Intel launches quad-core products for multi-processor servers

Vikingod · Sep 6, 2007, 01:59 PM

Source: DigiTimes
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Intel has finally completed its transition to replace Netburst with its Core microarchitecture by launching its Craneland platform for multi-socket (4-way) servers and six Quad-Core Xeon 7300 series (Tigerton) CPUs.

At the heart of Craneland is the Intel 7300 chipset which allows each of the four sockets to be connected to its own 1066MHz FSB. This design offers at lot of bandwidth, but it also shows how close to the limit Intel is pushing is FSB architecture, and how much the company needs to switch to its Common Systems Interconnect (CSI) to pass the bottleneck.

Sep 6, 2007, 01:59 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Intel launches quad-core products for multi-processor servers Source: DigiTimes ___________ Intel has finally completed its transition to replace Netburst with its Core microarchitecture by launching its Craneland platform for multi-socket (4-way) servers and six Quad-Core Xeon 7300 series (Tigerton) CPUs. At the heart of Craneland is the Intel 7300 chipset which allows each of the four sockets to be connected to its own 1066MHz FSB. This design offers at lot of bandwidth, but it also shows how close to the limit Intel is pushing is FSB architecture, and how much the company needs to switch to its Common Systems Interconnect (CSI) to pass the bottleneck.