--- title: Cadalyst CAD Hardware | Intel description: Intel | Industry-leading hardware news, insight, and advice for design and engineering professionals, highlighting Alex Herrera's Herrera on Hardware column. 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[![Intel’s New Rocket Lake S Offers Full Round of CAD Platform Updates](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2023_Cadalyst/2023_CADTechNews/2023-09-21_CTNews-167/2023-09-21_CTNews_167-ch2-600.png)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-workstation-processor-triumvirate-intel-nvidia-and-amd-all-deliver-major-advances-in-cad-hardware) [GPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/gpu), [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel) ## [The Workstation Processor Triumvirate — Intel, Nvidia, and AMD — All Deliver Major Advances in CAD Hardware](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-workstation-processor-triumvirate-intel-nvidia-and-amd-all-deliver-major-advances-in-cad-hardware) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Sep 21, 2023, 11:41:00 AM There was a point in time in the history of workstation computing, when the list of core silicon... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-workstation-processor-triumvirate-intel-nvidia-and-amd-all-deliver-major-advances-in-cad-hardware) [![Herrera on Hardware: NVIDIA Unveils Ampere-Generation RTX A6000 and A40, Affirming Evolving — and Aggressive — Path for its GPUs](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2023_Cadalyst/2023_CADTechNews/2023-03-23_CTN/2023-03-30_HoH-fig1-HP-400-1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intel-launches-sapphire-rapids-xeon-benefiting-high-performance-cad-workstations-part-2) [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel), [Sapphire](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/sapphire) ## [Intel Launches Sapphire Rapids Xeon, Benefiting High-Performance CAD Workstations, Pt 2](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intel-launches-sapphire-rapids-xeon-benefiting-high-performance-cad-workstations-part-2) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Mar 30, 2023, 9:54:00 AM Last time we discussed Intel’s new high-end Xeon W CPUs designed for high-performance CAD... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intel-launches-sapphire-rapids-xeon-benefiting-high-performance-cad-workstations-part-2) [![Herrera on Hardware: NVIDIA Unveils Ampere-Generation RTX A6000 and A40, Affirming Evolving — and Aggressive — Path for its GPUs](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2023_Cadalyst/2023_CADTechNews/2023-03-23_CTN/2023-03-23_HoH-fig1-pyramid-450-1.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intel-launches-sapphire-rapids-xeon-benefiting-high-performance-cad-workstations-part-1) [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel), [Sapphire](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/sapphire) ## [Intel Launches Sapphire Rapids Xeon, Benefiting High-Performance CAD Workstations, Part 1](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intel-launches-sapphire-rapids-xeon-benefiting-high-performance-cad-workstations-part-1) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Mar 23, 2023, 9:55:00 AM It’s been a while. Actually, a while is a bit of an understatement, because in the context of the... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intel-launches-sapphire-rapids-xeon-benefiting-high-performance-cad-workstations-part-1) [![Intel’s 12th Generation Core CPUs Mark an Inflection Point in Workstation CPUs](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2022_Cadalyst/2022_CADTechNews/051922_CTNews/HP-Z2-Mini-cutout.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-12th-generation-core-cpus-mark-an-inflection-point-in-workstation-cpus) [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu) ## [Intel’s 12th Generation Core CPUs Mark Inflection Point in Workstation CPUs](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-12th-generation-core-cpus-mark-an-inflection-point-in-workstation-cpus) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) May 19, 2022, 9:55:00 AM Intel’s introduction of its 12th Generation Core processors represents one of the more meaningful... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-12th-generation-core-cpus-mark-an-inflection-point-in-workstation-cpus) [![Herrera on Hardware: AMD Hopes to Turn a Foothold for Workstation CPUs into Success](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2022/79242/042122_CTN-HoH-lenovo.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/amd-hopes-to-turn-a-foothold-for-workstation-cpus-into-success) [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu), [Alder Lake](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/alder-lake), [Threadripper](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/threadripper) ## [AMD Hopes to Turn a Foothold for Workstation CPUs into Success](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/amd-hopes-to-turn-a-foothold-for-workstation-cpus-into-success) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Apr 21, 2022, 8:48:00 AM Editor’s note: The author has consulted with AMD on the launch of both Threadripper PRO 3000 and... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/amd-hopes-to-turn-a-foothold-for-workstation-cpus-into-success) [![HP Z2 and Intel Rocket Lake: Surveying Today’s Top CAD Workstation](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/2021-11-18_CTN/111821_HoH-153-fig1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/hp-z2-and-intel-rocket-lake-surveying-todays-top-cad-workstation) [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel), [Rocket Lake](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/rocket-lake) ## [HP Z2 and Intel Rocket Lake: Surveying Today’s Top CAD Workstation](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/hp-z2-and-intel-rocket-lake-surveying-todays-top-cad-workstation) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Nov 18, 2021, 7:23:00 AM With over three decades of evolution behind it, today’s workstation market is more diverse than... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/hp-z2-and-intel-rocket-lake-surveying-todays-top-cad-workstation) [![Herrera on Hardware: NVIDIA Ampere and AMD RDNA2: Cutting-edge GPUs for CAD](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2021/78864/20211021_CTNews_HOH_fig1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/nvidia-ampere-and-amd-rdna2-cutting-edge-gpus-for-cad) [GPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/gpu), [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel) ## [NVIDIA Ampere and AMD RDNA2: Cutting-edge GPUs for CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/nvidia-ampere-and-amd-rdna2-cutting-edge-gpus-for-cad) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Oct 21, 2021, 7:32:00 AM An oft-quoted cliché from decades ago spouted advice to computing IT shoppers: “Nobody ever got... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/nvidia-ampere-and-amd-rdna2-cutting-edge-gpus-for-cad) [![Intel’s New Rocket Lake S Offers Full Round of CAD Platform Updates](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/2021-07-22_CTN/072221_HoH_1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-new-rocket-lake-s-offers-full-round-of-cad-platform-updates) [GPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/gpu), [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel) ## [Intel’s New Rocket Lake S Offers Full Round of CAD Platform Updates](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-new-rocket-lake-s-offers-full-round-of-cad-platform-updates) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Jul 22, 2021, 7:52:00 AM The last three quarters have seen a generational transition from the top industry vendors of both... 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