http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/six+core used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/rumor_intel_release_six_core_nehalem_2009 <!--paging_filter--><p>File this one under unconfirmed, but <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/11/six-core-intel-nehalem-processors-in-the-works/">word on the web</a> is that Intel <a href="http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2009/06/10/6-core-nehalem-coming-this-year/1">plans </a>to release a six-core Nehalem chip before the end of the year. Citing &quot;sources close to Intel,&quot; Bit-tech says existing X58 motherboard owners should be able to drop the new chip into their motherboard with only a BIOS update, giving current Core i7 owners a tantalizing upgrade path to look forward to.</p> <p>Not much else is known about the supposed six-core Nehalem, however those same sources did say the new chip won't fall into the Core i7 naming scheme. The name is still being worked out</p> <p>Should this come to fruition, Intel would be the first to market with a six-core consumer desktop CPU. AMD earlier this month <a href="/article/news/amds_sixcore_istanbul_cpu_released">released </a>a six-core part well ahead of schedule, but it's a server chip and not a desktop part. Intel also has an <a href="/article/news/intel_officially_launches_sixcore_xeon_processors_boasts_50_performance_boost">existing six-core</a> processor in Xeon form, also intended for servers. </p> <p align="center"><img src="/files/u69/Intel_Chip.png" width="415" height="150" /> </p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/rumor_intel_release_six_core_nehalem_2009#comments News cpu intel multicore nehalem processor rumor six core x58 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:00:22 -0500 Paul Lilly 6590 at http://www.maximumpc.com