Intel® QAT is an integrated workload accelerator on the latest Intel Xeon processors, including the newly-launched Intel® Xeon 6 processor with E-cores. This built-in feature offloads critical data compression and decompression, encrypt and decrypt, and public key data encryption tasks from the CPU cores and accelerates those operations to help improve performance and save valuable compute resources.
Intel® QAT is an integrated workload acceleration feature on Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors purpose-built to improve performance and achieve greater efficiencies in compute-intensive processes, including workloads in AI, analytics, application and content delivery, high-speed networking, and more. As data sets continue to scale exponentially, these advanced use cases require more resources and greater performance. Such demanding workloads amplify the need for data compression and decompression, cryptographic ciphers, and public key cryptography to support operations and protect the integrity of data in use, in flight, and at rest. While compression and encryption make it possible to handle large files and advanced applications, the enabling processes themselves consume significant compute resources. Intel® QAT offloads these computationally intensive operations from the CPU cores, allowing the CPU to perform other tasks more efficiently for greater overall system performance, efficiency, and power.
By freeing up these critical CPU cycles, organizations can achieve a significantly lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while maximizing the capabilities of their existing hardware. Whether deployed in cloud environments to secure and accelerate content delivery networks (CDNs), or within enterprise storage architectures to speed up heavy backup and archiving tasks, Intel® QAT ensures systems can handle more simultaneous client connections with a smaller overall data footprint. Ultimately, this built-in hardware acceleration empowers businesses to meet the rigorous performance demands of modern, data-heavy applications without constantly scaling up their core CPU count, driving both sustainable power efficiency and exceptional scalability.
Offloads compute-intensive compression and decompression operations from the CPU cores, allowing systems to support more encrypted client connections and content delivery.
Accelerates encrypt/decrypt and data compression workloads on existing hardware, increasing power efficiency and requiring fewer cores to achieve the same results.
Accelerates complex cryptographic ciphers and public key cryptography, enabling robust, high-performance security to protect data integrity in use, in flight, and at rest without bogging down the CPU.
Boosts web server capacity and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), serving content faster and improving the load time and responsiveness of enterprise web applications.
Speeds up backup and archiving tasks for distributed storage systems. It supports advanced algorithms like Zstandard for significant improvements in throughput.
Accelerates encryption for VPNs, load balancers, and 5G control planes, helping organizations meet tough service-level agreements (SLAs) using fewer cores.
Intel® QAT is deeply integrated directly into the silicon of modern Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, spanning the 4th Gen, 5th Gen, and the recently launched Intel® Xeon® 6 processors with E-cores. Rather than relying on external add-in cards that consume additional power and valuable PCIe slots, this built-in hardware acceleration is engineered to intercept and process massive cryptography and data compression tasks right at the chip level.
As a foundational pillar of the broader Intel® Accelerator Engines portfolio, Intel® QAT works in tandem with other integrated accelerators to supercharge highly demanding computing environments. Whether it is accelerating complex High-Performance Computing (HPC) models, processing real-time data analytics, securing high-speed network traffic, or optimizing vast enterprise storage tiers, Intel® QAT ensures that the primary CPU cores remain fully dedicated to core application execution. This strategic offloading results in significant performance multipliers, improved power efficiency, and robust data protection across today’s most rigorous and fast-growing workloads.
By offloading computationally heavy tasks from the main CPU, Intel® QAT delivers significant performance and efficiency leaps across various enterprise environments compared to standard or software-based compression.
| Workload / Application | Performance with Intel® QAT | Baseline / Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Server 22 | Up to 1.64x higher performance/Watt (5th Gen Xeon Platinum 8592+) | 4th Gen AMD EPYC 9554 (Default compression) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 9x to 137x faster hardware-accelerated compression | Standard software-based compression |
| Microsoft SQL Server & Backup | Up to 2.56x higher performance (5th Gen Xeon Platinum 8592+) | 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 (Default compression) |
To successfully integrate Intel® QAT into your infrastructure and maximize its workload acceleration capabilities, follow these essential steps.
At CTCservers, we understand that modern workloads require robust, scalable, and efficient hardware. That is why we offer a comprehensive lineup of advanced servers powered by Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. Whether you are building out a high-traffic cloud environment, optimizing enterprise databases, or managing heavy storage networks, our custom-configured server solutions ensure you have the compute power necessary to leverage integrated accelerators like Intel® QAT.
By choosing CTCservers, you gain access to top-tier enterprise hardware backed by expert support. We help you match the exact Intel Xeon architecture to your business requirements, ensuring that you can maximize your CPU efficiency, reduce your total cost of ownership, and future-proof your data center for tomorrow's AI and analytics demands.
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