dbarrow
09-27-2006, 02:46 PM
http://www.betanews.com/article/Intel_Announces_QuadCore_Processor/1159306998
By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews
September 26, 2006, 5:48 PM
...Suddenly, Intel's top-of-the-line models exhibited 33 percent better performance than their previous models, by independent analysis, and 27.5 percent better performance than AMD's top-of-the-line Athlon 64 FX-62.
But today, Otellini made an extremely bold claim, which, if disproven by hardware analysts, could put a damper on what would otherwise be considered solid performance gains. He claimed the new Core 2 Extreme quad-core, likely to be given the model number QX6700, will exhibit 70 percent better performance than the company's current X6800. ...
*The price! What is the price?
No word yet on price structure and supporting chipset mobos.
Better start planning the new build for next fall.
By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews
September 26, 2006, 5:48 PM
...Suddenly, Intel's top-of-the-line models exhibited 33 percent better performance than their previous models, by independent analysis, and 27.5 percent better performance than AMD's top-of-the-line Athlon 64 FX-62.
But today, Otellini made an extremely bold claim, which, if disproven by hardware analysts, could put a damper on what would otherwise be considered solid performance gains. He claimed the new Core 2 Extreme quad-core, likely to be given the model number QX6700, will exhibit 70 percent better performance than the company's current X6800. ...
*The price! What is the price?
No word yet on price structure and supporting chipset mobos.
Better start planning the new build for next fall.