Intel is finally set to launch their new Xeon E5 chips next week, The Inquirer reports. This could mean some upgraded Mac Pros in the near future, something which hasn’t been done since 2010.
A Mac Pro update is much needed, and these new Xeon chips would be the perfect excuse. Benchmarks will not be published until next week, but we can presume that these things will pack a real punch when the time comes.
The Inquirer also confirmed that there were no stability issues:
Although we can’t talk about performance figures for a few more days, we can certainly say there were no issues with stability. Heat wasn’t particularly noticeable, though we were running the system in a heavily air-conditioned lab, nevertheless the heatsinks could be touched without burning flesh.
