Intel rolls out quad-core Tigerton processors

Intel previewed its quad-core Tigerton processor way back in October of last year, but the company has just now let all that server-specific power loose on the general populace, with a couple of slightly scaled back versions also thrown in for good measure. Likely to attract the most interest, however, is the top-end X7350 processor, which clocks in at 2.93GHz with 8MB of shared on-chip cache and a thermal design power rating (otherwise known as TDP) of 130 watts.Rounding out the quad-core line-up are the 2.4GHz E7340, the 2.13GHz E7320, and the 1.6GHz E7310, each of which boast a TDP of 80 watts, as well as the 1.86GHz L7345, which drops the TDP back to 50 watts. If that's all a bit too much for you, Intel's also rolled out two dual-core Tigertons, including 2.93GHz E7220 and the 2.4GHz E7210, each of which have a TDP of 80 watts and 8MB of shared on-chip cache. Look for these to set you (or your company) back anywhere from $856 to $2,301 per chip, in 1,000-unit quantities, that is.

[scott @ Sep 5th 2007 4:36PM]

How is this an improvement over clovertown?

[futurepastnow @ Sep 5th 2007 5:27PM]

Clovertown is only for dual-processor servers. I think this is for 4+ socket configurations.

[Billy Buerger @ Sep 5th 2007 6:45PM]

The 7xxx series CPUs are for more than 2-CPU servers. Until tigerton, if you wanted a 4+ CPU system, you were still using Netburst based Xeons. Yuck.

[Mel @ Sep 5th 2007 4:38PM]

I didn't know the Transformers ran on Intel's

[The Aggie CEO™ @ Sep 5th 2007 4:44PM]

^^^LMMFAO!!!!!!!!!

[The Aggie CEO™ @ Sep 5th 2007 4:45PM]

I was thinking that Hasbro Owned the right to "Tigerton"........lol

[enzo @ Sep 5th 2007 5:23PM]

You mean Beast Wars: Transformers?

[LEXX911 @ Sep 5th 2007 6:30PM]

How is "Tigerton" have any relation to Transformers? I can understand if it was Tigertron with an "r".

[Evan @ Sep 5th 2007 5:00PM]

lol@Tigerton

[fuma @ Sep 5th 2007 8:59PM]

I'm personally waiting for the reggaeton! It's gonna smoke!

[Andrew Fong @ Sep 5th 2007 5:07PM]

Do these consume less power? Seriously, I want a powerful processor that doesn't need an oversized heat sink.

[pupkick @ Sep 5th 2007 5:32PM]

Name derived from Tigard & Beaverton? Two cities near Intel's Oregon plants (Previously used "Tualatin" being the town next to Tigard)

[Zach @ Sep 6th 2007 3:58PM]

Better than Beavergard I guess.

[david @ Sep 5th 2007 5:33PM]

Copy right only pertains to the product, eg no one else can make a toy called tigeron, but a processor is totally different to a toy. But, "yes" transformers run on intel.

[slojohn @ Sep 5th 2007 5:45PM]

the last mimzy runs on Intel... Hmm...

[rav97 @ Sep 5th 2007 5:33PM]

They’re Grrreat!

[rick @ Sep 5th 2007 5:46PM]

These going to find a home in the forthcoming MacPro rev?

[kevin @ Sep 5th 2007 6:14PM]

cool

[ethana2 @ Sep 5th 2007 6:35PM]

Gosh dang it, I don't want 4 cisc cores, I want a 256 core risc co processor...

I may have to wait a few years for things to come to where they need to be...

[Ebzy @ Sep 5th 2007 9:06PM]

I want the same thing too.

And you know what? I'm going to play Solitaire on mine when it comes out.

[ethana2 @ Sep 6th 2007 1:02AM]

Holy crap! They have a version of solitaire that uses ray tracing and soft body dynamics?

Sounds exciting. I suppose once you have your own corner of the matrix up you can do what you please. I intend to have a war with mutants, aliens, and haywire proprietary software with android peripheral sets.

[geekoid @ Sep 7th 2007 12:06AM]

I plan to study the physics of farts.

[bubblebutt @ Sep 5th 2007 8:50PM]

So when are the Quad cores going to hit laptops? Alienware has said 2008... with price drops etc... anyone know the real deal with this?

[Slvrgun @ Sep 5th 2007 10:36PM]

Great, I can't wait for the Core2Duo firesale once these Quad cores start rolling out.