14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that Intel intends to conquer the processor segment, as it comes every day with a new development, dazzling the specialized editors' minds.
Consequently, even if the manufacturer just unveiled its latest Woodcrest Xeon processor series, it has launched another one - the Core Duo T2700 - a 2.33GHz dual-core 65nm Yonah-based CPU, which is meant for high end notebooks and desktop replacement devices (DTR), informs Daily Tech. The processor series is already available on the retail market, and should be adopted by notebook manufacturers soon enough.
"Furthermore, Intel is also discretely rolling out its Core Duo U2500 ultra-low voltage (ULV) CPU. The U2500 is currently the only dual-core ULV product in Intel's arsenal until the 1.06GHz U7500 Merom processor launches with Santa Rosa in Q2'07. The U2500 is a 1.2GHz Yonah processor with 2MB L2 cache and a 533MHz FSB. The U2500 recently received some attention on DailyTech as it is the only x86 dual-core processor to ship with a 9W maximum TDP envelope. The CPU consumes less than 1W during normal operation. The U2500 will sell for $289 per chip in quantities of 1, 000," further writes the web site.
It is also said that Intel Corporation will launch this year a new central processing unit (CPU) Core Multiplexing Technology, which is already supported by its mainboards, and is said (according to several sources over the Internet) that it will enhance the performances delivered by single-threaded applications on multi-core processors.
The rumor regarding the way this CPU Core Multiplexing Technology will function has emerged on XtremeSystems.org web-site, an overclocking specialized site. It is most likely that this technology will only be compatible with Conroe, the already well-known Core 2 processors, and that it will determine a special feature of the quad-core processors which will work, only when four CPUs will not be able to be used efficiently as a unified dual-core.