Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/05/03/intel_preps_lower_tdp_quad-cores/
Intel is set to release in two months' time a version of its Core 2 Quad four-core processor that consumes less power than the chip available today.
Due mid-July, the new version is called G0 - the current is B3 - and knocks the Core 2 Quad's Thermal Design Power - how much power the chip consumes when it's running flat out - from 105W down to 95W.
Improved chip packaging also means that the G0 Core 2 Quad can cope with a maximum environmental temperature of 73°C, up from 62°C, allowing system builders to slow down cooling fans to reduce a machine's overal power consumption and noise level.
Since the Core 2 Quad is made by connecting two Core 2 Duo dice in a single chip package, it stands to reasons Intel's Core 2 Duo processors will likewise gain a TDP reduction in the coming months.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/06/28/intel_revises_quad-core_cpus/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/05/15/intel_desktop_d-day/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/05/04/intel_goes_all_core/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/05/01/gateway-fx_quad_core_pc/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/24/intel_cuts_prices/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/19/quad-core_not_mainstream_until_09/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/18/intel_penryn_benchmarked/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/16/intel_confirms_laptop_core2extreme/
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