December 11, 2006
Earlier today, Intel announced the availability of a new quad-core Xeon server processor. Intel's new CPU is
a 2 Ghz chip that originally was scheduled to appear only in February 2007.
Intel's new Quad-Core Xeon 5335, which consumes a maximum of only 80 watts happens to be a mid-range model.
Its earlier arrival was requested by some server makers that wanted a broader product line ready for 2007,
Intel spokeswoman Erica Fields said.
Previous members of the quad-core "Clovertown" family of chips arrived last month.
"Almost all major OEMs including Dell, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, NEC, Rackable and
Silicon Graphics will offer new servers based on Intel's new processor," Fields said.
The new CPU costs $690 in quantities of 1,000. That price is lower than the $1,172 and $851 models, which run
at 2.66 Ghz and 2.33 Ghz respectively, but instead use the same 1333 Mhz front-side bus connection to the rest of
the server that the 5335 uses.
The cost is higher than for the 1.86 Ghz and 1.6 Ghz models that use a slower 1066 Mhz front-side bus.
Intel's new quad-core Xeon processors combine two dual-core 5100 "Woodcrest" chips into a single package.
Rival chipmaker AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), which beat Intel to the dual-core server punch two years ago,
is waiting until next year to release its first quad-core "Barcelona" chip.
Unlike Intel's Xeon, AMD's processor will have all four cores on a single slice of silicon.
Source: C-Net News
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