New Processors Drive Lower Cost, Entry-Level Intel Itanium 2-Based Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2004 Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking today announced two Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processors. Servers based on the new processors are approximately 28 percent lower in price** and up to 25 percent higher performing than previous dual processor Itanium 2-based servers. The new processors broaden the Itanium processor family support of lower-cost server solutions for front-end applications and complement existing Itanium 2-based systems in large scale deployments. A wide range of Itanium 2-based dual processor servers are offered by more than 50 system manufacturers worldwide. Entry level systems start at $2,100***, while fully configured systems with the new processors will be available for approximately $8,000. "As Itanium 2-based servers push further into enterprise infrastructures we are able to reduce the overall system cost while increasing the performance," said Richard Dracott, general manager of Enterprise Marketing and Planning at Intel. "End users will benefit from the flexibility and choice that Intel-based solutions bring to their organizations." The price/performance improvements of these new processors are the next step toward achieving Intel's goal of delivering Itanium 2-based systems with up to twice the performance as Intel(R) Xeon(TM) processor based systems for the same system cost in 2007. Intel has two server architectures, which makes up approximately 85 percent of the server market segment share.**** The Itanium 2 processor family is targeted at business critical enterprise servers and technical computing clusters while the Intel Xeon processor family is broadly used for general purpose IT infrastructure. "In the next few years, system manufacturers will be able to design an Itanium 2 processor and Intel Xeon processor-based system using the same low cost components," Dracott said. "Every product and technology we roll out moves us one step closer to a common system with common infrastructure costs." Audi AG, the international high-quality car manufacturer, recently switched from RISC-based servers to HP Integrity dual processor servers running Itanium 2 processors. "Audi is a pioneer in the innovation of exquisite automobiles that are attractive, sophisticated and technically perfect," said Hans-Ulrik von Bulow, senior CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. systems and methods analyst, AUDI AG. "We rely on the technology we use to create designs so that when the car leaves our warehouse, we know that it will deliver on the Audi brand promise to our customers. That is why we switched from RISC-based systems to Itanium 2-based DP systems to help design car ventilation systems. We get better price/performance and increase our ability to perform a wide range of what-if scenarios to discover more innovative designs and possibilities." The Itanium 2 processor at 1.40 GHz with 3 MB level three (L3) cache is available worldwide today and the Itanium 2 processor at 1.6 GHz with 3 MB L3 cache (Level 3 cache) A memory bank built onto the motherboard or within the CPU module. The L3 cache feeds the L2 cache, and its memory is typically slower than the L2 memory, but faster than main memory. is expected to be available worldwide in May. Both processors enable systems for technical computing clusters and entry-level, front-end enterprise systems. In addition, Intel offers to manufacturers a rack-optimized, dual processor Intel server platform for both of these new Itanium 2 processors. The Itanium 2 processor at 1.40 GHz with 3MB of cache improves the performance up to 25 percent over the Itanium 2 processor at 1.40 GHz with 1.5 MB of cache. Furthermore it delivers up to twice the price/performance of comparable RISC-based systems.***** The increased performance will enhance the speed and efficiency of technical computing applications such as computer aided engineering (application) Computer Aided Engineering - (CAE) Use of computers to help with all phases of engineering design work. Like computer aided design, but also involving the conceptual and analytical design steps. (CAE), which enables faster product design and more accurate simulations. The Itanium 2 processor at 1.60 GHz with 3MB of cache delivers outstanding floating point performance per compute node, resulting in an industry-leading DP performance based on Linpack measurements (or floating point operations per second).