12 cores is because it's a single CPU. More info: http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2013/2013040201_Some_details_of_upcoming_Intel_Xeon_E5_v2_and_E7_v2_CPUs.html ht

12 cores is because it's a single CPU. More info: http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2013/2013040201_Some_details_of_upcoming_Intel_Xeon_E5_v2_and_E7_v2_CPUs.html http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2013/2013040201_Some_details_o... Expected release date is Q4 2013.