Intel prepares to launch its 65nm dual and quad-core "Tigerton" Xeon MP processors for enterprise servers
Intel is preparing to launch its upcoming 65nm Tigerton dual and quad-core Xeon MP processors. The new Intel Xeon MP E7200 and E7300-sequence processors will launch next quarter with eight different models with three different thermal envelopes no less, according to Intel’s latest roadmap.
At the top of the Tigerton ladder is the Intel Xeon MP X7350 with its 2.93 GHz clock frequency and 130 watt TDP. Right below it is the Xeon MP E7340 with a 2.4 GHz clock speed. The Xeon MP E7340 has a lower 80-watt TDP. Intel also has a low power Xeon MP L7345 clocked at 1.86 GHz with a 50-watt TDP. All three models mentioned above have 8MB of L2 cache.
Intel Quad-Core Tigerton 8MB
| Model
|
Core
Frequency | L2
Cache
| TDP | Price
| |
X7350 | 2.93 GHz
| 8MB | 130W
| $2301
| | E7340 | 2.40 GHz
| 8MB |
80W
| $1980
| | L7345 | 1.86 GHz | 8MB | 50W
| $2301
|
Intel plans to launch a Xeon MP E7330 model that is similar to the E7340, but with 6MB of L2 cache as well. There are also two lower end quad-core Intel Xeon MP processors clocked at 2.13 GHz and 1.60 GHz – the E7320 and E7310. These two models have half the L2 cache as the higher end models, 4MB.
Intel Quad-Core Tigerton
| Model
|
Core
Frequency | L2
Cache
| TDP | Price
| |
E7330 | 2.40 GHz
| 6MB | 80W
| $1391
| | E7320 | 2.13 GHz
| 4MB |
80W
| $1177
| E7310
| 1.60 GHz | 4MB | 80W
| $856
|
Intel only has two dual-core Tigerton Xeon MP models in the pipeline. The new Intel Xeon MP E7220 and E7210 clock in at 2.93 GHz and 2.40 GHz, respectively, and share the same 80-watt TDP rating as most of the quad-core lineup. These dual-core Tigerton Xeon MP processors feature 8MB of L2 cache.
Intel Dual-Core Tigerton
| Model
|
Core
Frequency | L2
Cache
| TDP | Price
| | E7220 | 2.93 GHz
| 8MB | 80W
| $1177
| E7210
| 2.40 GHz | 8MB | 80W
| $856
|
All upcoming Tigerton Xeon MP models feature a 1066 MHz front-side bus. Unlike the previous generation Tulsa 7100-series, Intel has killed off HyperThreading. Nevertheless, Intel Virtualization and Intel 64 technologies carry on in Tigerton.
Expect Intel to debut Tigerton Xeon MP E7300 and E7200-sequence processors next quarter on the new Caneland platform with the Intel 7300 chipset. Intel’s upcoming Caneland platform supports up to four Xeon MP processors with up to 256GB of DDR2-533 FB-DIMM memory. Companies requiring more processing power can also turn to IBM’s upcoming X4 chipset with support for up to 32 processors.
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