Intel is raising eyebrows in the server processor market with pricing for its latest flagship Xeon 6980P CPU, part of Intel’s new Granite Rapids family. Listed at $17,800, it is the most expensive modern CPU in history. In fact, Intel’s pricing for the Granite Rapids lineup is notably higher than previous generations – and, as Tom’s Hardware notes, is higher than AMD’s EPYC Genoa 9654 offering with 96 cores, which costs $11,805.