Intel launches long-awaited Montecito Itanium

Iria · Jul 18, 2006, 08:44 PM

Source: News.com
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SAN FRANCISCO--Intel launched its "Montecito" Itanium on Tuesday, doubling performance compared to its predecessor and upgrading ambitions for a high-end chip family that got off to a rocky start.

Each Montecito chip has two processor cores, which is a first for the Itanium line. Of the six Montecito models introduced, the top-end 9050 has 1.7 billion transistors and 24MB of high-speed cache memory. The models range in clock speed from 1.4GHz to 1.6GHz and in price from $696 to $3,692 (in quantities of 1,000).

Jul 18, 2006, 08:44 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Intel launches long-awaited Montecito Itanium Source: News.com ___________ SAN FRANCISCO--Intel launched its "Montecito" Itanium on Tuesday, doubling performance compared to its predecessor and upgrading ambitions for a high-end chip family that got off to a rocky start. Each Montecito chip has two processor cores, which is a first for the Itanium line. Of the six Montecito models introduced, the top-end 9050 has 1.7 billion transistors and 24MB of high-speed cache memory. The models range in clock speed from 1.4GHz to 1.6GHz and in price from $696 to $3,692 (in quantities of 1,000).