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Intel Introduces the First Generation of Intel Xeon Processors
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2001--Intel
Corporation today introduced its first generation of the Intel®
Xeon(TM) processors based on the NetBurst(TM) architecture. The
processors will initially target high-performance and mid-range,
dual-processor enabled workstations and ship at frequencies up to 1.7
GHz.
Intel expects Intel Xeon-based workstations to achieve performance
increases between 30 and 90 percent over systems featuring the
Pentium® III Xeon processor, depending on applications and
configurations. The company expects dual-processor server platforms
based on the Intel Xeon processor to be available in the second half
of 2001.
``The new Intel Xeon processor line is the premier high-performance
product for workstations, offering customers a choice of operating
systems and applications as well as top performance at affordable
prices,'' said Mike Fister, vice president and general manager of
Intel's Enterprise Platforms Group.
A number of workstation manufacturers worldwide -- including
Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM -- are expected to start
shipping platforms based on the new processor this quarter -- many
starting today. According to International Data Corporation,
Intel-based workstations made up more than 70 percent of all
workstation shipments in the fourth quarter of 2000.
The Intel NetBurst Microarchitecture and Intel 860 Chipset
Workstations based on Intel's new Xeon processors use the Intel
NetBurst microarchitecture to deliver processing power for video,
audio and the latest Internet technologies and 3-D graphics. The Intel
Xeon processor platform is based on the high-performance Intel® 860
Chipset. This chipset features dual RDRAM(a) memory banks to
complement the Intel Xeon's 400 MHz system bus, which provides up to
3.2 gigabytes of data per second.
Intel's Xeon processor family is specially designed to meet the
scalability, availability and manageability needs of the
high-performance workstation market segment. In the future, faster
clock speeds and larger cache configurations will provide further
headroom for computation, graphical and I/O-intensive workloads.
Pricing and Availability
The Intel Xeon processor at 1.7 GHz is priced at $406, the 1.5 GHz
version at $309 and the 1.4 GHz at $268 in 1,000-unit quantities. All
have 256 KB level 2 Advanced Transfer Cache.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading
manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.
Additional information about Intel is available at
www.intel.com/pressroom. (a) Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of
others.
Contact:
Intel Corporation
Barbara Grimes, 858/391-4456
barbara.t.grimes@intel.com
Christine Chartier, 408/765-8811
christine.chartier@intel.com
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