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Intel Ships Dual-Core Chips

Posted by timothy on from the good-for-everyone dept.

Torrey Clark writes "Intel seems to be the first to ship a batch of dual core x86 64-bit processors to OEMs. Intel's first dual-core chip is the Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840. The new processor runs at 3.2 GHz, backs Intel's Hyper-Threading and is supported by the company's 955X Express chipsets, formerly code-named Glenwood. Dell also announced that it would be one of the first PC makers to ship Intel's new dual core Pentium Extreme." Reader wyckedone adds "AMD is set to ship their dual core Opteron processor, designed for servers, next week."

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  1. May I propose... by TeknoHog · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..a toast!

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    1. Re:May I propose... by panaceaa · · Score: 4, Funny

      Great Idea! You bring the processor and I'll bring some bread.

      Can someone else bring some jam or marmalade too?

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  2. Heatsinks by gangofwolves · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe I should invest in the heatsink business. I see a huge future in it thanks to Intel and AMD's dual core plans...

  3. Compatibility by RichiP · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, but my question is "Will it be AMD-compatible?" ^_^

  4. II ggoott oonnee...... by isny · · Score: 5, Funny

    aanndd iitt sseemmss ttoo rruunn rreeaallyy ffaasstt!! FFiirreeffooxx sseemmss ttoo rreessppoonndd rreeaallyy wweellll.... lloovvee dduuaall ccoorreess..

  5. Re:Umm... by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The P-PEE?"

    I prefered the original code name: Pentium Object Oriented Processor.

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  6. Re:Umm... by mapmaker · · Score: 4, Funny
    I prefered the original code name: Pentium Object Oriented Processor.

    But don't forget that this is the "extreme edition". Its name is the Pentium Object Oriented Processor Extreme Edition - or POOPEE