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Documentary on Intel Xeon processor 'Nehalem Effect' is nonsense
posted by Nick Knupffer on October 19, 2009 at Technology@Intel
I rarely write about topics with such vigour, but this latest video from a so-called documentary team is absolute and utter rubbish. There is no evidence whatsoever that the Intel Xeon 5500 processor can create the kind of data centre...
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tagged: awesome, data center, intel, nehalem, roi, xeon, Xeon 5500
Intel Proves Xeon 5500 Processors Are "Cash Machines for IT"
posted by Nick Knupffer on October 07, 2009 at Technology@Intel
When Intel launched “Nehalem-EP,” more commonly known as the Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors back in March, we pointed out that their energy-efficient performance and other attributes lead to a very quick return on investment - as soon as eight...
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tagged: awesome, bmw, data center, Dreamworks, humana, intel, Nehalem, server, Xeon, Xeon 5500
Mission Critical? Meet Next-Gen Nehalem-EX.
posted by Sylvia Flores on September 25, 2009 at Technology@Intel
Let’s face it-there’s a large following around Intel® Xeon® processors. After all, they are the world’s most widely deployed server, and for good reasons. IT has grown to rely on Intel Xeon processors for their performance, reliability, virtualization capabilities, and...
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tagged: IDF09, intel fellows, multi-core, Nehalem, server, virtualization, Xeon
Massive cache for 8-core processor designed for high performance, low power and high yield
posted by Esther Andrews on July 20, 2009 at Technology@Intel
Intel recently described a 24MB 24-way set associative 8-ported 3rd level cache for an upcoming 8-core Intel® Xeon® Processor with design emphasis on high density, low power and design reuse. It features a 0.3816 μm2 bit cell in a 45nm...
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tagged: cache, cpu, performance, processor, server, transistor, Xeon
Intel Xeon 5500: The IT Manager's ATM?
posted by Nick Knupffer on April 17, 2009 at Technology@Intel
You’ve no doubt heard that Intel’s new Xeon 5500 series processors can deliver a return on investment in as little as 8 months when you replace an older, single-core Xeon server. You may even have heard Pat Gelsinger refer to...
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tagged: awesome, calculator, intel, nehalem, roi, server, xeon
From Pentium Pro to Nehalem: The Story of Transformation
posted by Pat Gelsinger on March 30, 2009 at Technology@Intel
Today, at our headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley, we launched the most important Intel server product since 1995’s Intel® Pentium® Pro processor. In 1995, fewer than 750Ku servers based on Intel architecture were sold, representing only 10 percent...
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tagged: awesome, intel, Nehalem, pat gelsinger, Pentium, processor, server, workstation, Xeon
A High-Five For High-K Reinvented Transistors
posted by Pat Gelsinger on November 10, 2008 at Technology@Intel
Today marks a major milestone: the one-year anniversary of shipping the world’s first ever Intel processors manufactured on our 45 nanometer process—based on an entirely new ‘high-k metal gate’ transistor formula. And what a year it has been for this...
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tagged: 45nm, atom, Core 2 Duo, Core i7, high-k, Intel, MID, Moore's Law, nehalem, processor, xeon
Intel servers smash records with 6 core 'Dunnington'
posted by Nick Knupffer on August 19, 2008 at Technology@Intel
Did you watch Pat Gelsinger’s IDF kenote today? He announced that the new 6-core Intel Xeon processor for expandable servers will launch in September, and has already broken multiple world performance records - notably the first x86-based server to burst...
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tagged: 6, boyd, core, davis, Dunnington, idf, IDF San Fran, idf2008, intel core, Xeon
Does low power always mean a performance sacrifice?
posted by Nick Knupffer on March 26, 2008 at Technology@Intel
Not according to the latest SPECpower benchmark results. But first, no doubt you all saw the excellent press coverage the new low voltage Xeon announcement garnered. But what does it mean in practical terms? Well, let me remind you of...
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tagged: efficiency, intel, low voltage, power, processor, quad core, spec, specpower, xeon
Rule 1: Don't talk about Fight Club
posted by Nick Knupffer on February 20, 2008 at Technology@Intel
Rule 2: Don’t talk about Xeon Fight Club In the spirit of workplace enjoyment, Intel has created a little Xeon ‘Fight Club’ of it’s own: RoboBrawl!...
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tagged: Intel, robobrawl, workstation, Xeon
Caneland, Caneland everywhere!
posted by Nick Knupffer on July 24, 2007 at Technology@Intel
This quarter will see the launch of Intel’s latest MP platform codenamed ‘Caneland’. MP means ‘multi-processor’ and refers to servers that can support 4 or more processors. Caneland is the platform name and is composed of the Tigerton processor and...
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tagged: caneland, Core, processor, tigerton, Xeon
An update on Intel Itanium processors
posted by Pat Gelsinger on June 15, 2007 at Technology@Intel
I get asked regularly about Intel’s Itanium strategy and plans. Having taken over responsibility for Itanium at Intel in 2005, I spent time taking a deep and careful look at the technology, products and positioning of the product in the...
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tagged: Dual-Core, Itanium, Montecito, Montvale, Poulson, Tukwila, Xeon
Penryn
posted by Dileep Bhandarkar on April 16, 2007 at Technology@Intel
Hello, this is Dileep Bhandarkar blogging from Beijing, where it is already tomorrow today! There is a lot of buzz here about Penryn. So, what exactly is Penryn? Penryn is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, in the United...
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tagged: 45nm, Core 2 Duo, desktop, Dual-Core, microarchitecture, microprocessor, mobile, Penryn, quad core, server, Xeon
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