Intel Core 2 Quad - Future Part Numbers And Speeds
We've been poking around at a new version of SiSoftware's SANDRA benchmark suite and came across some data that we think many of you will be interested in. Recently we gave you a look at the fantastic performance of Intel's new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad-core processor. In that launch article we couldn't confirm lower speed bins or model numbers of future quad-core CPUs from Intel but it seems the good folks at SiSoftware have...
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As you can see, though unconfirmed in our launch article, it looks as though Intel will be bringing out a 2.4GHz Core 2 Quad Q6600 and a 2.13GHz Core 2 Quad Q6400. We'd say opt for that Q6400 and overclock it of course. Word is this new quad-cores should hit sometime in Q1 '07. According to SANDRA's measurements here, in the right multithreaded applications, performance should still be quite good for these new lower cost quad-core CPUs.
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