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Intel roadmap confirms 2.67 GHz quad-core Core 2 ExtremeAug 17, 2006 - in News
A new version of a roadmap distributed by Intel to its closest partners lists the upcoming quad-core "Kentsfield" as the new flagship of the firm's desktop processor portfolio. The new Core 2 Extreme will arrive with a clock speed of 2.67 GHz, more L2 cache and substantially higher power consumption.
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Sun intros new Fire Opteron servers, workstationAug 16, 2006 - in News
Following AMD's introduction of Socket F- and AM2-based Opteron processors, Sun has announced updated version of its x86 server and workstation products.
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Tyan supports next-generation Opterons with 18 new productsAug 16, 2006 - in News
Tyan Computer yesterday announced 18 server platforms and motherboards designed to support new AMD Opteron processors, including those utilizing the new Socket F (1207 pins) infrastructure.
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AMD intros new Opterons and promises 68W quad-core CPUsAug 14, 2006 - in News
AMD today unveiled its first answer to Intel's Core micro architecture. An updated version of the processor that is driving the firm's revenue growth and market share gains claims to not only close the gap to "Woodcrest" but even surpass it in speed and power consumption. And then there is the promise that quad-cores won't consume more power than today's dual-cores.
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AMD to launch new Socket F/AM2 Opterons on 15 AugustAug 10, 2006 - in News
AMD today officially confirmed that it will be announcing its-next generation Opteron workstation and server processor next Tuesday.
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ in channel for $149, price cut to followAug 10, 2006 - in News
As earlier expected, AMD started shipping its Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 3600+ dual-core CPU to channel partners ahead of the original schedule.
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Lenovo to use Athlon, Sempron CPUs in Thinkcentre PCsAug 7, 2006 - in News
AMD scored another design win today with Lenovo announcing that it will build Athlon 64 and Sempron processors into a business-targeted desktop PC: After the J series for home users, the Thinkcentre A60 series is the second model to offer AMD's CPUs as an alternative to Intel processors.
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Intel Core 2 Duo prices fall well below AMD price/performance curveAug 3, 2006 - in News
Intel's Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme desktop processor prices fall well below the price performance curve set by AMD, according to today's data from PriceGrabber and Froogle. If AMD wants to be the value leader again, then customers may start looking to AMD to set the curve, to see if Intel will follow. As today's chart shows, Intel won't be the one doing the following.
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Apple developers' conference may see gaps filled in PowerMac, Ipod product linesAug 3, 2006 - in News
An entire industry has been formed around managing the guessing game of what Apple will announce next. But as with any industry that constitutes a good part of the American economy, when speculation becomes part of the business, meeting the expectations of the best speculators can be interpreted by the market at large as a disappointment. If Apple doesn't give any hints as to an "iPhone" or an e-book next Monday at the WWDC in San Francisco, will that be seen as bad news?
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UPDATE: First Core 2 Duo T7600 performance and battery benchmarksAug 2, 2006 - in News
Tom's Hardware has received one of the very few available final test units of Intel's Core 2 Duo T-series CPUs, formerly code-named "Merom". During its initial two benchmark runs, the chip delivered first evidence that it can be up to 20% faster than Core Duo ("Yonah"), while consuming less or equal power. Our update includes a slideshow with benchmark numbers.
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Mercury intros Cell accelerator board for PC workstationsJul 31, 2006 - in News
If you are attracted by the processing power of the Cell processor, but don't want to give up your existing PC environment or invest in a completely new workstation environment, Mercury may have a solution for you: The company offers a PCI express accelerator board with Cell processor that promises a whopping 180 GFlops performance boost.
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HP's new Core workstations highlight Opteron's need for more performanceJul 28, 2006 - in News
Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced three new workstations based on Intel's Core 2 Duo processor, which was formally introduced yesterday. For now, HP will limit the Core 2 Duo offering to its entry- and mid-level workstations and keep its existing Opteron machine with a higher degree of expandability on the high-end.
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Pentium D prices fall due to Core 2 intro, some Athlon 64 X2 prices followJul 27, 2006 - in News
As expected, the official entry of Intel's new Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors into the "in stock" category from major retailers is pushing street prices for dual-core Pentium D 900 series processors down, over 10% since last Tuesday and down about 40% since 18 July, according to the latest figures from PriceGrabber.
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Up to $16,000: Core 2 Duo computers flood the NetJul 27, 2006 - in News
A flurry of new computer announcements based on Intel's latest dual-core processor is hitting the Internet. Several computer companies are releasing specs on business and gaming desktops that use the Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors. The processor was official launched today and several companies including Alienware, Dell, Gateway, Velocity Micro and Voodoo PC are introducing new computers.
