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Intel’s Hardcore Six-Core

in News on March 16, 2010 at 2:10 pm PT

Looks like the CPU refresh cycle is officially underway. This morning, Intel formally launched its new six-core “Westmere EP” Xeon processors, and according to Intel, vendors like Dell, IBM and Hewlett-Packard are already gobbling them up.

Intel: Screw Everything, We're Doing Eight Cores

in News on September 5, 2008 at 5:41 am PT

If two cores make a good chip and four cores make a better one, then, obviously, six cores make the best damn chip on the market. Which is what analysts believe Intel’s new six-core Xeon processor X7460 will be when it debuts Sept. 15. With six cores and a leviathan 16MB L3 cache, it’s easy to see why.

Intel: Screw Everything, We’re Doing Eight Cores

in News on September 5, 2008 at 5:41 am PT

If two cores make a good chip and four cores make a better one, then, obviously, six cores make the best damn chip on the market. Which is what analysts believe Intel’s new six-core Xeon processor X7460 will be when it debuts Sept. 15. With six cores and a leviathan 16MB L3 cache, it’s easy to see why.