Intel Quad Core Released
Intel today announced that it will be launching it’s quad core chips by early next year. The new quad-core series consists of the Core 2 Quad Q6600 and the Core 2 Extreme QX6700. Both feature a dual 4MB L2 cache, operate on a 1066MHz FSB, and have a thermal output of 130 watts. Reviewers noted that there were “no new additions” technology-wise in this Kentsfield architecture, and that it was “merely a quad-core version of the Conroe,” but stopped to exaggerate that this was far from being a “bad thing.” The graphic gesigners are surely going to love the “25 percent” increase in Photoshop CS2 processing, “78 percent” boost in Pinnacle rendering speed, and the “60 percent” jump in 3D Studio Max.
The quad-core processors will start selling at well over $800.
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