3rd Itanium's a charm?
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on June 30, 2003 at 11:21:55 PM
Still marketed under the Itanium 2 name, the new processor boasts a 50% increase in performance over the previous generation. In short, costs are steady, prices are up. Intel is making a nice chunk of money in the server market.
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The chip debuted Monday under the Itanium 2 name, along with new versions of the Xeon processor for midrange servers. Madison offers roughly 50 percent better performance over its most recent predecessor, according to Intel, and is already rated highly against the best chips audited benchmark tests.