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Intel Readying 3.5GHz Core 2 Duo E8700

Posted 01/28/09 at 09:34:05 AM  by Paul Lilly

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One day we'll look back at dual-core CPUs and wonder how it was we were ever able to get anything done with such primitive processors. Some users would contend we're already there, proclaiming it's quad-core or bust, but not everyone sees the value in more cores over faster clockspeeds. For those of you who fall into that category, start saving your pennies for Intel's upcoming Core 2 Duo E8700 CPU.

At 3.5GHz, the E8700 will be Intel's highest clocked Core 2 Duo, with the 3.33GHz E8600 nipping at its heels. Like the E8600, the 45nm E8700 will run on a 1333MHz frontside bus and come with 6MB of L2 cache. The new chip is expected to carry a TDP of 65W.

No word yet on a release date or expected price point, though don't be surprised to find another round of Core 2 Duo price cuts when the E8700 makes its debut.

Image Credit: Intel

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TAGS: intel, cpu, processor, Core 2 Duo, build a pc, e8700
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avatarE8700! how fast is it compared to the i7 920?

Submitted by jvc08 on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 5:57pm

?? :<)

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avatarQuad or nothing. Dual cores

Submitted by darkmatter08 on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 3:34pm

Quad or nothing. Dual cores quickly become loaded up with processes once you start running VMs, or many applications at once (even if they are not multithreaded). They are also wicked fast at video encoding.

C2Q Q9450

 

-darkmatter08

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avatarGreat

Submitted by AlaskaDrew on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 12:54pm

I am still running my E8500 and I may get a E8700 if for nothing else just to see how high I can clock it.  personaly think that the higher stock GHz chips have more of a chance of overclocking higher than something like an E8400. I can run mine at 4.2 air cooled so if I could get a 4.5 or more out of an E8700 It would be worth the extra .01 second of time that I would save.   : P

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avatarGreat

Submitted by sinan on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 9:16am

I have never really considered a quad-core cpu for my next upgrade since I don't do much video/audio encoding or editing. If this causes the price of the E8500 (or even the E8600) to drop even further then that is great news for me.

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avatarnot worth it really.

Submitted by Gailim on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 8:58am

The only good thing about this is that it could drop the price of the E8400.

its just that chip with a 500mhz overclock. big deal

I guess it gives the OEMs a chance to "update" thier lineups with "new" chips to suck more money out of people who dont know any better.

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