Two 6 core processors?

[alent1234]

HP and dell are now shipping workstations with the new 5600 Xeons so Apple should be coming soon

 

[keewe]

do you have a link to a xeon workstation? cant find any of them on dell.com.

 

[alent1234]

maybe not Dell, but HP is. along with Proliant servers they now have it as an option. i saw HP had it on workstations and assumed Dell did as well since they are now offering the 5600 as a server option.

the HP will be more expensive than a Mac Pro because it has a more expensive graphics card



http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/Mi...=3007&BaseId=30037&oi=E9CED&BEID=19701&SBLID=

 

[J the Ninja]

The base option on that HP is a a Quadro NVS 295, which has half the power of the 9400. Also, $3.5K for a 2.4Ghz 8-core? Ouch. Also, why does the world insist on me getting ANOTHER 2.4Ghz computer? Can't I have one clocked at something else? Oh well, there is always overclocking the gaming rig....

 

[alent1234]

the Xeon's always had ridiculous prices because they are used by businesses who are willing to pay for it. Intel jacks up the prices and then HP/Dell do the same when they sell you an upgraded CPU.

and in the end it's the same CPU as the consumer versions, made on the same machines, same masks with the only difference being the consumer versions get features disabled so Intel can sell them cheaper

 

[nanofrog]

the Xeon's always had ridiculous prices because they are used by businesses who are willing to pay for it. Intel jacks up the prices and then HP/Dell do the same when they sell you an upgraded CPU.

and in the end it's the same CPU as the consumer versions, made on the same machines, same masks with the only difference being the consumer versions get features disabled so Intel can sell them cheaper

For the SP Nehalem based systems, this is correct (technical standpoint). DP systems OTOH, have a second QPI channel, and use different chipsets (5520 rather than the X58).

But there's another difference. Quantities manufactured. There are more consumer parts made than their workstation counterparts (SP). In terms of DP processors, they're aimed at the enterprise market, and they've no choice but to pay for it. They begged for those chips afterall... (more cores, lower power,...).

And ultimately, it works out financially (even with the higher prices), as those systems do more and cost less to operate.