Intel 4-core notebook CPU leaked; dual at 3GHz?

by admin January 15, 2008 at 2:38 pm

Details for the release of Intel’s Montevina notebook platform have been leaked and provide early details of the semiconductor firm’s first quad-core processor as well as the rest of the lineup, notebook producers claim today. Known as the Core 2 Extreme QX9300, the four-core processor has yet to receive a formal clock speed but will run on a faster 1.06GHz system bus and carry the same 12MB of Level 2 cache as a desktop processor. However, it should limited to large, desktop replacement notebooks with a 45-watt typical power ceiling, according to the report. A dual-core model, the X9100, will clock at 3.06GHz with 6MB of L2 cache but with the same power limit.

Read more: electronista.com