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Lord Xeb
September 16th, 2008, 03:26 PM
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/intel_officially_launches_sixcore_xeon_processors_ boasts_50_performance_boost

I took this from the second paragraph:

Speed-wise, Intel claims a 50% performance increase in the 7400 over the 7300 series CPU based on TPC-E database benchmark testing (TPC-E simulates the online transaction workload of a large brokerage firm). More impressive is Intel’s claim that even with the improved performance, Dunnington’s energy efficiency actually means it uses 10% lower power than the previous generation. The gains are largely attributed to the presence of a new 16MB level-3 cache, in addition to the extra compute power of two more cores. Xeon 7400 CPUs will launch at 2.66Ghz with either four or six core, and will be priced from $856 to $2729.

JetskiDude911
September 16th, 2008, 03:27 PM
Nice!

eragon100
September 16th, 2008, 03:59 PM
Can you also put that in a normal desktop pc? Should allow for some fast gaming.

aaaantoine
September 16th, 2008, 04:20 PM
Plug Folding@Home into that sucker.

mrsteveman1
September 16th, 2008, 04:51 PM
Can you also put that in a normal desktop pc? Should allow for some fast gaming.

With the right chipset and socket, yea. Plenty of motherboards available.

VitaLiNux
September 16th, 2008, 06:26 PM
That's mind-blowingly good :)