Intel confirmed quad-core processors for PCs will ship this November, demonstrating its commitment to Moore's Law with a 80-core research processor. The first processor, targeted at gamers and content creators, will be shipped in November and be called the Intel Core2 Extreme quad-core processor, Intel said. The company's mainstream quad-core processor will be shipped in the first quarter of 2007 and will be called the Intel Core 2 Quad processor, Intel said. ADVERTISEMENT The quad-core chips will feature a 67 percent improvement over the current Intel Core2 Extreme, Intel said. For servers, the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series brand for dual processor servers will be shipped this year, and a new low-power 50-watt Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor L5310 for blade servers will be shipped in the first quarter of 2007. Looking ahead, Intel's next-generation 45nm technology is on track for production in the second half of 2007 as planned, and chief executive Paul Otellini said that Intel has 15 45-nm products already in development across desktop, mobile, and enterprise segments. The first of these products is on track to complete its design in the fourth quarter of this year. Intel said that the company has plans to ship new chips based on new microarchitectural designs every two years, and disclosed Nehalem, a 45-nm design, will be due in 2008, followed by the 32-nm Gesher architecture in 2010. Intel also showed off a research prototype processor that has 80 simple floating point cores on a single die. The tiny silicon die on this experimental chip, just 300 sq. mm, is capable of achieving a teraflop of performance. [link=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2020804,00.asp]Source[/link]
