Intel's Sapphire Rapids Xeon processors have been benchmarked, with some tests showing they fall behind AMD's EPYC CPUs in certain workloads. However, the addition of HBM2E appears to provide a performance boost, with one model reportedly being up to 32% faster than a non-HBM variant. Meanwhile, Intel's next-generation Emerald Rapids Xeon processors have also been tested, with some benchmarks indicating they offer a significant improvement over Sapphire Rapids.