Intel Quad Core CPU Previewed

Mathew Everett 21 Jun, 2006 at 10:39am ET Article published in Tech

Xtremesystems has a preview of Intel’s next generation CPU, the four-in-one Kensfield processor, with 8MB cache, running on the MSI 975X motherboard.

The CPU is clocked at 2.4GHz and overclocks to 3.2GHz on stock voltage. As you might guess, the CPU still has some rough edges and you can expect the final version will be clocked at a higher speed. For those who thought that Conroe was a Fad, then wait for the Kensfield.

Source: Xtreme Systems

Comments

21 Jun 2006 ~ 11:27pm I'm surprised no one has comented on this. Sounds interesting but too nad the site is down
21 Jun 2006 ~ 11:29pm Sledgehammer70 Probably becuase of the massive traffic & bandwidth it got.
21 Jun 2006 ~ 11:34pm airbornflght hmm. I wonder if this will be like the p4 3.2 Ghz, which was pathetic, took so many clock cylces to move as much data as the amd line of proc. Now if they have got the clock cycles under control, then we may be in business.
22 Jun 2006 ~ 2:35pm john79 site's still down. i'm kinda fascinated by this multi-core processor technology :wow2:
22 Jun 2006 ~ 6:36pm Leonardo

I wonder if this will be like the p4 3.2 Ghz, which was pathetic

Nope. Intel has taken AMD's lead, and their latest generations of chips are all moving towards the high IPC (instructions per cycle)/low power consumption model.
23 Jun 2006 ~ 4:41am Enverex I'm not seeing a preview here... just 2 photos and some shots of "Go"... you'd think he'd have said something.... probably why there aren't any comments, there's nothing to comment on!

EDIT: Ah, ok, found some sort of benches 5 pages in.
23 Jun 2006 ~ 9:40pm Man that thing is a monsters monster.. 07 should be an interesting year for us AMD guys. We've enjoyed a few years of Ownage but it looks intel will own 07.