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Ivy Bridge-based Xeons a possibility from Intel in the spring

Paul Fang, Jan 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

The Xeon E5 launch earlier this year from chipmaker Intel could be possibly matched by a plethora of Ivy Bridge-based models soon to be released after, based on a tentative processor roadmap. After releasing 18 E5 chips based on the current Sandy Bridge architecture, Intel may be slated to have 11 Xeons arrive in the spring based on the new 2012 design, claimed Digitimes. Billed as Ivy Bridge-H2, these would include "Xeon E3 chips like the E3-1290v2 in bulk costs of $189 to $884, as well as E5s from $192 to $1,440, one of which would be the E5-2470", according to Electronista. Read The Full Story

Intel’s Xeon E5 specs and pricing released

Rue Liu, Oct 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

Intel is expected to launch two new Xeon E5 subfamilies of processors in early 2012 with the E5-1600 and the E5-2600, the latter of which already has its specs and pricing leaked. CPU-World published a list showing the details on every E5-2600 model, revealing what specs we might expect to find with upcoming systems, such as Apple's early 2012 Mac Pros. Read The Full Story

Intel Debuts 10-Core Xeon E7 Processors

Rue Liu, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

Intel today announced a new family of Xeon E7 10-core dual-threaded processors. The Xeon E7 is intended for both servers as well as very high performance computers and is Intel's first chip to surpass eight cores. Read The Full Story

Intel details microserver play: sub-10W chips in 2012

Chris Davies, Mar 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

If ARM and AMD thought they could sneak up on Intel and snatch the burgeoning micro-server market out from under the chip giant, they'll be sorely disappointed. Intel has detailed its roadmap [pdf link] for low-power processors, with two new sub-45W TDP Xeon chips already in production and the promise an even more frugal Sandy Bridge based CPU later this year and a new Atom for servers in 2012. Read The Full Story

Intel belatedly grab spotlight for record-breaking Tianhe-1A supercomputer

Chris Davies, Nov 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Remember the Chinese Tianhe-1A supercomputer which NVIDIA took credit for "powering" with its Tesla GPUs back in October? It seems Intel would like some of the processing credit as well; they've pushed out a press release of their own, claiming it's Intel Xeon 5600 series processors that "powers" the world's fastest supercomputer. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Review

Ewdison Then, Aug 25th 2010 Discuss [1]

Big computers generally mean big performance, but does a PC need to be imposing in order to blitz through the benchmarks? Lenovo’s ThinkStation C20 is the baby of the range when it comes to physical size, but with dual Intel Xeon processors and NVIDIA’s Quadro FX 4800 graphics, it’s no slowpoke. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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iMac Core i7 Review (Mid 2010)

Vincent Nguyen, Aug 18th 2010 Discuss [6]

Apple’s recent refresh of the all-in-one iMac range may not have concurred with all of the preceding rumors, but the main expectation was certainly met: faster processors than ever before. Fresh to the SlashGear test bench is the 27-inch iMac, with the flagship quadcore Intel CPU. Pairing a 2.93GHz Core i7 processor with 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 256GB SSD, it certainly promises high performance; it also makes for an expensive buy, $2,799 to specify the same spec as our review unit. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Intel reveals Xeon 7500 processor series

Shane McGlaun, Mar 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

Intel has unveiled a new Xeon processor series for mainstream servers and workstations that are based on the Nehalem chip design. With the introduction of the new Xeon 7500 processor line Intel has introduced new processors for laptops, desktops, and servers in the last 90 days bringing more power and energy efficiency to consumers around the world. Read The Full Story

Intel Xeon 5600 series processors are most secure ever

Shane McGlaun, Mar 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Intel has officially launched its latest Xeon processors that are some of its more secure processors ever. The new line is the Xeon 5600 series using 32nm build process and Intel's latest High-K Metal gate tech. The processors are aimed at use in the data center and other enterprise environments. Read The Full Story

Intel Xeon hexacore chips: $999 and in short supply?

Chris Davies, Feb 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

Further details on Intel's upcoming hexacore Xeon processors have emerged, suggesting that the chips will form their own flagship line rather than replacing the existing quadcore processors. Hardmac has heard that the hexacore chips will initially be in short supply - kicking off with the 3.33GHz Core i7-980X in March 2010 - and will be expensive, too; $999 for the i7-980X. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkStation E20 entry-level workstation from $599

Chris Davies, Feb 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Hardly glamorous, but Lenovo's latest budget workstation could bring graphics crunching happily within reach of entry-level renderers. The Lenovo ThinkStation E20 range kicks off at $599, with a choice of Intel Pentium, Core i3, Core i5 or Xeon processors, up to 16GB of DDR3 memory (spread over four DIMM slots) and an optional NVIDIA Quadro graphics card. Read The Full Story