Yesterday evening, Intel officially announced the release of the second generation processors Xeon E7, series 8800 v2, 4800 v2, 2800 v2 based architecture Ivy Bridge EX. The layout of the crystal in its maximum configuration, as can be seen in the photo below, is quite atypical and reaches an odd number - 15 pieces.
According to company estimates, the new processors are designed for mission-critical applications (this applies primarily older versions series Xeon E7 8800 v2) and the maximum support in the industry RAM - up to 1.5 TB . Intel has been actively promoting the x86-based platform as a replacement for RISC-processor architecture (Itanium). In the latest press release, she also stressed the importance of new products, saying that they are 80% more productive than their "RISC-analogues" and 80% cheaper . The model series Xeon E7 8800 v2 can operate in standard configurations up to 8 pieces on the board.
If we compare the processors Intel Xeon E7 v2 to predecessors, the difference in average performance reaches two times in favor of new solutions. At the same bandwidth for I / O operations has increased fourfold.
Among other advantages we calls support technologies such as Intel Integrated I / O and Intel Data Direct I / O, as well as the presence of the bus PCI Express 3.0. At the time of the announcement, according to Intel, more than 20 companies have produced more than 40 systems based on the new processors.
All basic data as well as the official prices, can be seen in the presented extracts from fresh price list of the company, which was updated yesterday. Related Products :
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