The ongoing battle between Intel and AMD begins to really heat up this coming month as Intel readies to release a new series of six-core processors, ahead of it rival. <\/p>\n
The current generation of processors tend to have between one and four cores built into them. But with the six-core processor Intel is poised to leap ahead of the competition. <\/p>\n
The new series processors, dubbed "Dunnington", are expected in mid-September. <\/p>\n
AMD had a rough 2007 but this year has made back some of the lost ground with its triple-core and quad-core Phenom processors. Now, however, it is again playing catch-up with it’s dominant rival.<\/p>\n
The six-core Dunnington processors will include three models: An Xeon X7460 running at 2.67GHz, the E7450 at 2.4GHz and the L7455 with a 2.13GHz clock speed. <\/p>\n
The X7460 will have 16MB of L3 cache which will give it hefty power boost. The other two variations will have 12MB L3 cache onboard. <\/p>\n
"The big cache and six cores will give customers a nice bump in performance," said Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s digital enterprise group.<\/p>\n