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Dell’s ninth generation servers, e.g. Dell PowerEdge 1950 and 2950, were officially announced around a month back. But at that time, only Demsey (a.k.a. Xeon 5000)-powered servers were available, with a “come again later” notice pasted for those looking for the highly anticipated top-of-the-line Xeon 5100 servers.

One month has passed, and Dell has kept its promise. Woodcrest-equipped servers are now available for purchase. Among the models equipped with Intel’s new server processor are the PowerEdge 1950, 2950, 2900 and 1955 servers. Dell Precision 690 and 490 workstations can also be equipped with Xeon 5100 processors when customized.

Of course, until full reviews come in (that is, if they do), it’s hard to say whether or not Intel will succeed at regaining market share lost to AMD in the wake of Dell’s acceptance of AMD chips in both its servers and desktops.

More information and reviews on the Dell PowerEdge 1950 and 2950 here and here, respectively.

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