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March 31, 2009 8:10 AM PDT

Intel adds crush of new mobile, server chips

by Brooke Crothers
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Intel updated its processor list Monday with new Core 2 chips for Macbook Air-class laptops and a crush of Xeon processors for workstations and servers.

The number of new processor models is 20 in all.

Intel senior vice president Pat Gelsinger holds a new Xeon chip

Intel Vice President Pat Gelsinger holds a new Xeon chip.

(Credit: Intel)

As reported earlier, Intel has introduced new power-sipping low-voltage (LV) and ultra-low-voltage (ULV) processor models for laptops such as the Apple MacBook Air and Dell Adamo.

The new LV and ULV processor models include the 17-watt SL9600 (2.13GHz, $316) and 10-watt SU9600 (1.6GHz, $289). More power-hungry Intel mainstream mobile processors are typically rated at 25 watts or 35 watts.

And over a dozen new Xeon quad-core processors based on Intel's new Nehalem chip architecture were added to the Intel price list.

Processors in the Xeon 5500 series range in price from $1,600 for the 130-watt W5580 (3.2GHz) to $423 for the 60-watt L5506 (2.13GHz). Intel, for the first time, is also listing each new Xeon chip's giga-transfers-per-second rating (GT/sec). For example, the W5580 is rated at 6.40 GT/sec, while the L5506 is rated at 4.80 GT/sec.

Other Xeon 5500 series models include the 95-watt X5550 (2.66GHz, $958), the 80-watt E5520 (2.26GHz, $373), and the 60-watt L5520 (2.26GHz, $530).

Intel also debuted the Xeon 3500 series, including the 130-watt W3570 (3.2GHz, $999) and the 130-watt W3520 (2.66GHz, $284).

Brooke Crothers has served as an editor at large at CNET News, an editor at Dow Jones' Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly, and a senior editor at InfoWorld. His CNET blog covers chip technology and computer systems, and how they define the computing experience. He also contributes to The New York Times' Bits and Technology sections. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. Follow Brooke on Twitter @mbrookec.
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by Mr. Dee March 31, 2009 8:44 AM PDT
I wish I wasn't broke right now, combine these latest XEON processors with the new nVidia Quadros, 8 GBs of DDR 3 RAM, 256 GB SSD (2 TB 7200 RPM external drive) with Windows Vista Business SP1 64-bit and you gotta smokin' setup.
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by seven7dust March 31, 2009 9:14 AM PDT
except Vista will suck to many unwanted Cpu cycles for no reason
you'd be better of With Windows 7 or XP
if I may ask wat you'll be running with all those Xeons and Quadros ?

if you really want better performance for money it's better to invest in a SSD
for your old setup
I was truly amazed at how much faster a macbook with upgraded SSD
was to mine
by nanikore March 31, 2009 5:09 PM PDT
if you look at the config, seven7dust, you would see that it's a graphics/CAD workstation setup.

From there it's easy to figure out which kinds of software. (i.e. not games)
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