14 DAY TRIAL // We have previously brought you various details about Intel's upcoming Xeon E7 processor family, which includes no less than 18 eight-core and ten-core processors built on top the Westmere architecture, but now a new slide detailing all the company's E7 SKUs made its way into the Web to offer us a full picture of Intel's highest performing processor line.
These chips are destined to be installed in 2-, 4- and 8-way servers and use the older LGA 1567 socket.
Starting with the E7-2800 processor series, this is comprised of six new models which can feature six, eight or ten processing cores and have speeds ranging between 1.73GHz and 2.4GHz.
Almost all of them pack Turbo Boost support as well as Hyper-Threading and their TDP varies between 105W and 130W.
All of the models are built using the 32nm fabrication process and are compatible with 2-way servers.
Users who are interested in building a 4-way machine should turn their attention towards the Xeon E7-4800 series which is also comprised of six models.
As is the case with the 2800 series, these chips feature Intel Hyper-Threading support and can pack between six and ten processing cores, the operating frequency ranging from 1.86MHz, for the entry-level E7-4807, to 2.4GHz, in the case of the high-end E7-4870.
This is also one of the just two Xeon E7 CPUs which will be available in the retail channel, together with the E7-4830, hardly surprising considering not so many end-users are interested, or can afford, building multi-socket servers.
Finally, the most powerful of Intel's Xeon processors are grouped under the E7-8800 designation and can reach speeds as high as 2.67GHz, all of the models featuring DDR3 1066MHz support.
The Xeon E7 CPUs support LV and LR DIMM modules as well as the AES-NI, TXT, VT and RAS technologies, and offer better processor and memory power management features.
The processors are socket compatible with the current Xeon 7500 series and drop-in compatible with current LGA 1567 motherboards as long as the BIOS is upgraded. (via SemiAccurate)
