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one Dutch site has published information about Intel plans it announced the wide spectrum of Conroe processors in the fourth quarter of 2006.there is even model Core 2 duo E6500 (2.4 GHz) with 2 mb L2 cache. At the given moment it is known that price of Core 2 duo processors will be lowered only in November, and model Core 2 duo E4300 (1.8 GHz) will show up in the first quarter of 2007.
Nevertheless, on the pages of XtremeSystems one of the participants published yesterday screen shot identified by diagnostic utilities as "Core 2 duo E6500". It supports 1066 MHz bus, works at the frequency of 2.4 GHz and equipped with 2 mb L2 cache.
Let us recall that the so-called Allendale core is the derived form Conroe, it has 2 mb. of cache As show tests, an increase in the volume of cache to 4 mb. ensures increase in the performance from 3- to 7%. For this reason processors Core 2 duo with 2 mb. cache remain more attractive due to the lower price in comparison with their "brothers", coupled with 4 mb. cache.
The examined model of processor Core 2 duo E6500 (2.4 GHz) is based on stepping B0, which cannot recognized as contemporary - all series processors series will be based on stepping B2. this assume that the processor in question was in experimental status,
If processor Core 2 duo E6500 (2.4 GHz) will be announced, it will take place in the empty niche between Core 2 Duo E6400 (2.13 GHz, 2 mb. - $224) and Core 2 duo E6600 (2.4 GHz, 4 mb. - $316). It will be successfully placed between them in the price sense: classical price of $278 , this processor will come with multiplier of 9x woth is high enough for good overclock. . Let us recall that the high multiplier allows to better overclock Conroe processors in the existing motherboards.
By the way, the announcement of Core 2 Duo E6500 in profitable for Intel company it will allow them to fill the wide empty range in price between conroe processor without lowring it
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