dailytech.com — Kirk Skaugen, general manager of Intel's Server Platform Group says "Today I'm happy to announce for the first time that our server 45nm Xeon products based on the Penryn core will be available into production for the second half of 2007." Penryn-based Xeon processors will utilize the same server platform as Xeon 5000, 5100 and 5300.
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halbeFeb 22, 2007
Commence creation of new useless product nomenclature!
yabosFeb 22, 2007
It'll be worth it for their business. AMD is just starting 65nm so if Intel gets to 45nm then they'll be that much farther ahead of AMD which is good in their eyes.
lemonherbFeb 22, 2007
No one is forcing you to upgrade, stick with what you got for a while and avoid the cutting edge.
happyscrappyFeb 22, 2007
This transition will likely not be socket compatible. Core 2 Duo used the last-gen P4 socket (LGA 775), and generally Intel doesn't use the same socket 3 times in a row.Besides, these CPUs will be designed for DDR3, and new RAM means a new socket almost always.Intel went from 1 P4 in that socket to 2 P4s to 2 Core 2 Duos to 4 Core 2 Duos. For a socket, that's a pretty good lifespan.
mousseFeb 22, 2007
Good luck, because that is subatomic ;)
benowFeb 22, 2007
Hmm, I just setup a AMD X2 64 4600+ (2.4Ghz) HE... the real clincher for the box was the low power. Picked up a silent ps, passive cooler and using onboard video... it's _silent_ and fast. It is relatively slow, I guess (more than fast enough for me) and the newer amds are sucking down some juice (85W+), tho with cool and quiet enabled, they'd draw much less than that. The newer fab will bring down the power, I guess. I'm not complaining, tho. This box would run quite nicely off a small solar setup(!)