2009年5月19日星期二

Intel is going to release 8-core server

Intel Corporation is expected next week for high-end server market with 8-core processor. The 8-core Xeon processors have been named as "Nehalem-EX", is designed to be used for more than two-processor server designed. At present, Intel Corporation is stepping up efforts to the delivery of dual-socket Xeon server processor.


"Nehalem-EX" is the same structure, the use of IntelCore ì7 desktop processor product line.

"Nehalem-EX" will become a matter of course to the top of Intel's Xeon processors. Prior to that, based on Intel's Penryn architecture than the old 6-core "Dunnington" processor is considered the highest performance Intel multi-processor server chips.

"Nehalem-EX" contains 23 million transistors and eight cores, can at the same time the implementation of 16 threads (or tasks). At the same time, the chip also has "Integrate Power Gates" features to reduce power consumption.

Initial release date was scheduled for May 26. Intel's Server Platforms Group Marketing said Boyd Davis, general manager, when they will launch a series of activities and "to discuss the server how to improve the standard of products can be cost-effective to replace the RISC solutions."

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