ARM Launches First In-House CPU ARM AGI for AI Data Centers with Meta as Co-Developer

ARM Holdings plc has announced its first in-house silicon products, launching the ARM AGI CPU designed for AI data centers, featuring up to 136 ARM Neoverse V3 cores and a thermal design power of 300 watts. Meta is the primary partner and co-developer. The CPU promises over 2x performance per rack compared to x86 platforms. Initial customers include Cerebras, Cloudflare, and OpenAI, with wider availability expected in the second half of the year. TSMC will manufacture the CPU using 3nm technology.

Published Mar 25, 2026

ARM Holdings plc has introduced its first in-house silicon product, the ARM AGI CPU, aimed at AI data centers. This CPU features up to 136 ARM Neoverse V3 cores and a thermal design power of 300 watts, delivering more than double the performance per rack compared to x86 platforms and supporting up to 8,160 cores in air-cooled deployments.

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Meta is the main partner in developing this CPU, with initial customers including Cerebras, Cloudflare, and OpenAI. The ARM AGI CPU will be produced by TSMC using 3nm technology. Initial systems are available now, with broader availability anticipated in the latter half of the year. This move represents a shift from ARM's traditional licensing model to direct silicon production.