Intel Xeon 5300 series Embedded Processor
Posted April 6, 2007 
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Intel has launched quad core Xeon 5300 series processor with extended life cycle support. The embedded processors provides energy-efficiency for compute-intensive embedded, storage and communications platforms. Based on 65nm technology, it’s available with up to 8 computing cores. Coming in 2.0/ 2.3 GHz speed with 8 MB of L2 cache per processor, it features Intel Virtualization Technology and Intel I/O Acceleration Technology.
Intel has shelled out some more information about it’s 45nm Penryn processor and Nehalem chip with integrated memory controller. Intel is following AMD’s trajectory by departing from the traditional front side bus and integrating memory controller into the CPU. The 45nm Nehalem - a replacement of Core-based products, comes with up to eight cores and a “highly integrated” memory controller Nehalem system interconnect that provides increased performance. By the way, it also sports an integrated graphics, just like AMD’s Fusion processor. The Penryn series comes with 6MB L2 cache in dual core and up to 12 MB in quad-core versions.
Intel’s fourth-generation Santa Rose Centrino platform will arrive in May, but AMD also has some new chips for the mobile front. DailyTech 
According to the latest roadmap for Intel coming out of Asia, you can expect Intel to refresh its line of quad-core Core 2 Extreme in Q3 of this year.
Intel has launched low power version of it’s quad core Xeon server chips. The new processors which will be unveiled are “Clovertown” L5320 and L5310 Xeon operating at 1.86GHz and 1.6GHz respectively.
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