Xbitlabs reviews Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 processor
In 2-3 weeks Intel will start shipping new dual-core processors with new E0 stepping. There will a new CPU among them: the today's highest frequency model - Core 2 Duo E8600. Our today's article will talk about this new processor and the features of all upcoming CPUs with the new processor stepping.
What CPUs suit best for contemporary applications - dual- or quad-core ones? It is very hard to answer this question, so no wonder that the adherents of both concepts are constantly engaged into long fierce debates about what's best. While top quad-core processors work at the same frequencies as the dual-core ones, there are not that many applications out there that could really use their entire potential. On the other hand, dual-core CPUs overclock better, boast more favorable thermal characteristics, and the most important thing - cost considerably less than their quad-core counterparts. That is why many enthusiasts do not hurry to spend their money on Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme processors just yet...
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