Intel's Dunnington-World's First Six Core CPU

[nish_higher]

Intel's Dunnington is a world's first six core CPU and this monster with 16MB of cache will work at 2.66GHz. This will be the fastest iteration while there will be 2.4GHz Xeons based on this six core design.

This CPU will use FSB1066 and it will officially be known as Xeon X7460 and there will be a 2.4GHz version branded as Xeon X7450 will work at 2.4GHz and have 12MB of cache.

The CPUs will be awfully expensive and we also heard it will need a new socket. It is still scheduled for Q3 2008 launch.


Source-
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=7440&Itemid=1

[dheeraj_kumar]

ZOMG!!! Im not buying one more proccy till octa-core comes in... there arent many programs for quad core itself...

[nish_higher]

Six core Dunnington to cost $2,651


Caneland socket 604 compatible


Dunnington or should we start calling it the six core Xeon X7460, will aim at the large server market and this very innovative CPU will fit into the Caneland platform. You should see it as Tigerton’s big brother that will score some untouchable performance numbers.



If you put four of these CPUs together, and this should be possible, you will end up with a stunning 24 cores and AMD needs to plug in six CPUs to match Intel’s four. Six CPUs naturally draws more power and you usually plug in either four or eight CPUs and eight CPU platforms are rather rare as they are expensive.



As we already said yesterday, the fastest six core CPU will work at 2.66GHz, has 16MB of cache and works on a 1,066MHz bus. We heavily suspect that it works in Socket 604, something that Intel currently uses for its Caneland platform. The Xeon X7460 will cost a stunning US$2,651 at launch. This currently looks like the most expensive Xeon of all times.



The second in line is the Xeon E7450 and this CPU works at 2.4GHz and has 12MB cache memory. It also uses the 1,066MHz bus and the same Socket 604. It will cost $2,235 at launch.



They are not really the cheapest things around, but just keep in mind that the fastest quad core based X7350 with 2.93GHz clock, 8MB of cache memory and the same 1,066MHz FSB in FC-PGA6 socket sells for the same $2,235.


Source-
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=7458&Itemid=1

[debsuvra]

Originally Posted by nish_higher

Intel's Dunnington is a world's first six core CPU and this monster with 16MB of cache will work at 2.66GHz. This will be the fastest iteration while there will be 2.4GHz Xeons based on this six core design.

This CPU will use FSB1066 and it will officially be known as Xeon X7460 and there will be a 2.4GHz version branded as Xeon X7450 will work at 2.4GHz and have 12MB of cache.

The CPUs will be awfully expensive and we also heard it will need a new socket. It is still scheduled for Q3 2008 launch.


Source-
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=7440&Itemid=1

At a first glance. I thought the name is Intel Dungeon Anyway good news, waiting for Octo-core.

[kumarmohit]

only if I could dedicate some cores to keep my parents and GF satisfied.
I wud still have a dual core system.

[Dragoon]

Details about this processor( a small paragraph) was already published in June 2007 issue.

[W i d e S c r e e N]

why no upgrades in single proc. speeds? from 133Mhz to 3000Mhz?

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by W i d e S c r e e N

why no upgrades in single proc. speeds? from 133Mhz to 3000Mhz?

Because they realised multicore means MORE

[Cool G5]

Now the core war after ghz wars...

My next pc upgrade will be in 2Q of 2009, till then let's see how many core proccy comes out, any new architecture, socket etc...

[swordfish]

Originally Posted by debsuvra

At a first glance. I thought the name is Intel Dungeon Anyway good news, waiting for Octo-core.

like you gonne buy octo-core as soon as it wil release

Intel can have tagline like "Yeh dil mange core..."

[hellgate]

now now another procy from Intel.buts its too expensive for me to even think bout buying it.also wudnt wanna change platform (even if its available) b4 Nehalem.
may be Darky cud give us some benches if and when he lays his hands on 1.

[ancientrites]

i hope darklord does that

[MetalheadGautham]

the title is absolutely wrong. Sun Ultra SPARC T1 was released in 2005 and had 8 cores

[kumarmohit]

Actually no. It is still the first hexacore proccessor. Sun's was Octacore.
last i studied maths 6 and 8 were different.

[phreak0ut]

One day, we'll have computers similar to Earth Simulator running in our homes.

[Dragoon]

You ca,t think that processors will be added again and again. Surely there will be a more powerful technology in which we will have single cores again with much better performance.