TomsHardware reviews and overclocks Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 processor
Intel's Core 2 Duo processor has prompted a positive response among users and international media since its introduction in July 2006. The Core 2 Duo outperforms AMD's Athlon 64 X2 clock for clock in most benchmarks, and it even consumes less energy than AMD's offerings. Intel is finally filing away its Pentium 4 past, which suffered from the painful decease of the NetBurst microarchitecture. The firm had to start from scratch, it did, and it came up with the best product. Although AMD has begun shipping 65 nm products, its answer to Core 2 Duo isn't expected before the middle of the year. Until then, Core 2 Duo is it.
The amazing part about Core 2's success story is the impact that it has had since it was introduced: from one day to the next, many people switched from AMD to Intel. This makes unmistakably evident the fact that there is no brand loyalty whatsoever in this industry, even though people tend to sympathize with underdogs, as many did with AMD only few years ago. This also makes clear that there is always room for innovation: anyone who comes out with the right product gets a chance, even if it's Intel after failing to replace its obsolete NetBurst processor design in time...
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