Intel this week began selling quad-core Xeon and Core2 Extreme chips, making good on its promise to deliver four-core computer processors ahead of rival chip maker AMD. Market uptake of the new chips may be limited to customers who need improved performance over that of dual-core processing. Nonetheless, Intel hopes to top a million units sold in the first year. The quad-core chips will offer a 50 percent performance boost over dual-core technology, Intel said.
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Intel Rolls Out Quad-Core Chips
Posted by: Jay Lyman November 14, 2006 03:55 PMIntel this week began selling quad-core Xeon and Core2 Extreme chips, making good on its promise to deliver four-core computer processors ahead of rival chip maker AMD. Market uptake of the new chips may be limited to customers who need improved performance over that of dual-core processing. Nonetheless, Intel hopes to top a million units sold in the first year. The quad-core chips will offer a 50 percent performance boost over dual-core technology, Intel said.