“A new version of a roadmap distributed by Intel to its closest partners lists the upcoming quad-core “Kentsfield” as the new flagship of the firm’s desktop processor portfolio. The new Core 2 Extreme will arrive with a clock speed of 2.67 GHz, more L2 cache and substantially higher power consumption,” Wolfgang Gruener reports for TG Daily.
Gruener reports, “If it is only the fastest processor that matters to you, then your 1P dual-core processor system will be outdated by the end of this year. AMD will soon be introducing a 2P platform, called 4×4, with two dual-core processors that transition the company’s high-end offering to the first native quad-core processor scheduled to launch in Q2 or Q3 of next year; Intel’s Kentsfield, which is promised to be available in time for the holiday season, will not be a “native” quad-core since it will combine to dual-core Conroe cores in one package, but it will be the first quad-core processor available on the market.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “The Other Steve” and”LinuxGuy and Mac Prodigal Son” for the heads up.]
Cool, but it doesn’t sound much preferable over two dual-core chips.
Progress must march on though.
It’s hard to know when to say first post…
two of those means an 8-core machine, according to my calculations…that’s twice the cores of what is available now. Why buy now, when you can have an 8-core mac pro under your tree for Christmas. Santa knows what I want.
Hmmm…
I’m starting to miss the lazy hazy days of lethargic PowerPC updates.
I’m scared to buy anything now.
MacDude where are you?
I know you’ve been waiting for this for a long time:)
Lately, “LinuxGuy and Mac Prodigal Son” seems to find more stories than MDN.
Is “Kentsfield” multi processor compatible?
No, Kentsfield is not multi compatible I’m pretty sure. But there’s a new Xeon coming also, so THAT would allow 8 total cores in a Mac Pro. That’s more exciting to me!
Kentsfield might make a nice quad-core iMac… if it could stay cool enough.
Hmmm, Dual Quad core???
Is this like a road repair crew? 6 guys standing there watching the 7th work???
“Yep, I have 12 processors in this thing.
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4 billion cpu cycles between key strokes!!!
LOL
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That means 8 cores Macintoes by early 2007…
What is “Native and non native” quad cores? if you put 2 dual cores cpus into one chip, you still
have 4 cores, I do not know why they are saying that quad core intel will not be quad core “Native”.
I am here and I FSCKING TOLD YOU!!!
Now I’m off to find another proxy server in my game of ‘wack a mole banning’ with MDN.
I could always fire up the onion network and blow MDN out of the water, but I don’t feel comfortable sharing my ip with pedo’s. So I just don’t post here as often and MDN calms down.
I’m the real cause for change in the Mac online community, just a lot of people don’t know how far my influence streches, but it’s considerable.
I assume thousands of identities, trolling to security researcher.
Here I’m actually LinuxGuy and Mac Prodigal Son, also BashingTheScullofIdiots. So I have even fooled MDN again.
Vista will be your master in 2010. You’ll see. hahahhaa. bye now.
And on top of amazing performance, the Kentsfield has a smooth and mellow menthol taste that’s guaranteed to satisfy! With a air-cooled filter and no special additives, after just one boot you’ll be hooked! Kentsfield, pure pleasure right to the core!
“That means 8 cores Macintoes by early 2007…”
Are Macintoes anything like FireWire Feet?
At some point in the (hopefully) near future, software developers (like Adobe) are going to have to start REALLY optimizing their software to take advantage of multi-core/processor computers, since they are quickly becoming the standard. Norm E is pretty dead on with his road repair crew analogy with regards to most existing software.
I am here and I FSCKING TOLD YOU!!! : Mac-Dude
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I don’t know who you are or what your story is but you need to get back on your meds. It sounds to me like the only thing you’re blowing out of the water is your stack. As for how far your influence stretches it sounds to me you measure your influence like someone in prison measures cock, from the ass out.
go away you are truly annoying…
Kent + Chesterfield. It’s a smokin chip!
What is “Native and non native” quad cores? if you put 2 dual cores cpus into one chip, you still
have 4 cores, I do not know why they are saying that quad core intel will not be quad core “Native”.
With non-native, it just means the two dual cores don’t interact with each other, sharing the same cache etc. They are separated and not all four cores are from one die.
With native quads, all four cores are interacting with each other, it’s a advanced processor from one die.
There is a reason Intel is doing this, Sony and IBM are finding out with the Cell that they are only getting a steady yield with 6 cores on a 9 core die.
So what Intel can do is test these dual cores first before they get mounted, increasing the yield and eliminating the flawed cores.
Eventually Intel is going to have 10 cores on one processor and a dual processor to that will be a 20 core box, using the same technique. Apple was wise to switch.
That post wasn’t the real MacDude, he never puts a hyphen in his name… If it was the true, MacDude, he’d show us his colors. He knows what that means.
Lots of cores are great, but I really want to see how well they are utilized. I am particularly interested in how a given application can get full use of these cores with the compilers supplied by Apple and Intel. And are the compilers that can get efficient utilization the same ones provided in Xcode or are they extra money products.
Where are such issues discussed — what web site?
LOL
Ampar’s take is the best–as always…. I feel a strange need to take up smoking now
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careful about the cores…..more cores does not necessarily mean more speed. The apps have to be able to use them all, the way they are built on the die can affect performance, and they could be bottle necked at the L2….
That sed…….. gimmie an 8 core xeon mac pro baybe………hehe
I need them to cram this into a laptop. That way I can use the bottom of it to start campfires.
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While it is not out of the question, it is unlikely Apple will use Kentsfield. Cloverton is much more likely. There are many, many reasons for this. Thus Mac Dude, you’re very likely wrong once again.
However, it is doubtful that Coverton will ship before the end of the year.
I thought the power usage trend was down. Intel needs to get back on the lower consumption track.
High power consuption, non quad-core native = No Kensington in MacPro.
Sorry Macdude.