News - Intel to release 32nm Westmere-based Xeons within three months

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And news that eight-core Nehalem EX is finally on the way.

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8 core 45nm but no 8 core 32nm O.o - is this to get rid of all the 45nm (Nahelam chips) then ?

The top-of-the-line EX part normally follows between eight and 18 months after the architecture is first made availabile. Complexlity and chipset qualification are two reasons why it's not an immediate release.

We won't see Westmere-derived eight-core chips for a while, I hazard.

Nice, wonder if they will release any 32nm quad core chips as direct replacements to core i7's?, I.E quad core, no integrated graphics, preferably with a lower power draw.