Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The first Xeon Nehalem is fast approaching


Apparently, Intel is ready to bring to market its first server chips on the architecture of Nehalem. According to the Austrian resource Fudzilla, model Xeon W 55xx, Xeon X 55xx, Xeon L 55xx and Xeon E 55xx, which will be officially presented on 29 March and, on the idea, the next day they should appear on the market.

The most powerful chip from this family, 4-nuclear processor Xeon W5880, is a nominal clock frequency 3.2 GHz, 8 MB of cache and supports the system bus QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) with bandwidth 6.4 Gbps. As processors Core i7, which are intended for use in high-performance desktop systems, it supports Socket LGA1366. In batches of 1,000 units and above Xeon W5880 will cost 1557 dollars.

In the second model of power, X5570, it runs at 2.93 GHz. Its price - 1349 dollars. It should be noted in your processor will not include fan. This, frankly, was not in the history of Intel.