Intel Corporation is expected to unveil its new Xeon microprocessor for 2-way servers and workstations next Monday, unofficial sources said today. The new Xeon DP CPU will have 1MB of L3 cache and will be clocked at 3.20GHz. Its introduction at $851 price-point will not be followed by price reduction of the whole Intel Xeon DP lineup, since no Xeon DP price moves planned through Q1 2004.

The new Intel Xeon 1M processor at 3.20GHz will be compatible with existing Intel Xeon DP platforms that have 533MHz Quad Pumped Bus PSB – E7501 for servers and E7505 for workstations – the chip giant revealed recently. Take a look on the price matrix for Intel Xeon DP processor after the introduction of the novelty next-Monday: 

Intel Xeon Processors Expected Pricing After October, 5, 2003
Model	Current Price
Xeon 3.20GHz 1M (533MHz PSB)	$851
Xeon 3.06GHz 1M (533MHz PSB)	$690
Xeon 3.06GHz (533MHz PSB)	$455
Xeon 3.00GHz (400MHz PSB)	$433
Xeon 2.80GHz (533MHz PSB)	$316
Xeon 2.80GHz (400MHz PSB)	$294
Xeon 2.66GHz (533MHz PSB)	$256
Xeon 2.60GHz (400MHz PSB)	$234
Xeon 2.40GHz (533MHz PSB)	$209
Xeon 2.40GHz (400MHz PSB)	$198
Xeon 2.20GHz (400MHz PSB)	$198
Xeon 2.00GHz (400MHz PSB)	$198
Xeon 2.00GHz (400MHz PSB)	$188
Xeon 1.80GHz (400MHz PSB)	$156

Debuting on the 6^th of October, the Xeon 3.20GHz processor with 512KB of L2 and 1MB of L3 cache will be the most powerful Intel Xeon DP CPU based on the current design formerly known under “Prestonia” code-name. In the second quarter of 2004 Intel plans to launch its new Nocona processor featuring Prescott-like core, faster 800MHz Quad Pumped Bus and 1MB of L2 cache. The chips are expected to clock at 3.60GHz, even though current power consumption of the 90nm chips may lead Intel to lower the initial frequencies of its next-generation server chips.