HP 12-core workstation is 34% faster, consumes same power

HP 12-core workstation is 34% faster, consumes same power
The beautiful HP Z800 workstation knocked our socks off last year, but now it's packing even more serious heat. This new $10,483 workstation, designed by BMW DesignworksUSA, looks the same as last year's model, but inside lurks a pair of Intel's fastest six-core Xeon Westmere EP X5680 3.33GHz processors. We knew the machine would be faster, but putting the pedal to the metal, the results were even better than we expected. [Read more...]