The Apple UK store seems to have put up link suggesting 8-core Mac Pros as a configurable option. (The reference has since been removed.)
The crazy thing is that the 4-core is freaking fast already. And on top of that I don’t think I have ever been able to max out all four cores. Ever. (Though an HD render from Final Cut can get it down to 20% Idle, not too shabby). I’m guessing most current software just isn’t able to take full advantage of multi-core systems yet. Or maybe most apps just don’t need those kind of resources.
So if Apple is really planning to release 8-core systems soon, that means they’re also doing quite a bit of software tweaks to take full advantage of multi-core systems, (which at this point includes every Apple computer available). Otherwise what’s the point of an 8-core system? Will Leopard make everything run even faster? Hmm…
