In real world terms, what does this upcoming bump in front-side bus speed mean for Mac VI users? I know that christian has referred to it before.
From Daily Tech: "Intel’s latest roadmap reveals three new Penryn based Xeon models with a higher front-side bus speed – 1600 MHz. The three new 1600 MHz front-side bus processors are available in dual-core and quad-core models. Quad-core Xeon E5472 and E5462 are the first quad-core models to receive the 1600 MHz front-side bus treatment.
"The Xeon E5472 features a 3.0 GHz clock speed while the E5462 features a 2.8 GHz clock speed. These models feature 80-watt thermal ratings as designated with the E moniker. Intel plans to release these 1600 MHz front-side bus processors in Q4 2007 with the rest of the Penryn family."
From MacRumors: "Apple has also twice used unreleased processors in its products, so a Penryn based Xeon based on the new bus speed faster than 3.0 GHz should not be discounted at this time."
From Daily Tech: "Intel’s latest roadmap reveals three new Penryn based Xeon models with a higher front-side bus speed – 1600 MHz. The three new 1600 MHz front-side bus processors are available in dual-core and quad-core models. Quad-core Xeon E5472 and E5462 are the first quad-core models to receive the 1600 MHz front-side bus treatment.
"The Xeon E5472 features a 3.0 GHz clock speed while the E5462 features a 2.8 GHz clock speed. These models feature 80-watt thermal ratings as designated with the E moniker. Intel plans to release these 1600 MHz front-side bus processors in Q4 2007 with the rest of the Penryn family."
From MacRumors: "Apple has also twice used unreleased processors in its products, so a Penryn based Xeon based on the new bus speed faster than 3.0 GHz should not be discounted at this time."