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Supposedly clocking in at 3.33GHz, the 32 nanometer chips are built on the Westmeere CPU micro-architecture, will have 12MB of L3 cache, and six cores with 12 threads for each CPU (double in a machine equipped with 2 Xeon), making it the ultimate processor for those looking for multi-tasking and multi-threaded performance.
No word how much the new Intel Core i7-980X will cost, but we have a feeling that no matter what, those crazy gamers that just spent a fortune on the new ATI HD 5970 graphics card would be looking to get their hands on it as soon asap.
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