Topic: Intel reveals new top-of-the-range Xeon 7500

[Simon]

Intel has formally launched its new series of top-end workstation and server CPUs, the Xeon 7500 range.

Based on the Nehalem EX architecture (codenamed Beckton), the range brings clock speeds up to 2.66GHz, parts with eight physical cores, Hyper-Threading and a massive 24MB of L3 cache.

“The 7500 series represents the biggest performance leap we’ve seen in our Xeon space,” announced Xeon platform director Shannon Poulin at the launch in London. Intel claims that a single processor will provide, on average, three times the performance of a previous-generation Xeon 7400 part, giving considerable scope for server consolidation through virtualisation.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/356953/intel-reveals-new-top-of-the-range-xeon-7500

[Rik]

I wonder if we could have one to replace Samson.