Intel's new Dual-Core Extreme Edition CPU

redsolar · Feb 7, 2005, 11:16 PM

Seems Intel has started production of its multi-core silicon, and the first Dual-Core CPU we'll see is to carry Intel’s 'Extreme Edition' moniker.

With two physical cores, this CPU is said to support four 'Hyperthreading' threads and we suspect we'll see its first live demo in San Francisco at the Intel Developer Forum towards the end of the month.

We expect this to tie in with the launch of a turnkey system from Dell, since Intel have already got a commitment from Dell in regards to supplying it.

Without doubt Intel will already have working engineering samples of this CPU, and production CPUs will be launched in Quarter 2 2005.

These Dual-Core processors from Intel will not run on any of todays platforms and will require new mainboards based upon its forthcoming 955X Express core logic (codenamed 'Glenwood').

For the mainstream market Intel is also set to introduce mainboards based upon its forthcoming 'Smithfield' chipset (945G) - which features integrated graphics - and 'LakePort' (945P) which requires an add-in graphics accelerator.

More @ Source over at Hexus.net
Intel Press release @ Hexus.net

shadowfield · Feb 7, 2005, 11:34 PM

Hmmm does any one know with the p4 dual core cpus, since p4s show up as 2 processors in windowsxp(i believe) will you need to get a server OS to take full advantage of a dual core p4?

No_Style · Feb 8, 2005, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by shadowfield

Hmmm does any one know with the p4 dual core cpus, since p4s show up as 2 processors in windowsxp(i believe) will you need to get a server OS to take full advantage of a dual core p4?

That's a good question. I believe WinXP Pro can support up to 2 physical processors, but allow for more logical ones. Hopefully PJ will have the answer since I'm not running a Dual CPU setup with HT like him

pr0digal jenius · Feb 8, 2005, 12:54 AM

XP Pro supports up to 4 CPUs I believe, 2 logical, 2 physical...I knwo ti supports ATLEAST 4..might even be 8

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redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Intel's new Dual-Core Extreme Edition CPU Seems Intel has started production of its multi-core silicon, and the first Dual-Core CPU we'll see is to carry Intel’s 'Extreme Edition' moniker. With two physical cores, this CPU is said to support four 'Hyperthreading' threads and we suspect we'll see its first live demo in San Francisco at the Intel Developer Forum towards the end of the month. We expect this to tie in with the launch of a turnkey system from Dell, since Intel have already got a commitment from Dell in regards to supplying it. Without doubt Intel will already have working engineering samples of this CPU, and production CPUs will be launched in Quarter 2 2005. These Dual-Core processors from Intel will not run on any of todays platforms and will require new mainboards based upon its forthcoming 955X Express core logic (codenamed 'Glenwood'). For the mainstream market Intel is also set to introduce mainboards based upon its forthcoming 'Smithfield' chipset (945G) - which features integrated graphics - and 'LakePort' (945P) which requires an add-in graphics accelerator. More @ Source over at Hexus.net Intel Press release @ Hexus.net __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

Feb 7, 2005, 11:34 PM	#2
shadowfield DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 117 Rep Power: 0	Hmmm does any one know with the p4 dual core cpus, since p4s show up as 2 processors in windowsxp(i believe) will you need to get a server OS to take full advantage of a dual core p4?

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	XP Pro supports up to 4 CPUs I believe, 2 logical, 2 physical...I knwo ti supports ATLEAST 4..might even be 8