Intel lanserar dual bus och Xeon med 8Mb cache

Intel lanserar Xeon med 8Mb cache och dual bus inom 90 dagar.

"Within 90 days, Intel plans to introduce its Intel® Xeon processor MP processor-based platform with up to 8 MB of a third-level "L3" cache memory reservoir, codenamed "Potomac." In addition, Intel will enable a category of entry-level four-way server platforms utilizing the new Intel Xeon processor MP with 1MB of L2 cache, codenamed "Cranford."
Architected for dual-core, the platforms will include a 64-bit Intel Xeon processor MP, a faster system bus, support for PCI Express and DDR2-400 Memory and Demand-Based Switching with Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology. The platform will also include the Intel E8500 chipset, codenamed "Twin Castle," an advanced chipset designed specifically to support dual core processors with a dual bus technology that handles incoming data faster."
http://www.techreport.com/onearticle.x/7974