Intel previews quad-core Xeon "Tigerton" server processor

Intel's first quad-core processors still aren't even shipping but that hasn't stopped the company from showing off the next chip up its sleeve, unveiling the quad-core Xeon "Tigerton" on Friday. Set to ship in the second half of 2007 and intended for heavy-duty server use, this one sports the Xeon MP 7000 Series designation -- MP standing for multiprocessor, naturally, meaning that you can use more than one of 'em in your setup for some dual or quad quad-core action. Unfortunately, that appears to be all that Intel's letting loose about the processor for the time being, though the company has reaffirmed that the previously announced "Clovertown" quad-core Xeon server processor will be shipping in November, as will the desktop-bound Core 2 Extreme QX6700.

[oturn @ Oct 23rd 2006 4:12PM]

It's GRRRREAT!!!

[Evan @ Oct 23rd 2006 4:15PM]

Tigerton... Guess they ran out of ideas

[mattloaf1 @ Oct 23rd 2006 10:29PM]

i'm guessing Tigerton is a mix of Tigard and Beaverton which are two major suburbs of Portland near which Intel has a big campus. Most of their chip codenames are named after things in the Portland area.

[Jared C. @ Oct 23rd 2006 4:20PM]

Any guess how long until we see these in a Mac Pro?

[Jeff @ Oct 23rd 2006 4:27PM]

oturn - ya beat me to it! LOL

[disciple83 @ Oct 23rd 2006 4:27PM]

I think Intel doing this whole thing all wrong. They need to let the market cool, give the consumer a chance to at least spend money on a processor first, cuz if the average money-minded consumer is like me, or vice-versa I suppose, then we are waiting to see what kind of longevity these new procesors will have, rather than dropping $500+ for a chip that will only last a year or so before it becomes obsolete, (to the point where we think of p3 slot processors now).

[ROFLROFFLES @ Oct 23rd 2006 4:45PM]

I think that intel is moving at a good pace, i would hate for them to go any slower than this.

[TwilightGhost @ Oct 23rd 2006 5:08PM]

Clovertown?
Have we turned into 12 year-old girls, ladies and gentlemen?

[Justin @ Oct 23rd 2006 5:15PM]

Tigerton. Hmm... sounds like a Transformer.

[scabby @ Oct 23rd 2006 5:22PM]

That would be Tigertron. He's a quad-core transformer.

[PotajiTo @ Oct 23rd 2006 5:32PM]

Here in spain "Tigerton" is how is called Tony the Tiger, the one form the cereals :P

[CM @ Oct 23rd 2006 6:36PM]

I can't wait for the Leopardton version to come out.

[Jay T @ Oct 23rd 2006 8:48PM]

Tigertron.......Maximize!!!

Beast Wars sure was great!

[syedpeer @ Oct 24th 2006 10:16AM]

and apple still hasn't released dual-core laptops.

[Danny @ Oct 25th 2006 11:15PM]

Actually, Apple already have. Its the Intel Core Duo Macbook and Macbook Pro and the Core 2 Duo Macbook Pro

[Matt B @ Oct 24th 2006 10:29AM]

It will probably be renamed by many as "f*n expensive".

[syedpeer @ Oct 24th 2006 3:03PM]

i spoke to soon.