Source : DailytechIf the next Xeon revision will only be an evolution of the current models (based on Penryn), Intel decided to release details about the next generation of Xeon, codenamed Nehalem.
This CPU should be released in the second half of 2008 and will sport numerous technology improvements compared to Penryn-based Xeon. Xeon Nehalem will be true quad core CPU and not two dual core associated on the same die. Cores will not only share their cache memory, but the entire cache system. Among other features:
- Leverages 4-issue Intel Core micro architecture technology
- Simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
- Multi-level shared cache architecture
- Performance-enhanced dynamic power management
- Fully unlocks Intel 45nm Hi-K silicon process benefits
As mentioned, multithreading support is back, but it will have little to do with the original HyperThreading foun
