Intel releases 64-bit Xeon processor, holds breath
Monday Intel launched a crucial update to its high-end flagship processor line, the Xeon. The new Xeon (codenamed Nocona) is not Intel's first 64-bit chip, but it is more properly aimed at AMD's Opteron, which has had the x86 64-bit market to itself for quite some time now. The processors will start from 2.8GHz to 3.6GHz (priced from $209-851), and will support some next-gen DDR2 RAM (not that you can afford it anyway, even if you found some) and a whole host of speed improving features. Of course, all of this just means that next week AMD will probably announce their next-gen chip, which will invariably wipe the floor with Intel, as per the last few years.
[Via Ars Technica]
