The Intel Xeon is a CPU used for server systems. Server processors usually need to be bigger and faster than desktop CPUs, because they need to be able to handle a lot more traffic and run constantly.
Yes. Xeons are high-end processors made for servers and workstations, such as the Mac Pro.
Reviews of the Dual Xeon Processor can be found on many electronics and computer webpages, such as PC World. Alternatively, read the reviews on sites such as Amazon.
No. Xeon processors use different chipsets and sockets, thus they are not interchangeable with mainstream processors.
Intel Xeon Processors
xeon /Itanium
Xeon processors have much larger L2 caches than their mainstream counterparts.
Intel offers a range of different server processors. These include, to name a few, the Intel Xeon Processor E3, The Intel Xeon Processor E5 and the Intel Xeon Processor E7.
There are many sites on the web that a Xeon processor computer can be purchased from. The largest include Amazon, Dell, Newegg, and Tom's Hardware among others.
Between June 1998 and May 2012, hundreds of Intel Xeon processors have been created and sold. There are 49 models of the Intel Xeon processor, with a multitude of variations for each of the models.
This is accomplished by several means, including two processing units installed on the same die (used by Pentium processors), a motherboard using two processor sockets (supported by Xeon processors), and two processors installed in the same processor housing (called dual-core processing).
Apple uses a range of processors depending upon their needs these include Intel Core 2 Duo, quad-core Intel Core i5, quad-core Intel Core i7, Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500,, Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 "Nehalem" processors.
The Xeon with EM64T and Pentium 4 with EM64T processors
Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 series