Two Dual-Core CPU's?

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Originally posted by: dmens
From an external pov, yonah looks just like everything else, even if it has a shared cache on dual core. If it were intended to be a MP capable part, the MP validation could have been done in parallel with regular core debug, and that's been going on for a long time. I still don't see why there needs to be any external validation since the interface has not changed. I can see HT 2 (or whatever they call it) or CSI requiring that type of testing, but not sossaman.

I acknowledge that you have access that I don't, but to me it makes absolutely NO sense to have a "stealth launch" (which Intel has never done before), and especially on a server product that will be obsolete in a year when Woodcrest is released...
Even though the chip will be a "drop-in" replacement according to the documentation, as the example with the Presler shows this can be problematical for the server environment. In my capacity as a consultant, I would never suggest it without some serious testing and validation first. It just doesn't make sense to me to have a stealth launch...

 

[dmens]

presler is a desktop part, and afaik sossaman isn't coming out any time soon, relax.

 

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Originally posted by: dmens
presler is a desktop part, and afaik sossaman isn't coming out any time soon, relax.

I understand about Presler, my point was that even with a part that has a minimal number of changes, validation is still required...
As to Sossaman's release, the Register is saying it's already been launched...
But I'll try to relax anyway...