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Intel Execs Run Down Dual-Core Roadmap

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 02 March 2005 - 11:04 · 9 comments & 575 views

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Intel executives presented a detailed roadmap of the company's dual-core future at the Intel Developer Forum here on Tuesday, including plans for a processor that will now be called the "Pentium D."

According to Stephen Smith, vice president of the digital enterprise group at Intel Corp., the company has no less than 15 dual-core development plans under way, an indication that the chip giant has fully committed to its new tack. Moreover, Intel intends to combine 64-bit processing and dual-core capabilities in its "Extreme Edition" processor family. Analysts have complained that Intel's roadmap briefings are often lacking on key details that are revealed slowly over time, in briefings given individually over a period of months.

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#1 Ficman on 02 Mar 2005 - 11:11
Most excellent, now this sounds promising...
(1 reply) #2 Ianmac45 on 02 Mar 2005 - 11:18
is the 64-bit processing ability only in the extreme edition?
#2.1 SquareSoft0 on 02 Mar 2005 - 23:24
No, they've have 64-bit tech for a while now, and have launched the 600 series which all have EM64T.
(3 replies) #3 goatsniffer on 02 Mar 2005 - 15:34
Just great, if you want 64-bit emulation on a dual-core CPU, you are going to have to pay over $1000.

Extreme editions are always over $1000 when they first are released.
#3.1 SquareSoft0 on 02 Mar 2005 - 23:25
It isn't "emulation." Where do you get your info from?
#3.2 aznx on 02 Mar 2005 - 23:32
it is in a sense emulated, since the p4 core is 32-bit based..rather than 64-bit while the athlon 64 was built from a 64-bit core, emulating 32-bit.
#3.3 SquareSoft0 on 03 Mar 2005 - 00:53
It isn't in any sense emulated, and Athlon 64s are x86 based, hence the x86-64 architecture name. Read through their whitepapers and see, they did the exact thing that Intel did, but more ingrained in the architecture. (link)
#4 vancity001 on 02 Mar 2005 - 18:40
Interesting how Intel is making the Dual core chips their premium brand, while AMD is keeping the Single core FX series at the top.
#5 tiwaris on 03 Mar 2005 - 00:06
They should also significantly increase processor's cache size at all levels and enhance threading support if they want it to be unbeatable.

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