eWeek: Intel Eyes Quad-Cores in Q4
High-end desktop PCs will sport quad-core processors from Intel as the fourth quarter gets under way.
The Santa Clara, Calif., company, which pulled forward the launch of its “Kentsfield” quad-core desktop chip from the first quarter of 2007 into the fourth quarter of 2006, is still several months from launching the chip.
However, it’s now expected to introduce the quad-core processor as part of its Core Extreme family in early November, sources familiar with its plans said.
The Core Extreme, which is targeted mainly at PC enthusiasts who are into gaming as well as certain corporate users whose jobs involve creating online content or editing videos, represents the pinnacle of Intel’s desktops processor line.
Right now, the chip maker offers a dual-core Core 2 Extreme chip, based on its Core 2 Duo for desktops. [Read on]