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收獲了一種恬靜的生活, 像一條波瀾不驚的小河, 流過春夏 流過秋冬
INTEL今天正式宣布：4-WAY Xeon Dual Core結構的CPU 71xx係列開始交貨.
它的這款71xx就是讓人真真捏了一把汗的TULSA CPU. 人們一直想看它的笑話,看他能不能在明年的一月做出來.現在INTEL比原計劃早了4到5個月上市,說明了他的實力是有的,他的能力是對手不可忽視的.
這一年INTEL真是瘋了,8個月交了五代CPU,跨越的技術相當過於的10年事業.
1).先是64bit-Xeon CPU
2).二是Dual-Core Notebook和Desktop CPU
3).再是Core-Duo Notebook CPU
4).然後是決定性的Core-2-Duo Notebook CPU, Core-2-Duo Desktop CPU, Core-2-Duo Server 2-way CPU
5).最後是指標性的Server Xeon Dual Core Server 4-way CPU
到此, INTEL徹底地改變了被動挨打的局麵.
看來，有競爭科學技術就是有進步.
去年DELL宣布用AMD的CPU,就是衝著4-WAY Dual-Core雙核結構而來的.現在看來DELL轉線的意義不大.但是DELL和INTEL的鐵血關係不存在了.是DELL給了ACER, LENOVO, GATEWAY, HP等與DELL自己競爭的平等機會.
DELL過去的宣布給了我們幾個啟示:
-----做人要講信義.吃水不能忘了挖井人.
-----沉不住氣的人是要壞大事的.
-----瘦死的駱駝比馬壯.薑永遠是老的辣.
-----有能力的人啥時都行.錯了改過來就是了.
-----沒能力的人啥時都不行.有機會隻是靠運氣.
-----水能載舟也能覆舟。
-----DELL破壞了與INTEL的鐵血聯盟，DELL一家獨大的時代不在了。
下麵的一戰就是:
4core 4way的爭奪戰了.INTEL的原計劃是明年中,現在看來要修正到---提前到明年一二月了.INTEL在SERVER方麵的保衛戰打得真是漂亮。
不過不要急，過去3個月，由於市場上人的心理，Intel在desktop和Notebook方麵可能是有損失的.下一個月尾將會看到報表,Intel在desktop和Notebook方麵的表現應當不是太理想.但這是過去一年來的錯.從今天起,INTEL的消息應當都是正麵的.他在第四季度的業績---市場占有率當比第三季度好一些.
Intel introduces powerful new MP server processor
Record-setting performance, day-to-day reliability, and massive amounts of onboard memory are the hallmarks of the new Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 7100 series processors, previously codenamed “Tulsa,” which Intel is officially introducing Tuesday.
Aimed at high-end enterprise server market
The Intel Xeon 7100 series is aimed at a lucrative high-end market: multi-processor, enterprise-level servers that businesses depend on to do many important tasks at once, sometimes running 24 hours a day.
The new Xeon 7100 series offers up to two times better performance, nearly three times better performance per watt, and up to four times the performance per CPU dollar compared to previous servers in this line. And the new server processors are designed to be extremely scalable: Up to 32 processors can be linked together at one time for massive processing power, while remaining “drop-in” compatible with existing Intel chipsets.
16 megabytes of L3 cache delivers “huge performance” gains
“The biggest change in the new processor is the addition of 16MB of L3 memory cache,” says Troy Wallin, product marketing engineer at Intel’s Server Platform Group. “That allowed us to get huge gains in performance.” Having a massive 16MB memory bank on the chip allows the processor to access critical data much faster – because it doesn’t have to query the main memory as often, but can find the data right on the chip itself, Wallin said.
Processor is breaking performance records
The Dual Core Intel Xeon 7100 series has already broken world records in several benchmarks. For example, a Fujitsu-Siemens* PRIMERGY server using Xeon 7140 processors broke the 4-socket business-oriented SPECjbb™ 2005 benchmark with a score of 178,201 business operations per second. And a Dell PowerEdge 6800* server—which uses Xeon 7140M processors—broke a 4-socket benchmark measuring processors’ database performance.
As a result, applications that manage enterprise resource planning, for example, will see up to 42 percent performance gains, according to Intel engineers, with up to double the Java server performance of the previous iteration of this chip.
1.3 billion transistor chip launches ahead of schedule
With more than 1.3 billion transistors, the Xeon 7100 series is the ultimate expression of Intel’s Netburst x86 architecture. The new processors are “drop-in” compatible with Intel’s existing Truland platform based on the Intel E8501. Intel hopes that this means businesses can adopt the new processors quickly and easily, with reduced cost of ownership and validation times.
Intel development teams completed Tulsa a full quarter ahead of schedule. The processor is being manufactured by Intel employees at Fab 12 in Chandler, Arizona, and assembled and tested by employees at Intel’s Costa Rica Microprocessor Operations plant. The wafers are also processed at the Aloha Factory Operations plant in Aloha, Oregon. The processors range in price from $856 to $1980.
Servers shipping today
More than 40 system manufacturers have announced servers based on the Xeon 7100 starting as soon as today. For example, Paul Miller, Hewlett Packard’s vice president of industry-standard server marketing, said, “With a nearly 62 percent performance gain over previous models, the new platforms are ideal for virtualization and maximizing the performance of business-critical applications.”
Tom Kilroy, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group said, “The Dual-Core Xeon 7100 series processor is the best choice for demanding enterprise workloads based on new world record benchmarks, significantly outperforming the competition in key areas while not compromising on the reliability and investment protection that is so critical.”
The 7100 series processors also incorporate numerous Intel-led innovations that enhance datacenter effectiveness including Intel® Virtualization Technology that can help lower the total cost of ownership by assisting with consolidation of different software applications.
Google等On-Line企業是潛在革命型的。等到一切都On-Line了，這個以Window 為基礎的世界企業圈(硬件和軟件)就玩完了。
不用三年五載，你我的電腦隻是一個“BROWSER"就夠了---一啟動，BIOS直接導引到GOOGL一類的WEB,當然比現在的GOOGLE WEB要多很多功能(相當於現在Window的功能)，還要電腦和Window何幹？
喜歡遊戲可以On-Line，喜歡寫和算可以On-Line，喜歡管理也是On-Line....電腦和Window將成為曆史(當然除了必須的地方,如每個公司一部供自己的保密資料用,科研單位用來做大型計算用）。
我們謝謝Intel和Window阻擋了這些曆史的進程,給人們以殘喘的機會.等到一切都Google了,很多人就沒事作了----好在我輩要退休了,可是現在還年輕的專業人員就慘了，他們還靠這行當養老婆,養孩子,供房子,供汽車,還靠他來養老呢!