HP Unveils Two Quad-core Workstations

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One year after delivering its first workstations based on Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors, HP said customers are experiencing performance increases of up to 400 percent, with double-digit gains in productivity and faster return on investment. Companies use HP workstations to design everything from running shoes to race cars, animated characters to deep-sea submersibles, and to manage everything from billions of dollars of tradable securities to mission-critical IT environments.

During the past year, HP workstations based on Intel Xeon processors have continued to ramp up in sales. According to industry analyst firm IDC, HP's global year-over-year workstation growth for the second calendar quarter was 40 percent – three times the rate of the rest of the workstation market. HP's workstation growth has been driven by fast-developing economies, vertical markets, and workflow and productivity transformations that quad-core technology brings to customer environments.

Now, HP followed up on this momentum with the unveiling of two upcoming eight-core workstations – the HP xw6600 and HP xw8600 – both powered by two next-generation Quad-Core and Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors. The soon to be released workstations are designed to meet the needs of some of the most computing-intensive industries, including software design, architecture, high-definition video, game development, scientific imaging and oil exploration.

Here is a sneak peek at what will be under the hood:
- Two next-generation Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5400 series or Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5200 series, based on Intel's new formula for creating chips (Intel 45-nm Hi-k metal gate silicon technology), which provide significantly better performance per watt than their predecessors and eliminate eco-unfriendly lead;
- Dual, full-performance PCI Express Gen2 x16 graphics slots;
- Memory capacity of up to 128 gigabytes in the HP xw8600;
- Storage capacity of up to 5 terabytes;
- HP workstations are 90 percent recyclable by weight and now come standard with more than 80 percent efficient power supplies, saving businesses money by reducing power requirements;
- Supports HP Remote Graphics Software, Performance Tuning Framework, tool-less chassis, and acoustic optimization technologies;
- Form that is optimized for desk-side, desktop or industry-standard rack mount solutions.

The quad-core HP xw6600 and xw8600 Workstations are expected to begin shipping in mid-December.

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