INTEL今天正式宣布：4-WAY Xeon Dual Core结构的CPU 71xx系列开始交货.
它的这款71xx就是让人真真捏了一把汗的TULSA CPU. 人们一直想看它的笑话,看他能不能在明年的一月做出来.现在INTEL比原计划早了4到5个月上市,说明了他的实力是有的,他的能力是对手不可忽视的.
这一年INTEL真是疯了,8个月交了五代CPU,跨越的技术相当过于的10年事业.
1).先是64bit-Xeon CPU
2).二是Dual-Core Notebook和Desktop CPU
3).再是Core-Duo Notebook CPU
4).然后是决定性的Core-2-Duo Notebook CPU, Core-2-Duo Desktop CPU, Core-2-Duo Server 2-way CPU
5).最后是指标性的Server Xeon Dual Core Server 4-way CPU
到此, INTEL彻底地改变了被动挨打的局面.
看来，有竞争科学技术就是有进步.
去年DELL宣布用AMD的CPU,就是冲着4-WAY Dual-Core双核结构而来的.现在看来DELL转线的意义不大.但是DELL和INTEL的铁血关系不存在了.是DELL给了ACER, LENOVO, GATEWAY, HP等与DELL自己竞争的平等机会.
DELL过去的宣布给了我们几个启示:
-----做人要讲信义.吃水不能忘了挖井人.
-----沉不住气的人是要坏大事的.
-----瘦死的骆驼比马壮.姜永远是老的辣.
-----有能力的人啥时都行.错了改过来就是了.
-----没能力的人啥时都不行.有机会只是靠运气.
-----水能载舟也能覆舟。
-----DELL破坏了与INTEL的铁血联盟，DELL一家独大的时代不在了。
下面的一战就是:
4core 4way的争夺战了.INTEL的原计划是明年中,现在看来要修正到---提前到明年一二月了.INTEL在SERVER方面的保卫战打得真是漂亮。
不过不要急，过去3个月，由于市场上人的心理，Intel在desktop和Notebook方面可能是有损失的.下一个月尾将会看到报表,Intel在desktop和Notebook方面的表现应当不是太理想.但这是过去一年来的错.从今天起,INTEL的消息应当都是正面的.他在第四季度的业绩---市场占有率当比第三季度好一些.
Intel introduces powerful new MP server processor
Record-setting performance, day-to-day reliability, and massive amounts of onboard memory are the hallmarks of the new Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 7100 series processors, previously codenamed “Tulsa,” which Intel is officially introducing Tuesday.
Aimed at high-end enterprise server market
The Intel Xeon 7100 series is aimed at a lucrative high-end market: multi-processor, enterprise-level servers that businesses depend on to do many important tasks at once, sometimes running 24 hours a day.
The new Xeon 7100 series offers up to two times better performance, nearly three times better performance per watt, and up to four times the performance per CPU dollar compared to previous servers in this line. And the new server processors are designed to be extremely scalable: Up to 32 processors can be linked together at one time for massive processing power, while remaining “drop-in” compatible with existing Intel chipsets.
16 megabytes of L3 cache delivers “huge performance” gains
“The biggest change in the new processor is the addition of 16MB of L3 memory cache,” says Troy Wallin, product marketing engineer at Intel’s Server Platform Group. “That allowed us to get huge gains in performance.” Having a massive 16MB memory bank on the chip allows the processor to access critical data much faster – because it doesn’t have to query the main memory as often, but can find the data right on the chip itself, Wallin said.
Processor is breaking performance records
The Dual Core Intel Xeon 7100 series has already broken world records in several benchmarks. For example, a Fujitsu-Siemens* PRIMERGY server using Xeon 7140 processors broke the 4-socket business-oriented SPECjbb™ 2005 benchmark with a score of 178,201 business operations per second. And a Dell PowerEdge 6800* server—which uses Xeon 7140M processors—broke a 4-socket benchmark measuring processors’ database performance.
As a result, applications that manage enterprise resource planning, for example, will see up to 42 percent performance gains, according to Intel engineers, with up to double the Java server performance of the previous iteration of this chip.
1.3 billion transistor chip launches ahead of schedule
With more than 1.3 billion transistors, the Xeon 7100 series is the ultimate expression of Intel’s Netburst x86 architecture. The new processors are “drop-in” compatible with Intel’s existing Truland platform based on the Intel E8501. Intel hopes that this means businesses can adopt the new processors quickly and easily, with reduced cost of ownership and validation times.
Intel development teams completed Tulsa a full quarter ahead of schedule. The processor is being manufactured by Intel employees at Fab 12 in Chandler, Arizona, and assembled and tested by employees at Intel’s Costa Rica Microprocessor Operations plant. The wafers are also processed at the Aloha Factory Operations plant in Aloha, Oregon. The processors range in price from $856 to $1980.
Servers shipping today
More than 40 system manufacturers have announced servers based on the Xeon 7100 starting as soon as today. For example, Paul Miller, Hewlett Packard’s vice president of industry-standard server marketing, said, “With a nearly 62 percent performance gain over previous models, the new platforms are ideal for virtualization and maximizing the performance of business-critical applications.”
Tom Kilroy, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group said, “The Dual-Core Xeon 7100 series processor is the best choice for demanding enterprise workloads based on new world record benchmarks, significantly outperforming the competition in key areas while not compromising on the reliability and investment protection that is so critical.”
The 7100 series processors also incorporate numerous Intel-led innovations that enhance datacenter effectiveness including Intel® Virtualization Technology that can help lower the total cost of ownership by assisting with consolidation of different software applications.
