With 9MB of cache strapped to its back, Intel's third generation Itanium processor stands as one of the widest loads in the chip game. Now, the tubby beast can handle a wider data load as well due to an increase in its front side bus speed. Intel has boosted Madison's FSB from 400MHz to 667MHz on two new models of the processor. So, you're looking at up to a 65 per cent boost in system bandwidth by picking up the latest and greatest Itanics. This refresh should be the last to precede Intel's release of the dual-core Montecito processor in the fourth quarter. The zippy FSB permits data to move from the processor to other components at 10.6 gigabits per second versus a previous speed of 6.4 gigabits per second. Montecito will use the same FSB when it arrives. In a press release announcing the new part, Intel revealed that Hitachi will use the wider load Itanium 2 chips in BladeSymphony servers due out in the next 30 days. Customers are welcome to try out the blade servers at Hitachi's "Blade Symphony Competency Center" located at its "Harmonious Center of Competency," which opened in January. Trust us, you can't make stuff like that up. The Itanic-based blade market hasn't exactly taken off, as we can't recall a single system being sold. Hitachi, however, is betting on the concept, hoping it can crack the the double-digit system sales marks set by Itanium rivals. Anyhow, Intel insists that it's as happy as ever with Itanic's progress. It has started shipping a 1.66GHz chip with 9MB of cache and the 667 FSB for $4,655 in large quantities. The 1.66GHz version with 6MB of cache and the new FSB goes for $2,194 in units of 1,000. Source: The Register
oh im so gonna buy it at that LOW price haha no offense but I still bet a '55 can beat it, or is it way better than I guess it is? extra note: soon we'll have hard drives replaced by intel cpus (chuckle) well, they found something they're useful for, personally, I still think they make better cupholders
Untrue. The Itanium has unbelieveable performance in 64 bit mode. Wipes the floor with Opterons and Xeons. But get a cluster of Opterons which amount to the same price as one Itanium and then see which has more TFLOPS.
teraflops, haven't heard that in wuite a while, yeah that is true, wonder how it performs on 32 bit mode, if they are made for that
Waiting for you to ask. Total crap in 32 bit mode. Its not a mode really more of emulation, since its a "true" 64 bit chip.
