Alongside a 6-core launch for consumers, in the enterprise segment Intel will start shipping eight-core Nehalem-EX processors this month already. The pending 8-core Xeons will be able to run in four-socket servers and, by leveraging the two threads of each core, the logical CPU count can reach 64 cores on a single system.

This high scalability is complemented by 256KB L2 dedicated cache memory for each core, a shared L3 cache of 24MB and even Turbo Boost technology, which can disable unused cores in order to safely and effectively boost the heavily used ones. The 8-core also has a memory controller with four DDR3 memory channels and is built on the 45nm HKMG process (it is based on the Nehalem architecture).

The 8-cores will make their official debut later this month. In addition, Intel is preparing to formally add its Westmere-EP processors around the same time. These will be based on the 32nm Westmere process and will likely have six cores (aimed at two-socket servers), a 12MB L3 cache and three DDR3 channels.

Further details on Intel’s upcoming hexacore Xeon processors have surfaced, suggesting that the chips will form their own flagship line rather than replacing the existing quadcore processors. Word out on the web is that the hexacore chips will initially be in short supply – kicking off with the 3.33GHz Core i7-980X in March 2010 – and will be expensive, too; $999 for the i7-980X.

Meanwhile as well as the second hexacore, the 3.2GHz Core i7-970, which is expected to arrive in Q3 2010, there’s a little news on the third model in the series. That won’t arrive until 2011, when it replaces the Core i7-980X with the same clock speed but a lower price, and with a new “flagship” CPU above it. Apple are expected to launch a new Mac Pro desktop with the i7-980X on March 16th.

Hmm, not bad for an overclocking experience ? Intel added a socket LGA-1366 Xeon processor in its lineup today with the W3565. This Nehalem based quad-core processor is made for single-socket servers and workstations.

Comparing apples to apples the specs are nearly identical to the Core i7 960:

* 3.20 GHz (24 x 133 MHz)
* 8 MB of L3 cache
* QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) speed of 4.8 GT/s.

Compared to the W3570 the QPI speed is lower as that one has a QPI of 6.4 GT/s.

And now here’s why that is value … The new W3565 is priced at $562, the W3570 is priced at $999.

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Q3 will be a good quarter for Intel fans. In addition to Lynnfield Intel should release new Celerons (the SU2300 and 743) for ultrathin laptops. This will be in conjunction with the release of the Core 2 Extreme XE 2GHz, Core 2 Quad P2 1.73GHz and Core 2 Quad P1 1.6GHz. The last there are all Clarksfield CPUs.

The Clarksfield parts should launch more toward the Q3 to Q4 crossover date while the Celerons will hit near the end of September.

Desktop CPUs (as we have mentioned) will get the P55 and Lynnfield in early September (around the 10th). Server CPUs will get a nice improvement with a whole new range of Xeon CPUs coming out.

There was no word on when the new Xeons will be released but they should be out sometime in Q3. Intel is not commenting on the new information that has been leaked.

Intel is planning on announcing a new server chip early next week and if the early details are correct, it will be an 8-core Xeon.

The event is scheduled to take place on May 26th, and the new processor is codenamed Nehalem-EX. It is expected that this chip will take the place of the six-core Dunnington processor as king of the hill for Intel’s server chips.

There aren’t any speed specs on the chip yet but those should be available early next week when Intel holds their announcement event. All that we know at this point and time is that the chip will be able to execute 16 threads at once, it packs integrated power gates for lower power consumption, and Intel has crammed 2.3 billion transistors inside it.

Intel says that the Nehalem-EX is intended for servers that use more than two processors. At the conference, Intel is expected to discuss how the Nehalem-EX “raises the standard in cost-effective RISC replacement solutions.”

Intel officially expanded the availability of their Nehalem-based Xeon processors today. Even though it was first introduced in the Mac Pro, the processors are now available in a wider-range of products. Seventeen processors have been launched.

These new processors support HyperThreading and a Turbo Boost feature that increases clock speeds and shuts down unused cores, allowing for a serious boost in overall performance.

The Xeon 5500 ranges in price from $188 for the 1.86GHz dual-core to $1,600 for the 3.2GHz quad-core. There is also a Xeon 3500 available in three different models that range from 2.66GHz to 3.2GHz. Pricing for these ranges from $284 to $999. These Xeon processors are now available in Dell Precision systems and the HP Z800.