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This was talked about by a lot of tech sites in January but I'm wondering if anyone has heard anything since.
Rumor has it that only deep pockets customers like the NSA will have access. Is this a good idea? It seems really odd to restrict the sale of CPUs to domestic consumers and only sell them to government and such. It's not like there is any top-secret tech involved, right?
Given how much is leaked well before release it seems that if this chip exists it would have had some leaked stuff by now — like pictures and benchmarks.
Rumor has it that only deep pockets customers like the NSA will have access. Is this a good idea? It seems really odd to restrict the sale of CPUs to domestic consumers and only sell them to government and such. It's not like there is any top-secret tech involved, right?
Digital Journal said:Intel may be working on a 5.1GHz CPU for customers including NSA
Digital Journal said:A rumour regarding Intel's upcoming range of next-generation processors claims the company may be building one very special chip for its Xeon family. It is said to have a clock speed of 5.1GHz and will be sold to limited customers, including the NSA.
It is thought to run at 5.1GHz with a 10MB L3 cache and power consumption of 165W. The Xeon E5-2602's 5.1GHz clock would make it one of the fastest processors around but the rumours concerning the chip say PC enthusiasts may never get to see it.
Intel is thought to be working with select partners who will sell the processor to limited numbers of customers.
The purpose of the quad-core powerhouse Xeon remains clouded in mystery and it seems unlikely the chip will ever break into the public space.
Jan 21, 2016
Digital Journal said:The company won't be making it publicly available in news that is likely to disappoint computer fans who like processors with very high clock speeds. One of Intel's customers for the Xeon is the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), according to several reports online. The NSA is said to be interested in acquiring an unknown number of very high-performance quad-core processors for use in its server environments. It is unclear what the servers power or why the NSA wants quad-core chips over more conventional Xeons.
Given how much is leaked well before release it seems that if this chip exists it would have had some leaked stuff by now — like pictures and benchmarks.