Intel Debuts 'Core 2 Duo'

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Intel has finally launched their new 'Core 2 Duo' and 'Core 2 Extreme' series processors this afternoon from their headquarters in California. Conroe desktop chip availability is set for 'early August' with the mobile Merom version arriving later on that month. Here's a quick rundown of the desktop chips with prices listed in USD:

Desktop Chips

Core 2 Extreme X6800 - 2.93GHz - $999
Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz - $530
Core 2 Duo E6600 - 2.40GHz - $316
Core 2 Duo E6400 - 2.13GHz - $224
Core 2 Duo E6300 - 1.86GHz - $183

Preliminary benchmark results are handing the processor crown back to Intel, with a middle of the road E6600 Core 2 Duo chip giving an overclocked AMD FX-62 a run for its money. AMD tried to upstage the Core 2 Duo launch by detailing its new 4x4 and K8L platforms, which promise to close the processor performance gap before the end of the year.

Benchmarks: Tomshardware | Anandtech | Techreport

View: Arstechnica | CNet News | Reuters

View: Updated Intel Price List | Core 2 Duo Home

(2 replies) #1 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#1.1 Joel on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:34

Maybe the spelling example you just provided was a factor. Or maybe 8 other people submitted the same article as you. Or maybe the newsposter wrote this up himself, or didn't look at BPN or the submitted stories. And maybe one day people will realise that it's not a contest when they submit news. It's either posted or it isn't.

#1.2 lardiop on 27 Jul 2006 - 18:39

The newsposter (me) actually wrote this one up. I saw your post after this one was proofread and posted on the front page.

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