Reported here, here and here..
Intel look to be prepping the launch of a new eight (8!) core Xeon processor at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in SF next month. Reported to be the Nehalem EP processor and manufactured with the cool 45-nanometer process. Likely to be known as Xeon X5560.
TechRadar did some benchmarking of a dual processor EP-based rig back in November 2008. Samples used then ran at 2.8GHz, with launch models expected to run at 3.2GHz.
All this makes for a very interesting prospect of a 16-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro - given more credence by this report on HardMac via Aquamac of a new design MacPro with new specs.
Exciting!!!
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