Chipmaker Intel Corporation has introduced two low-voltage 45 nanometer (nm) processors for servers and workstations that run at 50 watts, or just 12.5 watts per core, and frequencies as high as 2.50 GigaHertz (GHz).
The Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor L5400 Series now features 45nm manufacturing capabilities and reinvented transistor formula that combine to “boost performance and reduce power consumption in data centers,” according to Intel.
Intel claims that these new Quad-Core Intel Xeon L5400 processors are as much as 25 percent faster1 and have a 50 percent larger cache size than Intel’s previous-generation, low-voltage Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors, while at the same time maintaining the low 50-watt thermal envelope.
Featuring 2 megabytes (MB) of on-die cache and dedicated 1333 MHz front side buses (FSB), the quad-core L5420 and L5410 processors run at 2.50 GHz and 2.33 GHz, respectively.
“Using Intel's hafnium-infused high-k metal gate transistors has allowed our quad-core 45nm low-voltage server chips to attain new heights in power-efficient performance,” said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Server Platforms Group at Intel, in a statement.
Alienware, a manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook and entertainment systems, is now offering the Intel QX9770 Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core processor on the new Area-51 desktop computer.
According to Intel, a number of systems vendors are supporting the L5400 series and L5210, including Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, Fujitsu-Siemens, Gigabyte, HP, Hitachi, IBM, Microstar, NEC, Quanta, Rackable, Supermicro, Tyan and Verari.
Next quarter, Intel is expected to begin shipping a new dual-core low-voltage processor that will boast a 40-watt rating and clock speed of 3 GHz, with a 6 MB cache size and a 1333 MHz FSB.
Also, Intel informs that they are extending the existing Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5400 series for embedded market segments by offering the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor L5410 with support for a 7-year life cycle.
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