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New server chips from processor giant draw as little as 12.5 watts per core.
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- by fxober September 10, 2008 7:54 PM PDT
- Intel chips easily run at 4Ghz when overclocked using techniques my kid could learn in 2 minutes, and complicated overclocking scenarios go well beyond 5Ghz on the Penryn Design. Same as Xeon server chips are using.
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(3 Comments)The Nehalam design is even better and boasts an IMC, that Core Design is starting to ship now.
Intel goes all spectrums meaning - low power (*as needed), high Clock Speed (*as needed), and mega cores per socket.
In fact the new Intel Atom processor is a 64-bit x86 monster that will fit easily balance on the smallest child's finger.
All of this came to be with the Penryn revolution that has already shipped for over a year now. Buy one! I'm typing from one...