Intel to release faster quad core chip
Q9650 unextreme
IN THE THIRD quarter of 2008, Intel will apparently be releasing its Q9650 Core 2 Quad processor, which has similar specs to the current high-end "Extreme" QX9650, but will cost almost half the price.
The report, which originally appeared on HKEPC, a Chinese Web site, said that the new Q9650 would cost $530, compared to $999 which a high-end "Extreme" QX9650 would set you back.
The specs of the two processors are purportedly fairly similar, with 12MB of cache memory, clock speeds of 3GHz and a 1333MHz front-side bus.
Chipzilla will apparently also be releasing its Core 2 Duo E8600 desktop processor in the same quarter, an upgrade of the E8500, with 6MB of cache memory, clock speed of 3.33GHz and a 1333MHz front-side bus. HKEPC reckons that this will be priced at around $266. The Core 2 Duo E8500, runs at 3.16GHz and it is believed its price will now be slashed to $183.
Other prices to be reduced in the near future, according to HKEPC are the quad-core Q9550 (2.83GHz), down from $530 to $316 and the Q6600 (2.4GHz) predicted to be reduced from $224 to $203.
Intel told CNET the company "publicly acknowledge that we will have future 45nm Intel Core 2 processor offerings which fit into LGA775 sockets and take advantage of currently available and future desktop platforms with similar physical, power, and thermal characteristics."
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old news ?
Ehm wasn't this anounced in feb/mars or something ?Perhaps not price.. but still its not avlible until Q3 so nothings changed..
Release Me....
How about Intel release ample quantities of the chips they are supposed to have already have on the market? I realize they might want to keep numbers low to keep prices artificially high, but I am almost ready to switch to AMD.1600Mhz FSB
I remember reading somewhere that 1600Mhz FSB was coming to the mainstream segment, what happend to that?weird
the question remains, why almost double the price for the QX9650 once the Q9650 comes out? Does it make any sense?Is it really just the fact that the multiplier on the QX9650 is unlocked? What's the point? Is there something there that justifies such a big price hike?
Re:Weird
Yeah, it makes sense. The Extreme models have their clock multiplier unlocked. For people with water cooled systems whos main applications include synthetic benchmarking and making the computer better at said synthetic benchmarks, the QX is the way to go.Dunnington Cost $2,729 EACH
I Used to Promote Dunnington heres Latest News:The Dunningtons have been talked about ever since the end of 2007, which goes to show how highly expected Intel's next-generation processors are. The Dunnington platform is said to be based on Intel's Core microarchitecture and will be built using the 45nm manufacturing process. The processors are designed for server systems and are expected to be available to server builders before the Nehalem platform is released. The Dunningtons are said to be built with six Intel Core microarchitecture cores made up of three dual-core Penryn dies, sharing a 16MB L3 cache.
According to the Vr-Zone website, the Dunningtons will be shipped in seven flavors ranging from four to six cores and frequencies between 2.13 and 2.66 GHz. The model names are L7445, L7455, E7420, E7430, E7440, E7459, X7470. The high-end X7470 will have an estimated price tag of $2729 and the technical specs include a 6-core CPU running at 2.66 GHz on a 1066 MHz FSB and with 16MB of L3 cache. The low-end E7420 will have a price tag of $1177 and will provide users with a 4 core CPU running at 2.13 GHz and with a cache level lower than on any other Dunnington CPU.
At this point, Intel leads the market in the consumer area with its 45nm multi core Penryn platform, which was released in early 2008. AMD still falls short in offering the highest performance consumer-oriented CPUs but has a strong market share in the server area.
NO MATTER HOWSMART IT MIGHT PERFORM, NO PROCESSOR IS WORTH 3 GRAND. WHEN THERES USUALLY $200+ ALTERNATIVE. aHSO, ITS MERE 3 PENRYN PROCESSORS gLUED TOGETHER. maybe smaller Nahalem is BETTER.Summer of Testing.''8
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--[NO PROCESSOR IS WORTH 3 GRAND.]--Whoa there, take a break, you're starting to make sense.