the Quad Core !

In 2004, the equivalent processor to Tukwila contained 592 million of the tiny switches.

Although the new chip packs more than 2 billion transistors it operates at a relatively modest speed of 2GHz, the equivalent of many PC chips.

Last year IBM released what was described as the "world's fastest commercial chip" that operates at 4.7GHz.

The dual-core Power6 processor contains just 790 million transistors.

A large number of the transistors on the new Intel chip are used for memory.

"[It] contains lots of onboard memory and registers which are just a very efficient computer architecture to process data faster," said Mr Penn.

Cache memory holds data to be processed by the chip. The closer it is to the processor, the quicker the data can be crunched.


and as I have found out on Intel's site
Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processor

Now with a new version based on Intel's cutting edge 45nm technology utilizing hafnium-infused circuitry to deliver even greater performance and power efficiency. The Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9650 running at 3.0 GHz delivers the best possible experience for today's most demanding users.


12 MB of total L2 cache
1333 MHz front side bus
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