Intel is reducing server chip pricing in attempt to stem the AMD tide
I've never had time for Intel creating 400 different CPUs just to create artificial market segmentation and force people into a more expensive CPU.  Why is there an i3, i5, i7, i9 - ahh, right, because then you can try to justify charging incrementally more for each additional feature.  Oh you want turbo boost?  Sorry that's an i5!  Oh you want hyperthreading/SMT?  Nope, next model up.  Oh you want ECC?  That's a "workstation" feature, here's an identical xeon with nothing new other than ECC!<p>Just STOP.  <i>EVERY</i> CPU they make should support ECC in 2021.  Give me an option for with or without GPU, and with or without 10Gbe - everything else should be standard.  Differentiate with clock speed, core count, and a low power option, and be done with it.