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  • Intel “Ivy Town” 15 Core Xeon E7 Processors Specs Revealed

    Intel “Ivy Town” 15 Core Xeon E7 Processors Specs Revealed

    Intel has revealed details about its upcoming microprocessor for enterprise servers at the International Solid State Circuit Technology Conference. The chip will feature up to 15 cores, all-new topology as well as enhanced RAS [reliability, availability, scalability] features.
    The yet to be launched “Ivy Town” Intel CPU series is one of the chips that makes such high performance and capacity levels possible.
    Known as Xeon E7-8800v2, it is made for business servers and other enterprise applications, particularly high-end workstations.
    The chip is a 15-core model (64-bit Ivy-Bridge cores), which means that the system can use 30 threads, thanks to Hyper-Threading technology.
    The cache memory is a massive 35.7 MB (shared L3 cache), and the overpowered spec sheet continues with a high-speed serial I/O interface.

    The Ivy Town processor’s high-speed serial I/O’s includes of 40 lanes of PCI Express (2.5/5.0/8.0Gbps), four lanes of direct media interface (DMI) (2.5/5.0Gbps), and 60 lanes of QPI (6.4/7.2/8.0Gbps) interface to connect with other central processing units (CPUs).ivy-townThe floor plan of the Ivy Town chip is considerably different compared to today’s multi-core chips and is driven by the ring bus routability and latency, as well as the chop requirements to different core counts. The cores and associated L3 cache are organized in columns of five with the ring bus segment embedded.

    Also Read: Intel Haswell : 4th Gen. core CPUs

    The DDR3 memory controllers (and there are two of them) bear mentioning as well, each featuring two memory channels with 800MT/s – 1867MT/s effective frequencies (normal DDR3 modules) or 2667MT/s speeds (to connect to a memory extension buffer using voltage-mode single-ended / VMSE interface).

    The processor includes 4.31 billion transistors and is manufactured using 22nm process technology. The design supports a wide array of product offerings with thermal design power ranging from 40 to 150W and frequencies ranging from 1.4 to 3.8GHz.

    The Intel Ivy Town LGA 2011 Xeon E7-8800v2 CPU should be released at some point this year.

    Intel ‘Ivy Town’ Specs

    15 Cores (64-bit Ivy-Bridge cores)

    30 Threads

    Cache Memory: 35.7 MB (shared L3 cache)

    4.31 billion transistors

    22nm process technology

    Power: 40 to 150W

  • CES 2014: Intel announces Edison dual-core PC the size of an SD card

    CES 2014: Intel announces Edison dual-core PC the size of an SD card

    2014-01-07T045031Z_1_CBREA060DGW00_RTROPTP_2_CESIntel CEO Brian Krzanich wants to introduce you to Edison, a miniature computer based on the same technology condensed into the form factor of an SD card. The tiny computer is built on the company’s 22nm transistor technology, runs Linux and has built-in WiFi and Bluetooth modules.

    Edison is based on Quark technology, the tiny, low-power system-on-a-chip that was designed for wearable computers, such as smart watches, and the Internet of Things.

    “It’s a full Pentium-class PC in the form factor of an SD card,” Krzanich said.

    To demonstrate the potential for Edison, Intel showed a concept for a “Nursery 2.0.” In the concept, a baby was wearing a Mimo onesie outfitted with sensors tracking things like temperature, and Edison was used display that information on, of all things, a coffee mug. When the baby was comfortable, blinking lights on the mug show a happy green smiling face, but when something is wrong that face turns red.

    Edison is Intel’s attempt to not repeat the mistake it made in the smartphone market. With smartphones and tablets, Intel failed to see the trend and did not address the market properly until 2012. Now when the companies are expected to push smart glasses and smart watches, Intel intends to not repeat the mistake it made earlier.

    It not only supports multiple OSes and has built-in support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but it also has its own app store – and has Wolfram Alpha’s Mathematica baked in by default.
    Follow it all at CES 2014 on Gizmantra

  • Intel Haswell : 4th Gen. core CPUs

    Intel Haswell : 4th Gen. core CPUs

    The fourth generation of Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs has now been released. Or at least detailed in an official capacity. Oddly enough, the mobile lineup hasn’t been fully detailed, although Intel did share the core features, which we’ll explore separately. The desktop collection has been fully listed, however. There are fourteen chips in the line if we’re reading things right, all but one quad-cores.
    Of those, eight are sure to ship through retail, while the others could be OEM parts, sold only as part of already configured OEM PCs.

    One new Intel feature for folks wanting to hook up their PC to a quad resolution HD TV Intel’s 4K HDTV capability and an almost 2x improvement in 3D game graphics.  If you get confused over all these Intel generation chips, keep this simple guide in mind: Intel 2rd Generation processors have HD 3000 graphics (that shows up in the computer’s system information) while Intel 3rd Generation chips have HD 4000 graphics and the Intel 4th Generation processors have HD 4600 graphics.

    When combined with Intel’s desktop motherboard DZ87KLT-75K, the new Intel 4th Generation Core i7-4770K 3.5 GHz processor becomes the equivalent of turbo charging every part of your car. The two work in tandem for not just being faster than last year’s 3rd Generation 3770K 3.5 GHz Core i7 processor but also pushing the limits on overclocking (speeding up the frequency) of the CPU (general processing) GPU (graphics performance including video handling) and the system’s RAM memory. I used Kingston’s Hyperx/fb-dimm 2400MHz 16GB kit that let me overclock the RAM from the standard 1333MHz to almost 2400MHz. I was able to overclock this 4th Generation evaluation system to just under 4.5 GHz before my test PC became unstable. I know I know…too geeky. It is what it is!

