Digital Engineering 24/7

Helping design and engineering professionals discover, evaluate and specify technologies and processes that shorten the design cycle and enable success.

Velocity Micro Releases PCs Powered by Intel Core i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition

Configurations featuring the six-core processor are now available.

Latest Engineering Computing News

Latest Engineering Computing Resources

By DE Editors  

March 24, 2010

By DE Editors

Velocity Micro has announced the immediate availability of a six-core, 12-thread, single processor desktop PC. Powered by the Intel Core i7-980X, desktops begin at $2,825.

“With the launch of the Core i7-980X, Intel has given us the means to create a whole new level of benchmark-crushing, ultra-performance PCs,” says Velocity Micro Vice President Chip Lowell.

Building on Nehalem architecture, the i7-980X allows Velocity Micro to boost performance up to 40% on applications that use the i7-980X’s 12 hyperthreaded virtual cores, according to the company.
espectively.

For more information or to configure a system, visit Velocity Micro.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.

 

Latest in High–performance Computing HPC

About DE Editors

DE Editors

DE's editors contribute news and new product announcements to Digital Engineering. Press releases may be sent to them via [email protected].

Follow DE
on Facebook
on Linkedin

Related Topics

Engineering Computing   News   Products   Graphics   High–performance Computing HPC   Intel   All topics
 

Subscribe

Subscribe to our FREE magazine, FREE email newsletters or both!

Join over 90,000 engineering professionals who get fresh engineering news as soon as it is published.

Subscribe today

 
 

From our Sponsors

Meltio Takes Metal Additive to the Next Level
Meltio's DED technology enables industries to tailor and customize their solutions to create & repair metal parts.
Easing the Transition from ETO to CTO with Configuration Lifecycle Management
Manufacturers are discovering that the Configure-to-Order (CTO) model provides significant benefits when it comes to customization.
Siemens + Altair = The Next Chapter in Design and Simulation
With its acquisition of Altair, Siemens creates a unified simulation portfolio combining generative design with high-performance computing and AI workflows.