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Today, Intel released two new Xeon processors named the L5320 and L531 that use 12.5 watts of electricity per core, meaning it will use 35-60% less power.
“The L5320 operates at 1.86 GHz and the L5310 at 1.60 GHz. They both feature 8M bytes of on-die cache for faster memory data communication. In quantities of 1,000 units, the L5320 is priced at US$519 and the L5310 at $455.”
It is unknown if Apple will upgrade their current Macs to include his Quad-Core processors, despite persistent rumors of Apple releasing an 8-Core Mac.
“For readers interested in the top end of performance, Intel revealed last week that later this year, they will be releasing a higher end 3.0GHz version of its Quad-core Xeon for customers who aren’t concerned with power consumption.
The current 2.66GHz Quad-cores or these upcoming high end chips appear to be the most likely candidates for future 8-Core Mac Pro models, as power consumption is not a major consideration for Apple’s high end desktop machines.”
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