Chicago (IL) – Intel has supplied all major PC vendors with the second generation of its Core 2 Duo E-series processors. Sources told TG Daily that the industry is ready to launch the FSB1333 CPU - with one not so small exception.

We expected the speed upgrade to arrive much earlier, but it appears that Intel and PC vendors now are ready to launch the second Core 2 Duo salvo for the desktop. We hear that there is ample supply of the new processors and most vendors are pretty much waiting for the official introduction.

The exception, according to sources, is Dell. The company typically designs its own boards and BIOS based on Intel’s P35 and P33 chipsets and apparently has some issues with the new hardware. Both companies are currently working on a software workaround specifically Dell PCs, which however should be expected to be available when the new processors launch.

Intelw ill be offering three FSB1333 processors, including the E6650 (2.33 GHz), the E6750 (2.66 GHz), and the E6850 (3.0 GHz). All new processor will be based on the previously introduced Conroe core. However, the new FSB1333 CPUs will be adding Intel’s Trusted Execution Technology (TXT, formerly code-named LaGrande), which will bring support for trusted platform modules (TPM).

at last, fsb higher than 266mhz. -> 333x9 to 3ghz

Jun 29, 2007 12:22     

now a reason to buy some ddr2 1066 mhz... a 3ghz stock speed core 2 duo is great... i wonder if it gets to 4ghz... lol clearly, it will be hard for AMD to get phenom at this level. netburst is no more... intel did a good job on this one. performance/watt seemed a weak excuse for having nothing stronger but... it seems it wasn't the case. i expect this to run at least 400x9 to 3.6ghz 450x8 to 3.6ghz if not unlucky and 515x7 to 3.6ghz if lucky

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Second Generation??

Jun 29, 2007 12:44     

I thought Penryn was the second generation. these just have a faster FSB which really won't mean much anyway.
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Current generation update

Jun 29, 2007 14:19     

Well, its more of an introduction of new Core 2 processors based on the same old conroe core, but at 1333fsb.
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"Typo" on text

Jun 29, 2007 19:14     

Isn't that a typo? E6650 shouldn't be there since it isn't planned to be launched, at least it is what news have been saying. I think you meant E6550 (7x333= 2.33GHz).
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Current generation but....

Jun 29, 2007 19:45     

Well it should still give some increase in performance, I am guessing 5-6%. And if you have the right memory and the right board you can probably clock the stuff even more.
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Oops

Jun 29, 2007 23:24     

Yea, its the 6550.
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Dell......ha ha ha....

Jul 21, 2007 17:46     

Dell and it's proprietary crap. Now it gets stuck in the loop when it comes to this new 1333 FSB CPUs. Oh well, sucks to be them.
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