Intel should update its Xeon CPU offer during the third quarter. If the 3.0GHz will be the top clockspeed, Intel will offer a new flagship, known as Xeon 5365, featuring 4 Cores at 3.0GHz, its price should be US$1,172$/units for thousand units ordered.
Other models and their corresponding price should be:
X5355 (4 Cores at 2.66 GHz) US$744
E5345 (4 Cores at 2.33 GHz) US$455
E5335 (4 Cores at 2.00 GHz) US$316
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Such price cuts could push more Mac Pro owners to perform the CPU upgrade of their Mac Pro as we detailed it in a previous
article.