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vendor-projected shift toward more host CPU capacity for some agentic workloads; ratios require a named accelerator, CPU-package/socket and host denominator

directional; profile host throughput per workloadobserved

Value kindobserved — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range.
ScopeAn eight-accelerator dual-socket host is 8 accelerators per host but 4 accelerators per CPU package. Do not compare ratios with different denominators.
As of2026
SourceTrendForce; Intel (via TrendForce)
Reviewchecking…review by 2026-09-19 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-08-24 · 2 revisions tracked
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