Tuesday, August 19th 2008
Intel Announces 6-core Enterprise CPU, Sheds Light on Nehalem
During the ongoing Intel Developer Forum (IDF) event, Intel has announced its first 6-core processor codenamed Dunnington. It will be branded as the Xeon X7460 and is expected to become available in servers beginning next month. Intel claims that systems using this chip already broke performance records, including an 8-socket 48-core IBM System x3950 M2 server, which became the first platform to break the 1 million tpmC barrier on the TPC-C benchmark.
Intel has also shed some light on the upcoming fleet of processors based on the Nehalem architecture. The first wave would only include quad-core, HyperThreading-enabled processors based on the Bloomfield core, also said is that they are planning to manufacture a second server derivative designed for the expandable server market (Nehalem-EX). Later, desktop processors based on the Havendale (dual-core) and Lynnfield (quad-core) processors, while the notebook/mobile platform will be offered the dual-core Auburndale and Lynnfield quad-core parts.
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TG Daily
Intel has also shed some light on the upcoming fleet of processors based on the Nehalem architecture. The first wave would only include quad-core, HyperThreading-enabled processors based on the Bloomfield core, also said is that they are planning to manufacture a second server derivative designed for the expandable server market (Nehalem-EX). Later, desktop processors based on the Havendale (dual-core) and Lynnfield (quad-core) processors, while the notebook/mobile platform will be offered the dual-core Auburndale and Lynnfield quad-core parts.
15 Comments on Intel Announces 6-core Enterprise CPU, Sheds Light on Nehalem
I suppose there are those that could utilize more than 4 cores, and for them this is a good thing to see!
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www.tomshardware.com/reviews/G45-780G-Efficiency,1999.html
Snap out of it! :nutkick:
And while dual core may reign supreme now in anything but some encoding/rendering/pro apps, the same could be said for single core when duals first released. It also speaks nothing of the multi tasking capabilities of a quad.
More and more apps are using multiple threads. i'd rather be ahead of the curve than behind it. Besides, I like benchmarking. lol.
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It succeeds Tigerton.
You are so wrong right now Pal...
the quads are much way much faster than any of your silly dual cores
I use an old Q6700 65nm 8mb cache at a stable 4.2 GHZ and it will beat the crap out of the new 8400Dual core and even a 8500.
You just dont get it do ya ?
well let me put it simple for you-the more cores the faster it will run, and that is if the given software or game supports multicore solution ! and in that case, just get rid of the dual cores and put some quad in the house dude.