45nm Xeon’s Specs Leaked

The guys at DailyTech have received leaked specifications for Intel’s upcoming 45nm Xeon processors, based on the Penryn microarchitecture. The entire line-up looks impressive, although there are no huge gains in overall frequency. The top-end Quad-Core chip, X5460, clocks in at 3.16GHz and has a 120W TDP. That by itself already beats the QX6850, which we posted a review for earlier today.

Of most interest, I think, is the E5450 is clocked at 3.00GHz, 1333FSB, 12MB L2 cache, with an 80W TDP. Very cool specs there, especially when compared to current offerings. The E5260, their highest-clocked dual-core Xeon, has a frequency of 3.33GHz, alongside an unchanged 65W TDP, but with more cache, at 6MB. Will desktop Penryn have similar clocks? Only time will tell, but it wouldn’t be unlikely to see very close line-ups, with the Extreme parts clocking as high as 3.5GHz.

Source: DailyTech