Quote Originally Posted by Fuji View Post
i am aware that the sandybridge architecture in 2011 won't be the same one as the next gen 4P+ market however, the main architecture is the same.

Nehalem EX while it has its difference from Nehalem-EP has pretty much the same architecture.

I don't understand what you mean by:

"I wouldn't be suprised if we see a totaly different socket for the next MP-Xeon, cause S1567 still will stay for some time."

If you feel that S1567 will be around for a while, they wouldn't it be used for the sandybridge architecture? I think Intel knows that spending a thousand+ for a board only to replace it for the next upgrade is not logical.
meaning = S2011 is no MP socket and will be a different one than S2011. So S1567 will stay for some time, even when S2011 (or whatever is the socket for sandybridge) is around. When ever intel decides to release a replacement for nehalem EX i guess well see a new socket, but i don't think that will happen before 2013-14. It took nehalem ex 2 years and several months to be available after nehalem was released. Sof if it follows the same pattern and sandybridge comes beginning 2011 the eraliest date we can expect MP sandybridge will be 2013.