5502 xeon (nehlaem)

no HT, no turbo, and a crappy clock speed. Whats the point?
 
MrMike said:
Page 11 of the document you linked shows that the dual-core and the low end quad-cores do not have it. The chip mentioned here is the dual-core, 5502.
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Confirmed.

What's the point in getting the dual core when the faster (1.86 vs 2.0) quad is only $30 more? They're also both listed as 80W so you can't even throw out the green arguement (haha).
 
and no HT, right? I was surprised they did that on some of the new i7 Xeons, disabling HT.
 
The Dual Core might be fun if it had an unlocked multi but as is, I'd avoid it.

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLBEZ

With a locked multi of 14 and with most boards struggling to get a BCLK over 220 MHz, that isn't going to equal much fun. A Core i7 - 920 with HT and Turbo Boost for only a few dollars more makes a lot more sense.

If you want a Dual Core you'd be a lot better off getting something like an E8500 - E0 for under $200 bucks which has no problem overclocking to well over 4 GHz on a cheaper board.
 
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