Intel ignites Quad-core era

Chennai, Nov. 14, 2006 - Intel Corporation today kicked off the computer industry's multi-core PC era by delivering four computing 'brains' inside a single microprocessor with the introduction of the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 5300 and Intel Core? 2 Extreme quad-core processor families.

These products deliver immense speed and responsiveness for general purpose servers, workstations, digital media creation, high-end gaming and other market segments that crave absolute performance.

Intel began the transition to multi-core technology four years ago with Intel® Hyper-threading technology, followed by the introduction of the industry's first dual-core PC processors in April of last year. Intel recently refreshed its entire product line in just 100 days by introducing more than thirty new desktop and server processors based on the revolutionary Intel® Core? microarchitecture, a more powerful yet energy efficient design.

"Today's announcement ushers in another new era in computing. The capabilities of quad-core microprocessors will bring new possibilities for science, entertainment, and business." said Ramamurthy Sivakumar, Country Manager, Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd. "I'm incredibly proud of what the people of Intel have been able to achieve."

Intel has made this next step in the computer's ongoing evolution as fast and easy as possible through continued investment in silicon process and manufacturing technology, innovative and tailored product design, and a myriad of software developer tools and programs.

Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series

Extending the leadership established by the Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors, the new Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series sets new world records1 on key industry standard benchmarks:

· A Dell PowerEdge 2950 server running BEA JRockit JVM delivered a record breaking SPECjbb2005 result of 210,0652 BOPS, 61% better than the next best result.

· Using the SPECint*_rate_base2000 benchmark, which measures integer throughput, Fujitsu-Siemens PRIMERGY TX300 S3 set a new world record with a score of 2003, 63% better than the previous record.

· A Hewlett-Packard ProLiant ML370 G5 Server running TPC-C Benchmark, which measures database performance, shattered the previous record by 42% with a score of 240,7374 tpmC at $1.85/tpmC. · An IBM System x3650 server running the LS-DYNA 3-vehicle-collision workload, a leading HPC benchmark, set a new record for a single node performance5.

In addition, OEMs have published record-breaking1 results on SAP-SD 2-Tier6, SPECWeb 20057, SPECfp _rate_base20008, Fluent9 and SPECapc 3dsmax Rendering10 benchmarks. The chips deliver up to 2.5 times the performance of the fastest competing processor11 for the ultimate in powerful, dense and energy-efficient general purpose servers.

Quad-core Intel Xeon Processor 5300 series servers provide more headroom for server virtualization than any other two-processor, standard, high-volume server platform. The new processors deliver up to 50 percent faster11 performance within the same thermal envelope and at the same cost as the previous generation Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series launched less than five months ago.

Four Intel Xeon processors are launching today at clock speeds ranging from 1.60GHz to 2.66GHz, with front side bus (FSB) speeds ranging from 1066MHz to 1333MHz, and thermal design power (TDP) of either 80 watts or a performance optimized 120 watt option. In the first quarter of 2007, Intel will launch two more quad-core Xeon processors a low voltage version for ultra-dense deployments with a TDP of only 50 Watts and a processor designed for single socket workstations and servers.

Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor QX6700

The world's best desktop processor for multimedia applications, the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor QX6700 is up to 80 percent faster12 than the company's current Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor X6800. This is the world's first quad-core desktop processor available for unmatched, highly threaded performance. Ideal for today's games with incredible performance for tomorrows highly threaded games; the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor QX6700 is available at 2.66GHz with a 1066MHz FSB. The processor runs on Intel's existing 975X Express chipset family. The company plans to offer a mainstream quad-core processor starting in the first quarter of next year under the brand name Intel Core 2 Quad processor. The processor will be an ideal choice for processor intensive, highly threaded programs such as entertainment, gaming and multimedia activities.

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.

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