Intel prepares quad-core "Penryn" based Xeon processors for November 11

[dashogun]

Whats with the naming system???

It seems odd that

E5420 > E6420

Are the desktop versions going to be like this also?

lol I thought the same way when I saw this.

 

[b1gapl]

Whats with the naming system???

It seems odd that

E5420 > E6420

Are the desktop versions going to be like this also?

No they won't. The Xeons are server chips, so their naming scheme, is in no relation to the desktop chips.