Intel Core 2 Duo Revamp Delayed to Q3

Intel Core 2 Duo Revamp - Delayed!

14/11/06

As was widely known, Intel was planning to refresh it Core 2 Duo processor line in Q2 of 2007. New reports coming from Asia, indicate that the Core2Duo revamp has been pushed off to Q3 of 2007.
Intel was planning to release more Core 2 Duo CPU's with higher speeds and 4MB L2 cache with higher FSB speeds. Here are some details:

CPU Model	L2 Cache	Speed	FSB
Core 2 Duo E6650	4MB	2.33 GHz	1333MHz
Core 2 Duo E6750	4MB	2.66 GHz	1333MHz
Core 2 Duo E6800	4MB	2.93 GHz	1066MHz
Core 2 Duo E6850	4MB	3.00 GHz	1333MHz

So what can we expect for Q1 of 2007? The Core 2 Duo E4300, running at 1.8 GHz with only 2MB L2 Cache that supports a FSB of 800 MHz, it priced at $163. Then coming in Q2 we have the Core 2 Duo
E4200 - 1.6 GHz and E4400 - 2 GHz, both with 2MB cache and 800 MHz FSB. These models were supposed to arrive for Q1 but they got pushed down. Intel will also release the E6390 clocked at 2.13Ghz for Q3.