Intel’s Affordable Quad-Core Chip for Desktops Due in Days – Rumours.

[Anusha]

Source: Xbitlabs

Intel Quad-Core Core 2 Quad Q6600 Set to Be Released in January

Intel Corp., the largest maker of x86 microprocessors on the globe, is expected to release its new quad-core processor for desktops in days, at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The release of chip will allow Intel Corp. to further increase its competitive advantage over arch-rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 chip is expected to run at 2.40GHz, come with 8MB L2 cache and use 1066MHz processor system bus. The new microprocessor is projected to cost $851, which is much higher than that of premium dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo 6700 chip, which costs $530, but is still lower compared to $999 the chipmaker charges for its “extreme” versions of its Core 2 microprocessors with two or four cores.

The 40th Consumer Electronics Show will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 8th to 11th January, 2007. The exact release dates of the launch are unclear, but, according to a report from IDG news-agency, the chip will be formally unveiled at the show.

The new microprocessor, which rivals not only dual-core AMD Athlon 64 X2 central processing units (CPUs), but even the high-end platform called Quad FX that includes AMD Athlon 64 FX chips, will be yet another example of Intel’s competitive advantage over its main rival AMD.

Still, the popularization of quad-core chips does not mean that Intel will cease to improve its dual-core microprocessors. Intel is projected to release Intel Core 2 Duo processors with E6850, E6750 and E6650 model numbers with 3.0GHz, 2.66GHz and 2.33GHz clock-speeds respectively and 1333MHz processor system bus in Q3 2007, when appropriate code-named Bearlake-series chipsets become available. The new chips will support TXT technology.

Due to pretty high prices of the quad-core microprocessors, their share among Intel’s desktop shipments will be only 3% in 2007, according to some information.

What on earth is TXT technology? :confused: Gotta find out about it. :yes:
And it's a pitty that they don't understand the meaning of affordable.

[dpg]

Source: Xbitlabs



What on earth is TXT technology? :confused: Gotta find out about it. :yes:
And it's a pitty that they don't understand the meaning of affordable.


Haha! Found this \/

Intel: Malicious Software and Viruses Can Be a Thing of the Past!

Intel's Trusted Execution Technology encrypts everything

Viruses, malicious code, spyware and other security threats may become a past worry says Intel. According to Intel, its R&D team is hard at work on a technology called Trusted Execution Technology -- previously called LaGrande. Abbreviated as TXT, Intel's Trusted Execution Technology will use hardware keys and subsystems to control what part of a computer's resources can be accessed and who or what will be granted or denied access.

>>> http://technopoint.blogspot.com/2006/10/intel-malicious-software-and-viruses_26.html

[Novindu]

wow...but still its expencive:(:(

[Anusha]

wow...but still its expencive:(:(

What isn't? :(

[Novindu]

hmmmmmm...ekane:(:(:(

[sri_lion]

Well... I hope they'll cut down C2D prices if Quad Core comes!!!!

[Nash']

exxxxpenssssiiiiivveee nuh???...ya wt isn't expensive?

[Novindu]

Well... I hope they'll cut down C2D prices if Quad Core comes!!!!
ya even i hope 2... but now quadcore is out and ...hmmmmm:(:( ok letzz see

[Anusha]

Core 2 Duo prices will come down soon, but it's not by a great deal.

[sri_lion]

I heard that Q series suppose to be 40% faster than C2D and also consumes less power than a C2D.. and that makes Q series about 80% faster than a P4 3.2....hmmmm!

I'm not sure what's AMDs point but, seems more cores does the trick!!!

More the merrier!!!

[Anusha]

Q series mean Quad Core. In most appz, the highest end Core 2 Duo CPU outperforms a Core 2 Quad, and this will remain this way for sometime. Remember, there aren't many software that even takes the full advantage of 2 cores. So no point arguing about Quad Core biased software. The only way a Quad Core can out perform a similar speed Dual Core, or even a higher clocked Dual Core is if you render an animation, encode a DVD and play a game at the same time. But for that, you will definitely need 4GB RAM!!!

And Core 2 Quad consume at least twice the power of a Core 2 Duo! This is because the current Core 2 Quad (or Kentsfield) CPUs = two Core 2 Duo's in same package. The next Core 2 Quad (er...can't recall the name) will be a "native" quad core CPU = all 4 cores are on the same die and L2 cache will be shared between all 4 cores. Currently there are two L2 caches of 4MB each.

On the AMD's end, their quad core will be called K8L which is supposed to be faster than a Core 2 Quad at same clock speed. But the important thing to remember is that Intel will be moving to 45nm process technology in Q4 2007 iirc, and they will have a huge clock speed advantage by then. So even though the K8L will be faster at the same clock speed, Intel will have faster clocked CPUs (I heard it was gonna be about 4GHz or even more) and AMD will again lose - unless the K8L is a monster!

[sri_lion]

I think the name is "Yorkfield" or something like that!!! And there are rumors that Intel also going to roll out 8 core processors at end of 2007 to be named as "Core 2 Octo"

Since we can't afford any of these at the moment we'll just enjoy the game out from the window!!!:( :(

[Anusha]

Yeah, Yorkfield it is! Don't you think the name Kentsfield is funny? Looks like people at Intel are Smallville lovers. (doesn't Kent's Field ring a bell?)

Anyway, an octal core CPU will do no good this soon, as even a quad core CPU will not be fully exploited, maybe till 2009. It is better to make higher clocked CPUs or CPUs with higher IPC rather than multicore CPUs with current software. A 4GHz Core 2 Quad with two times the IPC of Core 2 Duos will be awesome, rather than a 3GHz Core 2 Octo.

Anyway, everything depends on the software manufaturers as I said earlier. Hardware is far ahead of software (maybe not in games). The first 64-bit CPUs were released in 2004 right? Damn! We don't have 64-bit drivers even from most of the wellknown manufacturers, so no point wasting time developing software for 64-bit OSes, when the system software are not written for 64-bit.

[zCexVe]

I think in sep 2003 AMD released S 754 64-bit Athlons...