    As odd as it may sound, only three chips have Hyper-Threading technology (double the number of logical cores vs. physical ones). The big names are Core i7-4770K and Core i7-4770 (quad-core, 8 threads). At the opposite end of the spectrum there is that lone dual-core we have mentioned, Core i5-4570T.All newcomers possess GT2 integrated graphics of varying performance, from 1.15 GHz to 1.25 GHz.
    Speaking of clock speeds, the x86-64 cores themselves range from 2 GHz to 3.5 GHz (base) and 3 GHz to 3.9 GHz (Turbo Boost).
    For those who don’t know, the GT2 graphics chip is also called HD 4600 and has 20 execution units. Other features that all CPUs share include a PCI Express 3.0 controller, 8 MB L3 cache, a dual-channel memory controller and, for the K-series, unlocked multipliers (good for overclocking).

    Haswell is the sort of CPU upgrade we’ve come to expect from Intel: a whole bunch of incremental improvements over last year’s model, all delivered basically on-time and as promised. Again, we’ll need to have test systems in hand to verify all of the lofty claims that the company is making here. But at least on paper, Haswell looks like a big push in the right directions. It increases GPU power to fight off Nvidia and AMD, and it decreases overall power consumption to better battle ARM.

    Unfortunately, the parts that will actually be doing battle with ARM haven’t even been announced yet. Powerful quad-core chips are all well and good, but if you’re waiting to see what Intel has in store for Ultrabooks you’re going to have to wait a bit longer. For our part, we’d guess that Computex will bring those CPUs along with a flood of accompanying Haswell Ultrabooks, convertibles, and tablets. Once we see those computers, we’ll have a better idea of what Haswell can do that Ivy Bridge couldn’t.

    Exact retail availability for the processors has not yet been announced, but expect that information to be available in the coming weeks.

  • MWC 2013: Intel’s Show off Clover Trail+ (Dual core processor)

    Intel has announced an array of new mobile processors and an LTE solution at the Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona.

    The new Atom processor platform, codenamed Clover Trail+, is designed for smartphones, with long battery life in mind. There are three initial 32 nanometer dual-core processors to choose from, the Z2580, the Z2560, and the Z2520, with speeds at 2.0 GHz, 1.6 GHz, and 1.2 GHZ respectively, which is up to double the computing speed of previous Atom processors.

    With many rivals already jumping to quad-core, Intel will soon follow with the Atom Z2760 processor, codenamed Bay Trail, the company’s first quad-core SoC. Intel is teaming up with Compal, ECS, Pegatron, Quanta and Wistron to help bring this chip to the market, in addition to its previous partnership with top computer makers like Samsung, Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, LG, HP, and others. It will be available around Christmas of this year.

    “Today’s announcements build on Intel’s growing device portfolio across a range of mobile market segments,” Hermann Eul, vice president and co-general manager of Intel’s Mobile and Communications Group, said in a statement. “In less than a year’s time we have worked closely with our customers to bring Intel-based smartphones to market in more than 20 countries around the world, and have also delivered an industry-leading low-power Atom SoC tablet solution running Windows 8, and shipping with leading OEM customers today.”

    Intel officials said the new Atom platform offers twice the performance and up to three times the graphics abilities of its “Medfield” predecessor, all in a low-power envelope.  They said that Asus, Lenovo and ZTE are among the first OEMs to offer smartphones and tablets based on Clover Trail+. Lenovo at the MWC was showing off the K900 smartphone running on the new Atom platform.

    The company is also jumping on the 4G LTE bandwagon with the unveiling of the XMM 7160 multimode-multiband LTE solution, which it claims is the smallest and lowest-power technology of its kind, making it ideal for smartphones, tablets and Ultrabooks. Its modem can support 15 LTE bands at the same time, more than any rival, and the RF architecture can run real time algorithms for envelope tracking and antenna tuning, which results in cost-efficient multiband configurations. This is due out in the first half of the year, in time for an expected major boom in 4G connectivity.

  • Intel unveils 4th Gen Core ‘Haswell’ and ULV Ivy Bridge processors

    Intel unveils 4th Gen Core ‘Haswell’ and ULV Ivy Bridge processors

    Very good news for techies as Intel has confirmed the 4th generation Intel Core processors. Codenamed Haswell, these processors are designed for the next generation ultrabooks and convertible ultrabooks. Intel claims that these processors are designed for “all-day battery life”, delivering up to 9 hours battery life.

    “The 4th generation Core processors are the first Intel chips built from the ground up with the Ultrabook in mind,” said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group at Intel. “We expect the tremendous advancements in lower-power Core processors, and the significant ramp of touch-based systems will lead to a significant new wave of convertible Ultrabooks and tablets that are thinner, lighter and, at the same time, have the performance required for more human-like interaction such as touch, voice and gesture controls.”

     

    The most interesting announcement is the confirmation of the ultra low voltage Ivy Bridge processors. These chips will operate as low as 7 watts, allowing forever-slimmer and lighter ultrabook and convertible designs. Intel says that currently there are more than a dozen designs in development based on this new low-power. The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S Ultrabook and a future Ultrabook detachable from Acer will be among the first to market this spring based on the new Intel processors. These processors are now shipping.