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Intel is back: Core 2 Duo launchesJul 27, 2006 - in News
In a confusing series of events, Intel today introduced its much anticipated Core 2 Duo processor. First, it wasn't so certain until recently that the desktop and mobile CPU would launch simultaneously; then, we saw different release dates around the globe with numerous publications breaking embargo dates; in the end, Intel broke its own embargo and released the processor in the US a few hours early.
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Official: Intel releases Core 2 Duo, Core 2 ExtremeJul 27, 2006 - in News
At about 12:15 pm Eastern time this afternoon, Intel released official news to North American sources that it is releasing a total of ten new Core Microarchitecture processors this morning, in an event now scheduled for 11:30 am Pacific Time (2:30 pm ET).
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Conroe, Merom release expected from Intel at 11:30 PSTJul 27, 2006 - in News
Reuters this morning made public the news that is still hours away from being made official: Intel will officially unveil its Conroe and Merom processor architectures into its Core 2 Duo series, in a gala announcement slated for 11:30 Pacific Time this morning.
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AMD says two dual-cores in 4x4 better than oneJul 26, 2006 - in News
AMD has gone in hard to defend its marketshare in the wake of some earth shattering dual-core chip releases by Intel due this week.
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Intel to launch Merom, Conroe on ThursdayJul 24, 2006 - in News
Intel today confirmed that it will introduce its Core 2 Duo processor will officially launch this Thursday at an event held at the firm's Santa Clara headquarter. Several hundred journalists and analysts are expected to attend the event.
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AMD to take on Intel with accelerated roadmap, native quad-coreJul 20, 2006 - in News
Following a rather sobering quarter result, AMD answers Intel's challenge and the intent to bring new processors faster to market than initially planned: The company announced during its Q2 conference call that it will launch 45 nm processors in the first half of 2008 or about six months earlier than expected by industry experts.
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Intel to launch quad-core processors in Q4Jul 19, 2006 - in News
Intel today said that it has notified its partners that it has accelerated the roadmap for its quad-core processors. The launch has been pulled from the first half of 2007 into the fourth quarter of this year - in time to compete with AMD's 4x4 platform. Intel also indicated that the Pentium brand will move into the value segment of PCs.
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Merom to top 50% of Intel notebook processors in Q1 2007Jul 19, 2006 - in News
Intel plans to raise the proportion of Merom to over 50% of its notebook processor shipments in the first quarter of 2007, making 64-bit dual-core models the mainstream in the notebook market, according to industry sources.
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TSMC and ARM announce power reduction on 65nmJul 19, 2006 - in News
While announcing the success of its design collaboration with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on the new 65nm low-power test chip, ARM indicated that shipments of its core processors will grow more than double to hit 4.5 billion units in 2010.
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Intel's flagship goes dual-coreJul 18, 2006 - in News
During its five years of existence, the Itanium processor never achieved the glory Intel was hoping for: Itanium has to deal with stiff competition and critics still call it the "Itanic". But Intel holds on to its problem child and sends it into another round: Montecito has two cores and, according top Intel, is twice as fast as the previous single-core.
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SGI claims 4.35 TB memory bandwidth on Itanium 2 serverJul 17, 2006 - in News
SGI said that it has built 1024-processor Altix 4700 system that has achieved a sustained memory bandwidth of 4.35 TB/s.
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Intel to launch dual-core Itanium 2 tomorrowJul 17, 2006 - in News
Intel has been sending out invitations to a product introduction tomorrow, Tuesday 18 July. While the invitation itself is worded in a very fuzzy, there appears to be little doubt that Intel will unveil its new dual-core Itanium 2 processor.
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Dell says XPS 700 will not ship overclocked after allJul 17, 2006 - in News
In a clarification this morning, Dell Computer communications specialist Liam Nguyen told TG Daily that the company's revised XPS 700, which will be featured with Intel's Core 2 Extreme processor on the day Intel makes its formal announcement, will not be available pre-overclocked by the factory after all.
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Tom's Hardware: Core 2 Duo smokes AMD's Athlon 64 X2Jul 14, 2006 - in News
Just about two weeks ahead of the official launch, Core 2 Duo's true performance capability comes to light. In tests conducted by Tom's Hardware Guide, Intel's new processor delivered stunning results, outpacing its AMD rival in almost every discipline. For the first time in about two years, Intel is offering a superior desktop processor that may cause more than just a headache for AMD.
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AMD ships first processors manufactured at CharteredJul 13, 2006 - in News
AMD today announced that it began its first revenue shipments of AMD 64 processors that have been manufactured at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in Singapore
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Sun luring enterprise customers away from IntelJul 11, 2006 - in News
Sun today announced new AMD-based performance datacenter servers, which can carry up to 16 processors or up to 24 TB of storage space in one 4U chassis. The new models are squarely aimed at the Intel-based competition and Sun hopes that the sparkling AMD Opteron brand will once again fuel the firm's growth in the x86 server segment.