14 DAY TRIAL // An Intel official explained that there should be a 2.4 GHz Kentsfield CPU or Core 2 Quad to the thrilled audience at GDC in London. A 2.4 GHz quad part can not be found on Intel's recent roadmaps, but you should try to trust the company representatives, said The Inquirer.
These Quad CPUs are scheduled for the launch in the middle of November, but no one could get a more exact date. The 2.4 GHz unit was presented up and running but the possible clocks will depend on the yields on these Quad cores (they are quite useful in game programming).
Dual-core CPUs are at the starting gate, shows InformationWeek, and Intel and AMD are racing already to see who will show qua-core processors to the market. Both chip vendors have amassed announcements, though no actual quad-core microprocessors have been shipped. Intel disclosed at its late-September developer forum that it's giving its four-way devices the brand name "Core 2 Quad." As for AMD, it has touted the tape-out of a quad version of its Opteron server CPU as well as the launch of a new quad-ready socket.
So, while it's early in the quad-core game, it's nevertheless difficult to tell the planned parts apart without a scorecard. Also, despite the intense publicity surrounding Intel's revelations at IDF about its desktop Kentsfield processor, servers are likely to be the main arena for quad-core computing, because server operating-system software is generally more capable of exploiting multi-threading and virtualization. Those features maximize CPU throughout by doling out tasks to keep all the cores humming along.