Intel Ships Its Fastest Quad-Core Server Chips
Intel on Tuesday said it has started shipping to OEMs its fastest quad-core Xeon server platform, formerly codenamed Caneland.
The chipmaker also released brand names for the components of the new platform, which started shipping in volumes in June and is built on Intel's Core micro-architecture. The platform comprises the Xeon processor 7300 series, formerly called Tigerton; and the Intel 7300 chipset, formerly Clarksboro, Kirk Skaugen, VP and co-general manager of Intel's Server Products Group, said in the company's blog.
The fastest version of the CPU will be available to OEMs in volume production running at 2.93GHz. The new platform delivers up to 2X performance over Intel's dual-core Xeon 7100 processor series, and more than 2X the performance per watt. The platform, which is also available in a lower 50-watt version, is built for use in blade and high-density servers.
