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Intel quad-core chips launched |
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Submitted by actz
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Tuesday, 14 November 2006 |
 Intel will cap off a turnaround year on Tuesday with the
expected introduction of its first quad-core processors, beating rival
Advanced Micro Devices to the punch by several months.
Originally
scheduled to launch next year, the new Xeon 5300 and Core 2 Extreme
QX6700 should make an immediate dent in servers and in high-end
workstation/enthusiast PCs. In those markets, users can take advantage
of software that's already been written to exploit four separate
processing threads.
Most major manufacturers plan to use Intel's chips in their latest products. Dell jumped the gun last week with the announcement of new quad-core systems, including new servers and workstations. Word broke of IBM's proposed quad-core offerings
last Thursday. And Hewlett-Packard is expected to follow suit on
Tuesday with its own servers and workstations featuring the new Xeon
chips.
Source: ZDnet
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, I am going to build a C2Duo system sometime in the next few months maybe I will up to one of these !