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Intel Core 2 Dou Processors - Fast, Very Fast
21/08/06
Intel Core Duo test show that PCs equipped with Intel's new Core 2 Duo processors, formerly code-named Conroe, set new high marks for desktop and laptop performance, the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Benchmarks show that they are the fastest we've seen by far.
With this chip line, which formally launched on July 27, Intel decisively reclaims the power desktop crown from competitor AMD.
AMD recently introduced aggressive price cuts, lowering the cost of its Athlon 64 FX-62 from US$1031 to $827, while mainstream chips like the 2.4-GHz Athlon 64 X2 4600+ dropped from $558 to $240. In response, Intel also lowered the prices of older desktop processors and of the Intel Core 2 Dual Chips.
Benchmark Testing
Intel Core Duo Benchmark Results are by far the best ever seen. The Intel E6400 Processor benchmark test results bested a matching system equipped with AMD's high-end Athlon 64 FX-62 chip by 17 percent. The Intel Core Duo Extreme Edition processor benchmark, is by far the best processor ever seen to this day (although you'll have to pay for the performance). The Intel Dual Core Extreme is specifically designed for the high end gamers. (Soon to come-Intel Core Duo 2 Extreme laptop)
The Core 2 Duo line
The Intel Duo 2 processor line ranges from the 1.86-GHz E6300 chip ($183) with 2MB of cache to the 2.93-GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800 chip (Intel Duo 2 Extreme price are around $999) with 4MB of cache; all have a 1066-MHz system bus. (Intel leaves the "Duo" designation off of its X6800 CPU.) In the middle we have Intel Core Duo E6600 and the Intel Core Duo 6700 CPU.
Though Intel Dou Core Technology chips use the same Socket 775 interface as current Pentium 4 and Pentium D chips, they require new chip sets, so a new mother board is required--you can't just pop a Core2Duo chip into your existing Intel-based PC and reap the tremendous performance gains. The Core2Duo systems we tested used a motherboard with Intel's 975X Express chip set (boards using the P965 Express chip set will also be available); nVidia and ATI have their own Core Duo boards as well.
The new processors and systems will be on sale from various vendors beginning July 27, with some configurations (specifically check the Intel Core2Duo E6600) of Core 2 Duo machines checking in at surprisingly reasonable prices. Intel Duo Core 2 Laptop & Intel Core 2 Duo Notebook will start selling in Aug.
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