Intel's "Gulftown" Processors Spark Mac Pro Rumors
Intel announced a 32nm Core i7-980X processor codenamed "Gulftown" this week, sparking rumors of the new chip potentially making its way into a new Mac Pro.
The new processor features a speed of 3.33GHz, six cores capable of 12 threads, 12MB of L3 cache, and 130W power.
This particular processor inside of a Mac Pro has been rumored for months, but now it is believed that the Mac Pro could be updated as soon as next week and feature two of these processors for a total of 12 cores.
The Gulftown processor is set to be released sometime later this month and will be sold under the Core i9 name, with the server version under the Xeon 5600 series title.
via AppleInsider
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The_Quintessent...
March 11, 2010 at 2:03pm
I wonder if this chip would be in a new Mac Pro. I just don't want that letdown that occurred when the i5 chips didn't make it into new MacBook Pros. I don't need a Mac Pro, but this is interesting.
StoneCRM114
March 11, 2010 at 9:11am
I have been waiting for an update to the Mac Pro line for 2 months now in hopes that a new top-of-the-line graphics card would be available. My Mac Pro has been an awesome machine (although Snow Leopard has been giving me more trouble than it should) and I've upgraded everything else, but I don't want to spend the ludicrous amount for a graphics card that's already years old. Man, I can't wait till Mac's allow you to use whatever graphics card you want.....If you ever had an idea that people were really terrible, you could watch the news and know that you're right. - Frank Zappa
idbardin79
March 11, 2010 at 5:09am
I would never get a Mac Pro, they are far too expensive, but this is still very exciting!
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