Xeon Woodcrest: Available on June, 19th?
Intel seems to be speeding up CPU release to compete with AMD offers.. According to recent rumors, the Xeon WoodCrest should be released on June 19th.
We expect Apple to use this CPU in both Xserve and Powermac. Indeed, Quad processor computer based on Intel processor could only be built with Xeon WoodCrest.
Hereafter is a summary of the expected introduction price (price per unit for 1000 ordered units):
5110: 1,60 GHz: 209 $
5120: 1,86 GHz: 256 $
5130: 2,00 GHz: 316 $
5140: 2,33 GHz: 455 $
5150: 2,66 GHz: 690 $
5160: 3,00 GHz: 851 $
All Xeon WoodCrest feature 4MB of L2 cache, have a TDP of 80W; FSB of entry models will be set to 1033MHz, higher-end ones will be clocked to an unprecedented 1333MHz (for Intel).