asencif said:
For the desktops is hard to say....I would hope Apple goes straight to Woodcrest for the next PM's as we can have a Quad with the configuration. Let the iMac use Conroe instead. Then Spring next year we can have Kentsfield.
In spring 2007 Kentsfield will be used in the lower end Mac Pro that only contain one socket (i.e. 4 cores). The higher end Mac Pro will use dual Clovertons (i.e. 8 cores
) then later towards the end of 2007 4 Tigertons (i.e. 16 cores
). Here is some info from a prvious thread I found useful.
Conroe
To make things clear "Conroe" will not be able to be used in a Dual or Multi-processor configuration. Conroe is limited to
ONE cpu with
TWO cores.
Woodcrest
Woodcrest is the designation for the chip that is capable of a Dual-processor configuration, but is not capable of running in a multi-processor configuration. So the limit is
TWO cpu's for a total of
FOUR cores.
Kentsfield
Kentsfield is two dual-core CPUs in a single housing, but is not capable of Dual processor or mult-processor configuration so it is limited to
FOUR cores. It will drive down the price of a quad machine. Intel has only said first quarter 2007.
Sossaman
I believe this is the most likely choice for the future Xserves due to it's low power consumption and small thermal footprint. It is a Core Duo except it is capable of being placed in a dual-processor configuration.
Cloverton
This is a quad core processor capable of a dual-processor configuration to make
EIGHT total cores. Last stated to be available first quarter 2007. Until then we will not see an 8-core Mac Pro.
Tigerton
This is the same as Cloverton except it can be placed in a multi-processor configuration. Giving you the ability to have four Tigerton CPU's or 16 cores. This will not be available until later in 2007.
Merom
This is Conroe but targeted at the mobile market.
