Thursday, February 6, 2003
Intel's 3.06GHz Xeon chip has quietly made its way into new workstations offered by Dell and HP
Though Intel has yet to introduce the new processor aimed at workstations and servers, major manufacturers such as Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard have begun advertising it in systems on their Web sites.
The 3.06GHz chip, expected to launch later this quarter, will offer Intel's fastest clock speed in its Xeon. It follows the release of the chipmaker's 2.6GHz, 2.66GHz and 2.8GHz Xeon chips in September and new supporting chipsets in November.
The upcoming Xeon is part of Dell's Precision 450 and Precision 650 workstation models. The 3.06GHz chip is a $200 upgrade over a 2.8GHz Xeon in Dell's Precision 450, bumping the most basic configuration of that machine from $2,037 to $2,237, according to Dell's site.
HP is also advertising the chip in two workstation models, its HP xw6000 and HP xw8000.
The 3.06GHz chip is a $400 upgrade from the 2.8GHz Xeon in HP's xw8000, pushing the least-expensive configuration of that model from $2,046 to $2,446, according to HP's site. The xw6000 is advertised online as including the new Xeon, although the option is missing from HP's configuration tool.
The new Xeon chip will be aimed at single and dual processor workstations and servers; Intel also offers the Xeon MP chip for servers with four or more processors
The new chips are expected to cost about $700 each.
By: Docmemory
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