• Intel Ushers Multi Core PC Era

    Intel Ushers Multi Core PC Era

    Techtree News Staff, Nov 15, 2006 1146 hrs IST

    Kicking-off the industry's multi-core PC era, Intel has introduced the Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 and Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core processor families.

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Kicking-off the industry's multi-core PC era, Intel has introduced the Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 and Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core processor families, delivering four cores or computing "brains" inside a single microprocessor.

All new processors promise superior speed and responsiveness for workstations and general purpose servers, as also for other segments such as digital media creation, high-end gaming, etc.

At the launch, Paul Otellini, President and CEO of Intel, said, "The capabilities of Quad-Core microprocessors will bring new possibilities for Science, Entertainment, and Business. I'm incredibly proud of what Intel's employees have achieved with these new products."

The new Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 processors deliver up to 50 percent faster performance, with the same power consumption and cost as Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 processors that were launched less than 5 months ago.

Four such Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 processors have been launched, with clock speeds ranging from 1.60GHz to 2.66GHz; front side bus (FSB) speeds ranging from 1066MHz to 1333MHz; and thermal design power (TDP) of either 80 Watts or performance-optimized 120 Watt option.

Promising to be the world's best desktop processor for multimedia applications, the Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core processor QX6700 is up to 80 percent faster than the company s current Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor X6800.

The QX6700 is the world's first Quad-Core desktop processor meant for unmatched, highly threaded performance. It is available at 2.66GHz with a 1066MHz FSB, and runs on Intel's existing 975X Express chipset family.

Besides, Intel plans to offer a mainstream Quad-Core processor, beginning Q1 of 2007 that will be an ideal choice for processor-intensive, highly threaded programs such as Entertainment, Gaming, and Multimedia activities.

The configuration and prices of the new processors are as follows:
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor X5355 2.66GHz 1333MHz 8MB 120W: $1172
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5345 2.33GHz 1333MHz 8MB 80W: $851
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5320 1.86GHz 1066MHz 8MB 80W: $690
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5310 1.60GHz 1066MHz 8MB 80W: $455
Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor QX6700 2.66GHz 1066MHz 8MB 130W: $999

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(14) Comments
Harish
,Bengalooru, on Mar 25, 2008 09:37 PM
They should make it cheaper by the dozen
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yemmem
,bangalore, on Dec 13, 2007 08:05 AM
where can i get Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5345 processor in bangalore
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pravin
,hyderabad, on Aug 28, 2007 12:01 PM
core 2 duo pro 2 Gz. 965ry is this support Geforce 7300 agp card
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Saurabh
,Pune, on Nov 18, 2006 01:16 AM
Quad-Core Intel processor support Intel D965RY motherboard?
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Arnov Sarkar
,New Delhi, on Nov 15, 2006 10:19 PM
But currently when will AMD give it's ans. to Intel's Core 2 Duo, I am a hardcore AMD Fan and don't want to switchover to Intel at any cost.
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Abhi
,Delhi, on Nov 16, 2006 01:21 PM
AMD has already launched AMD Turion 64 X2 which has 2 processors 1.6Ghz with 64 bit processing. This is also available in acer aspire laptop 5102 with 512MB DDR2 for Rs.44800 with a free TATA Sky Connection. For more enquiries you can contact Acer Mall Delhi at 9899905555 Mr. Sumit.
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Vivek Mishra
,Irvine, on Nov 15, 2006 06:52 PM
amd's also launching the torrenza of its quad core 4X4 series. that'd make the price come down.
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rahul
,jamnagar, on Nov 15, 2006 08:36 PM
also the barcelona series...amd's is a true 4 core where as intel has sandwiched 2 duo core together. beware intel amd is going to rock
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Kunal
,Mumbai, on Nov 16, 2006 11:57 AM
AMD's new quad-core processors are based on AMD?s Agena and Agena FX cores. Targeting AMD?s 4x4 platform is the Agena FX core. This will have HT(Hypertransport) 3.0 which will double the bandwidth to 4000 Mhz FSB this is supposed to be on the AM2+ Platform releasing in late '07 and this will be first of Stars quad-core processors from AMD.
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mayank
,delhi, on Nov 15, 2006 05:31 PM
Well so far intel core 2 duo was the fastest pc processor. Now it has launched core 2 quad which is upto 80% faster than core 2 duo. Is Intel competing with himself>?? I think if we upgrade our pc by core 2 quad we would not require to upgrade it next 4-5 years.
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Sandy89
,Chennai, on Nov 15, 2006 07:04 PM
4-5 yrs?i wouldn't upgrade it for the next 8-10 yrs!!!!!!
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Grawp
,The Dark Forest, on Nov 16, 2006 10:22 AM
Dude, till then your CPU will be rendered obsolete by 32 or 64 core CPUs :-D
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Major Pain
,Florida, USA, on Nov 16, 2006 06:42 AM
If you took the mainstream(?) quad core and added the Nvidia GeForce 8800 and put them in a DellXPS410 what would it cost and how would it's performance stack up against a mid priced XPS410.
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MobileExpert
,MobileDuniya, on Nov 15, 2006 03:53 PM
That's a great news dude....keep it up intel guys
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