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Intel's Dual Processors Sossaman, Dempsey, and Woodcrest to Debut In 2006

Intel will ship three new processors in 2006 for dual–processor servers and workstations. Sossaman, an ultra–low–power processor, is scheduled to ship next week and is designed for server blades, storage devices and telecommunications equipment. Dempsey is scheduled to ship by the end of the month and is the first processor for a new Intel Xeon–based platform, codenamed Bensley. With the majority of its volume shipping below 100 watts, Bensley will deliver performance–per–watt leadership.

In the third quarter of 2006, Intel will update the Bensley platform with the Woodcrest processor, which will further reduce power consumption by 35 percent while promising to deliver greater than 80 percent improvement in computing performance. Joining Gelsinger onstage was Gary Campbell, vice president and chief technology officer of Enterprise Storage and Servers for HP*. Campbell outlined HP’s support for the Bensley/Woodcrest platform offering its server and workstation customers leading performance and performance per watt.

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Pat Gelsinger, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group, also gave developers their first public view of a running quad–core processor, codenamed Clovertown, for dual–processor servers. Clovertown is socket–compatible with the Bensley platform and is slated to ship in early 2007. Intel promises that it will deliver increased processing capacity and is well–suited for multi–threaded applications, such as those used in databases, financial services and supply–chain management. Additionally, the company also plans to ship a quad–core processor –– codenamed Kentsfield –– for high–end desktop PCs in early 2007.


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