has traditionally depended on certifying solution software on new processor architectures. Solution providers can utilize Intel software to further realize the advantages of Intel Xeon processors in lowering real-time power usage by utilising the Intel Infrastructure Power Manager. Thus, large power-saving potential from easily deployable software complement performance and power-efficiency gains from new hardware launches.
Concerning CPU Innovations
With its excellent total cost of ownership (TCO) and extensive power management, Intel’s Xeon systems are the industry standard for 5G cloud-native core. Intel Xeon processors and architecture are used by independent software suppliers and major telecom equipment makers to optimize and release proven power savings for a more sustainable future.
The BT Group
The top supplier of mobile and fixed telecoms as well as associated secure digital goods, services, and solutions in the United Kingdom is BT Group. It seeks to use sustainable, inclusive, and responsible technology to speed up progress. The strong partnership between BT Group and Intel results in unique 5G infrastructure that is power-efficient, cost-effective, and high-performance. According to the corporation, it anticipates using Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores to allow cutting-edge services for its clients while also lowering the energy footprint of its network.
The Dell Technologies
An air-cooled, compute-dense server made to boost performance for 5G core networks is the Dell PowerEdge R670, which has Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores. Together with Intel, Dell Technologies helped operators lower the cost and footprint of their infrastructure while greatly accelerating the time to market for communications service providers.
The Ericsson
Servers built on Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores are made possible by Ericsson Cloud Native Infrastructure Solution (CNIS), which offers a system-verified solution for all of Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G core application portfolio. Applications that use it most frequently will be Ericsson’s packet core products with significant traffic demands.
For fixed wireless and mobile broadband deployments that require high traffic throughput and performance, this aids communication service providers in lowering TCO. The time-to-market release of new technology has been shortened from years to months to Intel and Ericsson’s tight collaboration, while Ericsson’s software optimizations have resulted in a 3.8x increase in performance-per-watt when compared to the deployed configurations of current CoSPs.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
HPE has hastened its validation processes to provide HPE ProLiant Compute Gen 12, which is built on Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores, while focusing on top-tier telco systems. These performance-dense servers utilize less power per bit than prior generations, allowing operators to extend their networks while reducing their carbon impact, improving security, and streamlining operations.
NEC
With Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores, NEC offers a notable increase in subscriber density and performance per watt for 4G/5G convergent core and UPF. Through cooperation with Intel, NEC will keep helping to achieve carbon neutrality.
Nokia
Using Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores, Nokia demonstrates the most power-efficient 5G packet core solution, reducing run-time power usage on commercial servers by 60% as compared to current deployments. In order to scale into additional cores, enhance performance, and give operators a more load-and power-aware solution using Intel Infrastructure Power Manager, Nokia and Intel worked together to integrate E-core functions on its 5G Packet Core NF.
NTT Docomo
NTT Docomo is considering various possibilities for developing its 5G network, with a particular emphasis on customer density and performance per watt. Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores, according to NTT Docomo, can successfully handle the difficulties of further growing and improving its network while lowering power consumption and data centre footprint.
Samsung
The second quarter of 2025 will see the release of Samsung Cloud Native Core, the company’s next-generation product, which will use Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores to provide 3.2x performance and notable density improvement.
SK Telecom
SK Telecom will implement Hewlett Packard Enterprise DL340 servers based on Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores for its 5G core deployments in 2025 as a significant step towards fulfilling its promise to network sustainability and optimized total cost of ownership. The server’s integrated Intel Infrastructure Power Manager will further lower average power usage, providing an estimated 32% daily CPU power savings using SKT’s traffic model, in addition to providing 3.2x capacity improvement1 per CPU in a fixed power envelope.
About Intel Infrastructure Power Manager
Infrastructure Power Manager gives operators millisecond-level core utilization tracking, further solidifying Intel’s leadership in power management. It saves clients and partners the trouble of creating proprietary solutions by enabling exact frequency modifications and CPU power reductions without sacrificing important performance measures like throughput, latency, and packet drop.
Next Steps for End Users
To learn more about the Intel Infrastructure Power Manager and to witness demonstrations of the Intel Xeon 6 with E-cores, customers can visit the Intel Booth at MWC 2025 (Hall 3, Booth 3E31).
