First Quad-Core Processor Released

[amccabe]

It's the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700

It is 2 - Core 2 E6700 processors on one die (similar to the way the Pentium D is 2 - Pentium 4s on one die)

But it is pretty cool that one is out already

Here are a couple of articles about it:
http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2866
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/11/02/kentsfield_released/

[dcv]

Is this like the consumer version of Clovertown? This is the first I've heard of Kentsfield (though, admittedly, I haven't been paying all that much attention).

EDIT: Oh, and thanks for the "print" link for AnandTech - good thinking

[amccabe]

And I forgot to mention that it is $999 and the 4 cores run at 2.66GHz.

Intel isn't releasing another quad-core until January and it is a 2.4GHz for $851 according to their roadmap. I had heard that they were expensive. Hopefully AMD will help bring prices down in 2007.

[dparm]

Personally I'd just hold out for the quad-core Xeon coming soon....

[amccabe]

Although the list is supposed to be $999, today was the official release and the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz is for sale at $1,499 on newegg. Ouch!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115011

[amccabe]

There were also 4 "Clovertown" Quad-Core Xeon 5300 series server processors released today - here are the specs:

E5310 - 1.60 GHz - 80 watts - $455
E5320 - 1.86 GHz - 80 watts - $690
E5345 - 2.33 GHz - 80 watts - $851
X5355 - 2.66 GHz - 120 watts - $1172

[dparm]

Dell already sells it in the new Precision 390 and XPS 710...$1200 upgrade! (1kW power supply)