Intel reveals new Penryn based Xeon processors - New Mac pro desktops coming up ?
by : Niranjan Thilak posted August 17, 2007 at 5:01 am
Intel briefly revealed a post with details about upcoming Xeon processors which are based on the upcoming Penryn based microprocessors.Intel hastily removed the post after sometime according to MacWorld.
The interesting fact about the post is that , the mentioned Intel Xeon processors are supposedly the successors of the Mac Pro Desktop chips.SO this new range of Xeon processors might mean that some Higher End Mac Pro desktops are going to be available soon.
Intel mentioned about [tag] Penryn [/tag] based Quad Core Xeon processors with clock speeds ranging from 2.0 GHz to 3.16 GHz.The new features which are notable decrease in the Thermal Design Power [ TDP ] , The Quad Core Xeon’s will be having a TDP of 80 Watts except the 3.16 Ghz [tag] Xeon [/tag] which is having 120 Watts TDP.The FSB of these Penryn Xeon’s is 1333 MHz and 12 MB of L2 cache will be featured.
[tag]Intel[/tag]’s new Penryn series lineup will be manufactured on 45 nm architecture.The 2.0 GHz [tag]Xeon [/tag] [tag] processor[/tag] is priced around $209 while the higher end 3.16 GHz was priced at $1172.
Intel leaks details of Mac Pro-bound Xeon chips
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