Dual-Core Server Market Heats Up
Posted by lardiop on 26 September 2005 - 18:30 · 5 comments & 990 views
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#1 Posted by plastikaa on 26 Sep 2005 - 18:47
- Now I want to see one of these dual cores inside an Alienware area 51 7700 laptop before january for when I buy one
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#2 Posted by Echelon Left on 26 Sep 2005 - 19:37
- I just want Intel to offer the Pentium XE in higher clock speeds than the 3.20 GHz that they do now. They offer the Pentium 4 in 3.80 GHz, so why not the Pentium D or the Pentium XE?
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#2.1 Posted by roadwarrior on 26 Sep 2005 - 20:14
- Possibly due to heat reasons? A dual core CPU is going to run hotter than a single core CPU, assuming they are based on the same core technology.
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#2.2 Posted by aleck79 on 26 Sep 2005 - 20:22
- yes, intel is having a lot of problems dealing with heat. This is unfortunate because most applications run single threaded. Alot of the cpu power is not even used.
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#2.3 Posted by Echelon Left on 26 Sep 2005 - 21:12
- Heat is not an problem for me.
I'd either use a liquid-cooling solution or a Zalman CNPS7700-Cu heatsink-fan.
The stock coolers that Intel ships with it's boxed processors are a joke.
So, if Intel would ship a Pentium XE @3.80GHz I'd buy one.
I suppose the real problems are more to do with yeilds than with heat. Just try finding a P4 that's stock-clocked higher than 3.20 GHz; They're not eaxacly easy to get your hands on.
AMD has had dual-core server offerings available for just under 6 months. The previous set of dual-core server chips from AMD maxed out at 2.2Ghz with a very limited amount of Special Edition, higher voltage 2.4Ghz chips being made available. AMD is offering dual-core server chips for the same price as the single-core variants trying to push the technology.
Meanwhile Intel announced today that their first dual-core "Paxville" Xeon processors will be made available this October. Intel has revealed that their low end dual-core part (2.8Ghz) will outperform a comparable single-core 3.6Ghz chip in multi-threaded applications. Intel is banking on large OEM's like Dell to help them make inroads into a market already saturated with 6 months of AMD offerings.
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