Thursday, November 24, 2011

Intel decides Pentiums are good enough for servers too, at least the low-end ones

Intel decides Pentiums are good enough for servers too, at least the low-end ones

Ah, the venerable Pentium CPU. Few chips are as recognizable but, these days, the brand is relegated to the low-end of the desktop and laptop market. Now Intel is looking to broaden its appeal, by pushing the classic line into servers, though, again targeting the bottom of the spectrum. The Pentium 350 is a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU with 3MB of cache and no integrated GPU, which most servers have no need for - especially in low-power machines dedicated to file sharing or low-traffic web hosting. While the 15W part is already shipping, we couldn't find any pricing information.

Engadget, Intel decides Pentiums are good enough for servers too, at least the low-end ones