“Intel’s Nehalem-based Xeons are finally here, and they’ve left us gasping for air. This may well be the largest performance jump from one CPU generation to the next that we’ve ever seen. Idle power draw is way, way down, as well. The downside? We’re still looking for one.”Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- The Best Server CPUs part 2: the Intel “Nehalem” Xeon X5570 @ AnandTech
- Intel Xeon X5570 and E5520 Gainestown Processors @ Legit Reviews
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200S and Q9550S 65W CPUs @ HotHardware
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400S @ InsideHW
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 Processor Review @ Legit Reviews
- Intel Core 2 Duo Threatened: AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition @ X- bit Labs
- AMD Phenom II X3 720 performance record set @ The Inquirer
Dancing in the server room
The Core 2 Duo played havoc with
AMD’s desktop CPUs, now the new Nehalem based Xeon’s are making the Opteron line feel even more inadequate. The new Xeon W5580 will not be a popular CPU to build a gaming PC on, that has never been it’s intention. It will find a home in servers working on hard computation like graphics rendering and detailed data analysis. The numbers that The Tech Report’s benchmarks returned are incredible, especially with 12 or 16 threads being run on the fluid dynamics test. You should see the tests for yourself, as you probably won’t be getting your hands on one soon.
