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Microsoft’s new CPU is ‘the fastest of any cloud provider.’

Microsoft announced a new Arm-based CPU today, the Azure Cobalt 100. It’s designed for cloud workloads and Microsoft already said it was 40 percent faster than the commercial Arm-based servers it uses today. Now, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says it’s “the fastest of any cloud provider.” The slide behind Nadella narrowed that claim to Arm-based server CPUs. We look forward to the benchmarks in 2024.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella holding the Cobalt CPU.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella holding the Cobalt CPU.
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