And it of course allows Oracle server users to have more flexibility for licensing than non-Oracle servers....
Oracle, Intel team on server with a dimmer switch
Oracle looks like it's committed to custom Xeons for the long haul. Big Red last year teamed with Chipzilla on the E7-8895 v2, a CPU that improved on the top-of-the-line E7-8890 by adding features that let the silicon switch cores on and off as required by Oracle's operating systems and software. The chips can also vary their …