Xserve with Nehalem

Apple released the latest update to their Xserve servers. It features Intel’s “Nehalem” Xeon processor.

The $2,999 model’s spec are:

• a single 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Xeon 5500 series processor with 8MB of fully shared L3 cache
• 3GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC RAM
• a single 160GB 7200 rpm SATA Apple Drive Module
• dual Gigabit Ethernet on-board
• two PCI Express 2.0 x16 expansion slots
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 256 MB with Mini DisplayPort output
• two FireWire(R) 800 and three USB 2.0 ports