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Arm unveils AGI CPU for agentic AI cloud

Arm has officially launched the Arm AGI CPU, a new class of production-ready silicon built on the Arm Neoverse platform designed to power the next generation of agentic AI infrastructure. For the first time in its 35-year history, Arm is releasing its own custom silicon products rather than solely providing IP and Compute Subsystems. This move responds to the rapidly evolving needs of AI infrastructure, where software agents now coordinate tasks continuously at a global scale, placing the CPU at the center of orchestrating massive parallel workloads. The Arm AGI CPU is engineered for rack-scale efficiency, delivering high per-task performance across thousands of cores while operating within standard power and cooling limits. Arm's reference server configuration features a 1OU, two-node design packing 272 cores per blade. These blades can populate a standard air-cooled 36kW rack, delivering over 8,000 cores. In liquid-cooled configurations developed with partner Supermicro, a single 200kW rack can house over 45,000 cores. Arm estimates this architecture delivers more than double the performance per rack compared to current x86 systems by optimizing the match between system resources and compute needs. Commercial momentum for the chip is already strong, with major industry players co-developing solutions around the new platform. Meta, the lead partner, collaborated with Arm to optimize gigawatt-scale infrastructure for its family of applications. Other launch partners include Cerebras, Cloudflare, F5, OpenAI, Positron, Rebellions, SAP, and SK Telecom. These companies are deploying the Arm AGI CPU to accelerate agentic orchestration, manage accelerator coordination, and densify AI services across cloud, networking, and enterprise environments. Commercial systems are now available for order from ASRockRack, Lenovo, and Supermicro. To further drive adoption, Arm is introducing the Arm AGI CPU 1OU Dual Node Reference Server, compliant with the Open Compute Project (OCP) DC-MHS standard. Arm plans to contribute the reference design, firmware, and system architecture specifications to the community, with additional details to be shared at the upcoming OCP EMEA Summit. This launch marks a significant milestone in Arm's data center strategy, expanding its portfolio from architectural design to full silicon production. The company remains committed to advancing computing innovation with a roadmap that ensures software compatibility alongside performance and efficiency gains. Over 50 leading companies across the hyperscale, cloud, and manufacturing sectors support this expansion. According to internal estimates based on industry-standard workloads, the Arm AGI CPU represents a foundational shift toward AI-native data centers, enabling the scale and speed required for modern agentic AI systems. Future products in this silicon line are committed to further enhancing performance and density for the ecosystem.

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