Santa Clara (CA) - Media reports are in that Intel is ready to release a new quad-core processor, marking yet another new product for Intel this year. The Xeon E5335, which was originally scheduled for a February 2007 release, takes its position as the fifth quad-core processor since Intel first released the Kentsfield/Clovertown cores earlier this autumn.
The 2 GHz E5335 continues to run on the 1333 MHz front-side bus and marks what is most likely the last new processor for Intel. The company had a huge presence this year as it reinvented itself with a new line of dual- and quad-core products.
"This year we've seen Intel refresh its whole product lineup. I think this was more about proving that the company still has its chops and it's still capable of delivering high-quality products on schedule than a real demand in the market for quad-core chips," said Charles King, analyst at Pund-IT Research, in a story on Information Week.
