Intel boosting Xeon processors
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
At its developer forum here on Wednesday Intel plans to introduce 2.6- and 2.8-GHz versions of its Xeon server chip, for dual- and single-processor applications such as Web hosting, security and streaming media. The current Xeon processor, unvieled in February, tops out at 2.4 Ghz. Intel's faster Xeon chips, codenamed Prestonia, represent "an indication of the pace of how we're able to increase performance on the architecture," said Lisa Hambrick, Intel director of enterprise processor marketing, in Santa Clara, Calif.
Also at IDF Wednesday, Intel plans to release details on changes in its chipset technology. The company in the fourth quarter of this year is moving to a 533-MHz front bus for servers and workstations. A 533-MHz bus also is planned for chipsets. The current speed is 400 MHz.