OT Intel`s Paxville: too slow, too hot, too dumb

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OT Intel`s Paxville: too slow, too hot, too dumb

posted on Oct 20, 2005 10:56AM

When we nicknamed Intel`s new dual-core Xeon processor ``Hot Carl,`` we didn`t know how prophetic this would be. A fresh set of benchmarks comparing the Xeon with AMD`s dual-core Opteron chip show Intel`s product to be a power hungry demon that doesn`t perform.

GamePC got its hands on some of the Xeons - code-named ``Paxville`` - and put the chips through a battery of tests. Most startling is the dual-core Xeon`s voracious power consumption. Intel reckons Paxville will need 135W for average software loads and run up to 150W at peak. When plugged into a two-way server, this pull proves troubling.