Intel Announces Launch for Quad-Core Chips
The world's largest chip maker Intel said it plans to launch its quad-core chips in a new line of Hewlett-Packard computers beginning in November.
The launch date, just in time for the upcoming holiday season, means the quad-core processors will be available to consumers before rival Advanced Micro Devices can get its own quad-cores out the door. AMD plans to release a quad-core processor in mid-2007.
According to an invitation sent to the media, HP and Intel will host "Quad Fest" on November 13 to coincide with the product lunch. The idea behind the event is to share information about "the business behind quad-core technology."
Quad-core chips have been highly anticipated because of their ability to provide more processing power and handle more tasks simultaneously while not increasing power consumption or heat. The new microprocessors will have four computing engines on a single chip.
Peak performance
According to Intel, PC performance will increase some 70 percent for some applications, with the new chips being aimed at gamers, programmers, and other people with heavy-duty computing needs. For general consumers, Intel will ship a quad-core chip starting in the first quarter of 2007. For businesses, Intel will begin shipping four-core server chips later this year.
Joe Wilcox, a senior analyst with Jupiter Research, said the quad-core will definitely appeal to a certain segment of users, but he questioned how much hunger there would be among casual consumers. "There is always a question of how much performance you really need," Wilcox said. "If you are running XP, it is much more than you need."
But he pointed out that gamers and multimedia enthusiasts will be lining up for machines built with the quad-core chips. "For mutlimedia users and gamers, the more power the better," he said.
Recently, Intel's chief rival AMD claimed that its own design for quad-core processors would be superior to Intel's. However, it remains to be seen if the architecture of the processors will result in a significant difference, said Wilcox.
The launch date, just in time for the upcoming holiday season, means the quad-core processors will be available to consumers before rival Advanced Micro Devices can get its own quad-cores out the door. AMD plans to release a quad-core processor in mid-2007.
According to an invitation sent to the media, HP and Intel will host "Quad Fest" on November 13 to coincide with the product lunch. The idea behind the event is to share information about "the business behind quad-core technology."
Quad-core chips have been highly anticipated because of their ability to provide more processing power and handle more tasks simultaneously while not increasing power consumption or heat. The new microprocessors will have four computing engines on a single chip.
Peak performance
According to Intel, PC performance will increase some 70 percent for some applications, with the new chips being aimed at gamers, programmers, and other people with heavy-duty computing needs. For general consumers, Intel will ship a quad-core chip starting in the first quarter of 2007. For businesses, Intel will begin shipping four-core server chips later this year.
Joe Wilcox, a senior analyst with Jupiter Research, said the quad-core will definitely appeal to a certain segment of users, but he questioned how much hunger there would be among casual consumers. "There is always a question of how much performance you really need," Wilcox said. "If you are running XP, it is much more than you need."
But he pointed out that gamers and multimedia enthusiasts will be lining up for machines built with the quad-core chips. "For mutlimedia users and gamers, the more power the better," he said.
Recently, Intel's chief rival AMD claimed that its own design for quad-core processors would be superior to Intel's. However, it remains to be seen if the architecture of the processors will result in a significant difference, said Wilcox.
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