Intel launched dual-core Itanium 2

Intel unveiled five new products in the Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 Processor 9000 series. Previously codenamed “Montecito,” the new processors are designed for the most sophisticated high-end computing platforms in the world. They double the performance and lower energy requirements, improving performance per watt by 2.5 times compared to existing, single-core versions. All server-maker members of the Itanium Solutions Alliance (ISA) will launch new Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 Processor 9000 series-based products.

The flagship 9050 model features two complete processing cores and nearly triples the cache or memory reservoir versus Intel’s previous generation. It also can execute four instructions or threads per processor enhanced by Intel’s Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology).

The new Dual-Core Itanium 2 processors represent the world’s most intricate product design to date with more than 1.7 billion transistors. This allows Intel designers to deliver new features to the Itanium processor family that create robust virtualization capabilities, enhanced cache reliability and other mainframe-like capabilities.

Unlike products from the remaining RISC vendors, the Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 Processor 9000 series offers end-user freedom through a broad choice of software with more than 8,000 applications in production. Itanium processor-based servers and high-performance computing (HPC) systems are unique in the industry. They provide mission critical support for Windows*, Linux*, UNIX* and other operating systems as well as new migration tools off of proprietary servers and mainframes - delivering unbeatable flexibility and a confident adoption path for IT managers to migrate to a standards-based architecture.

The Dual-Core Intel Itanium®2 processor 9000 series delivers performance at a system scale unmatched by competing RISC architectures. It set world record results in several key server benchmarks including a score of 4230 SPEC_int_rate_base_20001, nearly triple the previous record.

Intel dual- and single-core Itanium 2 processors are shipping with systems coming available in late August and growing throughout the year.

Price List
Dual-Core Itanium 2 processor 9050 1.6GHz 24M 533/400 MHz $3692
Dual-Core Itanium 2 processor 9040 1.6GHz 18M 533/400 MHz $1980
Dual-Core Itanium 2 processor 9030 1.6GHz 8M 533/400 MHz $1552
Dual-Core Itanium 2 processor 9020 1.42GHz 12M 533/400 MHz $910
Dual-Core Itanium 2 processor 9015 1.4GHz 12M 400 MHz $749
Itanium 2 processor (single core) 9010 1.6GHz 6M 533/400 MHz $696