Intel unveiled the latest quad-core chip at CES 2007

Heated from the first quad-core processors on the market, Intel plans to announce the next version of Core 2 Quad for PCs right in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007. coming in Las Vegas.

Before Core 2 Quad, Intel launched five models of quad-core chips for servers. In addition, the chip giant has introduced Core 2 Extreme QX6700 for high-end server systems.

According to the schedule, CES, the biggest technology exhibition of the year, will officially open on January 8 here. According to eWeek's secret source, it is likely that the latest quad-core chip will be released by Intel on this occasion.

Unlike previous versions, the Core 2 Quad is aimed at mass-market desktop users, and Intel will use CES to demonstrate the force and power that quad-core chips have compared to dual-core chips, most is when downloading music and movies.

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Source: incubic Currently, the Core 2 Quad configuration information such as performance / watt, cache and specific prices are all "fuzzy". Just know that this chip will run at 2.4 GHz only. (For readers to compare, the Core 2 Extreme chip runs at 2.66 GHz).

On November 14, Intel defeated rival AMD and grabbed the title of the first company to release quad-core chips. " Pioneer " is the four Xeon chip models manufactured with 65-nanometer technology and 1.5 times more powerful than dual-core chips.

Intel manufactured quad-core chips by coercing two dual-core chips together on the same chip package. Meanwhile, AMD promoted for designing four chip cores on a silicon board. However, AMD's first quad-core chip (codenamed Barcelona) will not be available before the middle of the year.

According to Roger Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates, Intel's presentation of a new quad-core chip at CES 2007 will help it maintain its momentum compared to AMD.

However, the main drawback of desktops running quad-core chips is the lack of really supported software applications. However, users will still "penetrate" the power of quad-core chips when opening many different applications at the same time. For example, they can scan the computer for viruses and check email and video.

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