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Intel Unveils 6-Core Xeon 7400

Posted by kdawson on from the not-cheaper-by-the-half-dozen dept.

JagsLive recommends CNet coverage that begins "Intel officially unveiled its six-core 'Dunnington' Xeon 7400 processor Monday ... As expected, Intel launched the Dunnington chip for high-end servers ... The Xeon 7400 is also one of the first Intel chips to have a monolithic design. In other words, all six cores will be on one piece of silicon. To date, for any processor having more than two cores, Intel has put two separate pieces of silicon ... inside one chip package."

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  1. Yes! It should totally be a power of two. by Joce640k · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they're really making 8-core chips but their factories are primitive so normally only about six of them work.

    These chips are all defective. I wouldn't buy one and neither should you.

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    1. Re:Yes! It should totally be a power of two. by ShadowRangerRIT · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why are you responding to speculation/a joke as if it were fact? This is a native six core chip, not an eight core with two disabled.

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    2. Re:Yes! It should totally be a power of two. by larry+bagina · · Score: 3, Funny

      Why are you responding to a fact as if it's speculation or a joke?

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    3. Re:Yes! It should totally be a power of two. by Gilmoure · · Score: 4, Funny

      I steal my computers from really rich orphans. 'Course, if they have parents, it takes just a little work and they're soon orphans.

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    4. Re:Yes! It should totally be a power of two. by rugatero · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why the hell am I responding at all?

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  2. Re:Base 2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    6 = 8 - 2 broken cores ?

  3. It has six cores... by halcyon1234 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... and a moisturizer strip for a cool, refreshing finish.

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    1. Re:It has six cores... by shams42 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Did Intel partner with Gillette on this CPU? http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930

  4. Re:Base 2 by davidbrit2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, 6 is a power of 2. It's 2^2.585, to be inexact.

  5. so this means by nimbius · · Score: 4, Funny

    i might finally be able to play crysis on my vista ultimate machine? i mean, granted, my pc will look more like a LHC when im through with it...but a few black holes are worth it

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  6. Re:Base 2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    2^(log2(6)) to be exact.

  7. Re:Specs? by RiotingPacifist · · Score: 2, Funny

    OFC if your dealing with server, then it does make a difference for example Unisys 96 core offering (*nix & possible mac only) would be able to hold 256 SQL server databases ... or vista pro

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  8. Re:Base 2 by Yvan256 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pentium 1 user, aren't you?

  9. Re:Monolithic? by Cygfrydd · · Score: 3, Funny

    My god... it’s full of stars...

  10. Now you can open six tabs in Chrome... by javilon · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... and each one will have it's own processor core.

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  11. And how will you power it build your own nuclear p by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 3, Funny

    And how will you power it build your own nuclear power plant?

  12. Re:With a catch.... by Kingrames · · Score: 4, Funny

    64 cores should be enough for anybody.

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  13. I Want by WED+Fan · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm holding out for a 12 core processor.

    I'm also holding out for a razor blade with 6 blades, screw those wimpy 5 blade razors that Tiger is pitching right now. (F*ck, I have a beard, why do I want a razor blade? Screw it, I'm still waiting for 6 blades.)

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    1. Re:I Want by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      F*ck, I have a beard, why do I want a razor blade?

      So you can quit the carnival and get a regular waitress job

  14. Re:Wattage by 427_ci_505 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Watt you say?

    You have no chance to survive make your time.