****** New dual processor systems are available from a variety of system manufacturers including Bull, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens (Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Inc. (USA), Milpitas, CA, www.fujitsu-siemens.com) Fujitsu Siemens Computers USA is a wholly owned research and development subsidiary of Fujitsu Siemens Computers. , HCL HCl hydrochloric acid. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Kraftway, Lenovo, Maxdata, Samsung, and Transtec AG. The Intel Itanium 2 processor at 1.40 GHz with 3 MB of cache is available for $1,172 in 1,000-unit quantities. The Intel Itanium 2 processor at 1.60 GHz with 3 MB of cache will be available for $2,408 in 1,000-unit quantities. About IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) A wiring rack located between the MDF (main distribution frame) and the intended end user devices (telephones, routers, PCs, etc.). Cables run from the outside world to the MDF and then to the IDFs. See MDF and wiring rack. The Intel Developer Forum is the technology industry's premier event for hardware and software developers. Held worldwide throughout the year, IDF brings together key industry players to discuss cutting-edge technology and products for PCs, servers, communications equipment, and handheld clients. For more information on IDF and Intel technology, visit http://developer.intel.com. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. Intel, Itanium and Intel Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. * Other brands may be claimed as property of others. ** Price reductions of 28 percent estimated from change in system price with two Itanium(R) 2 processors 1.4 GHz with 3 MB L3 and 4GB of memory from www.terian.com. *** HP Integrity rx1600 1.00 GHz/1.5MB bundle: Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 Processor 1.00 GHz with 1.5 MB L3 cache, 512 MB Base Memory (2x256MB), Core I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output , Single power supply, 1-Year Next Day Limited Warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. , www.hp.com, April 2, 2004 **** International Data Corp., (IDC), Quarterly Server Tracker, Q4, 2003. ***** Itanium 2 processor at 1.4 GHz and 3 MB cache improves the performance up to 25 percent Itanium 2 processor at 1.4GHz and 1.5 MB cache as measured by Dell and submitted to www.spec.org. Itanium 2 processor at 1.4 GHz and 3 MB cache is twice the price/performance of RISC-based systems: Itanium 2 processor at 1.4 GHz and 3 MB cache is twice the price/performance of RISC-based systems: 1. Based on SPECint 2000 and SPECfp2000 data submitted to or posted at www.spec.org and systems as sourced from: Ion Computers I2X2, (2) Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 Processor 1.4 GHz with 1.5MB L3 cache, 4GB Memory (8x512 MB), (2) 36GB SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. Disk, www.ioncomputer.com, April 2nd 2004, the approximate $11K price assumes $2400 incremental CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. cost + 20% OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and adder adder: see viper. adder Any of several venomous snakes of the viper family (Viperidae) and the death adder, a viperlike elapid. Vipers include the common adder, puff adders, and night adders. Adders occur in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. on CPUs. pSeries 615 Model 6C3 rack-mount server with one 2-way POWER4+ 1.45GHz processor, 4GB of memory, 2 x 36.4GB hot-swappable hard drives, two integrated Ethernet adapters, www.ibm.com, April 2, 2004. Sun Fire 240R Server w/ 2 1.28 GHz UltraSPARC III Cu Processors 1 MB External Cache, 4-GB Memory, 2 36-GB 10000 RPM FC-AL (Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop) See Fibre Channel. FC-AL - Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop. Disk Drives, Solaris 8 & 9 Operating Systems Pre-Installed, www.sun.com, April 2, 2004. 2. Based on Linpack HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. benchmark. Sources: Intel estimates based on Intel measurements for two Intel Itanium 2 processors 1.4 GHz with 3MB cache, performance of 10.35GFLOPs on 2P, estimated pricing of approximately $5940 for Intel SR870BH2 server with 2P 1.4GHz with 3 MB cache, 2GB RAM, 2x36GB HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive .IBM Power4+ 1.45GHz - 7.693 GFLOPs reported on www.ibm.com using same processors on Intellistation 275, pricing of $9985 from www.ibm.com on P615 using 2P 1.45GHz, 2 GB memory, 2x36GB HDD. Intel estimates for Sun UltraSPARC IIIi 1.28GHz maximum theoretical performance of 5.12GFLOPs for 2P, pricing of $6695 for Sun V240 with 2P 1.28GHz, 2GB memory, 2x36GB HDD from www.sun.com, ****** Based on Intel measurements on the Itanium 2 processor at 1.6GHz and 3MB cache. |
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