Intel is preparing a 15-core Xeon CPU

[Dicehunter]

Thought Tom and Jay might find this interesting

Intel is preparing a 15-core Xeon CPU capable of being installed on a motherboard that can handle 8-processors and up to 240 threads *BAT SHIT CRAZY*. It looks as if Intel has not just been being idle as the PC market enters 2014 and it now seems they will be releasing a new 15-core Xeon CPU that will most likely “Hulk Smash” anything else on the planet, but what is it? Well the proposed 15-core Xeon CPU, which will feature 4.31 billion transistors, a 3.8GHz Turbo Frequency, a TDP of 155W, contain 40 PCIe lanes, and will join the Xeon E7 line of processors
This is insane news for those folks looking for the power of a mini-jet in their server or workstation, and with 8 CPUs you should be able to do just about anything, and do it quickly. The CPUs will all contain Hyper-Threading with up to 240 simultaneously running threads for maximum information throughput on Intel’s latest LGA2011 platform. The new Ivy Bridge-EX processor will feature 15 cores/30 threads, 37.5MB of L3 cache, will support DDR3-1600MHz RAM with a street price of close to $5000 when it first arrives on the scene. Intel’s latest 15-core CPU will use the LGA2011 socket and arrive as the Xeon E7-8890 v2 CPU; we will see 8 new SKUs in the Xeon E7-8xxx v2 range with various price points.

Source - http://www.tweaktown.com/news/35406/intel-preparing-native-15-core-xeon-processor/index.html

 

[Vicey]

I'd love one of these for my server but hnnng so expensive.

 

[ShaunB-91]

Holy moly, take Tom's money, not mine!

 

[ObscureParadox]

I knew the top end 8800 CPU was meant to have a 2.8GHz stock core clock but I wasn't aware of the turbo clock if it is of course true. On a more serious note there is very little that anyone could use this for at home and would be targeted at big high end servers.

 

[barnsley]

AMD is loosing out on the more cores Pl0x adventure. Well nearly. Pretty sure they still have those 16 core opterons. $5000 is mad, guess it'd be great for virtual servers though.

 

[ObscureParadox]

Yeah they have had the 16Core opterons since the Bulldpzer days, but as we all know, cores aren't everything and they people who will be buying these will not just look at the core count and clock speed but more about what each individual CPU could do for each application and therefor which is most cost effective.

 

[barnsley]

Yeah they have had the 16Core opterons since the Bulldpzer days, but as we all know, cores aren't everything and they people who will be buying these will not just look at the core count and clock speed but more about what each individual CPU could do for each application and therefor which is most cost effective.

To be honest I don't think this xeon would be the Opteron's competitor.