Intel has launched its 3rd gen xeon scalable "ice lake" cpus, which are being compared to amd epyc milan in terms of linux performance. Benchmarks and reviews are being published, including comparisons of cpu frequency scaling, power efficiency, and performance-per-watt. The performance of these cpus is also being tested with red hat enterprise linux 9.0, with reports indicating good performance on newer intel xeon and amd epyc servers.