Core2Duo / Core2Quad s775 CPU Roadmap! [UPDATED April 17th]

[yacoub]

This list is primarily to get an idea of what the Intel CPU landscape will look like through the April and August releases and price drops.

Info is combined from these Dailytech articles:

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4589

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5414

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6484

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6488

http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=6838

http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=6950


Timeline Note:
The 6x20 CPUs (4MB cache 6300/6400 refreshes) will arrive in April and the 6x00 CPUs will drop further in price and stock will reduce on those as the 6x20s replace them.
The 6x50 CPUs (1333MHz FSB and core clock bump refreshes) will arrive in August, coinciding with the August price drop on existing CPUs (including 6x20s), assured discontinuation of the original 6x00 series CPUs, and preemption of AMD's Barcelona release.

This actionizes a strategy of adding features to maintain a performance advantage while keeping the same price point at each level to drive the competition to maintain tight margins throughout the year just to compete (or at least until Barcelona if that proves potent enough to command higher pricing).

The line up:

The E2xxx budget Pentium E (Core2Duo Conroe-based) series:

E2140 1MB - 800MHz - 1.60GHz - 8x - $74 (June release & August price)
E2160 1MB - 800MHz - 1.80GHz - 9x - $84 (June release & August price)
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The E4xxx entry-level Core2Duo series:

E4300 - 2MB - 800MHz - 1.80GHz - 9x - $113 (April price drop, August phased out)
E4400 - 2MB - 800MHz - 2.00GHz - 10x - $133 (April release & price, August price $113)
E4500 - 2MB - 800MHz - 2.20GHz - 11x - $133 (August release & price)
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The E6xxx mainstream Core2Duo series:

E6300 - 2MB - 1066MHz - 1.86GHz - 7x - $163 (April price drop, August phased out)
E6320 - 4MB - 1066MHz - 1.86GHz - 7x - $163 (April release & price)
E6550 - 4MB - 1333MHz - 2.33GHz - 7x - $163 (August release & price. Also E6540, same but w/o Trusted eXecution Technology(TXT)support)
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E6400 - 2MB - 1066MHz - 2.13GHz - 8x - $183 (April price drop, August phased out)
E6420 - 4MB - 1066MHz - 2.13GHz - 8x - $183 (April release & price)
E6750 - 4MB - 1333MHz - 2.66GHz - 8x - $183 (August release & price)
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E6600 - 4MB - 1066MHz - 2.40GHz - 9x - $224 (April price drop, August phased out)
E6700 - 4MB - 1066MHz - 2.66GHz - 10x - $316 (April price drop)
E6800 - 4MB - 1066MHz - 2.93GHz - 11x - $530 (April price drop, August phased out? Formerly X6800.)
E6850 - 4MB - 1333MHz - 3.00GHz - 9x - $266 (August release & price)
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The Q6xxx quad-core Core2Quad series:

Q6600 - 8MB - 1066MHz - 2.40GHz - 9x - $530 (April price drop, August price $266)
QX6700 - 8MB - 1066MHz - 2.66GHz - 10x - $999 (August phased out)
Q6700 - 8MB - 1066MHz - 2.66GHz - 10x - $530 (August release & price)
QX6800 - 8MB - 1066MHz - 2.93GHz - 11x - $1199 (April release, August price $999?)
QX6850 - 8MB - 1333MHz - 3.00GHz - 9x - $999 (Q3 price & release)
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April 17th - added QX6850 announced today on Dailytech.

 

[mellondust]

Thanks for the info.

Are any of these still being released in Q2 or have they all been moved to Q3? I need to upgrade soon and hate having to wait till August. With these prices I can't bring myself to upgrade till these come out.

 

[craftech]

No price drops for E6300 and E6400 when the newer chips come out?

John

 

[swtethan]

im waiting for that $266 quad

 

[yacoub]

That list was for August. The April price drops are another story. I was just collecting and compiling based on those DailyTech links listed, in order to get a clearer picture of what Intel's line-up will look like come Q307.

Updated topic post with a Note to clarify.

 

[cliftonite]

5 month wait is going to KILL me.

 

[Canai]

Originally posted by: swtethan
im waiting for that $266 quad

:thumbsup:

 

[NoobyDoo]

Also on June 3rd:

E2160 1.8Ghz/1MB/800MHz core 2 duo - $84
E2140 1.6Ghz/1MB/800MHz core 2 duo - $74
Celeron 430 1.8Ghz/512KB/800MHz - $59
Celeron 440 2.0Ghz/512KB/800MHz - $49

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Canai

Originally posted by: swtethan
im waiting for that $266 quad

:thumbsup:

Me too. In the meantime, I'll be researching the overclockability of said quad core. I DO like my current E6400 C2D @ 3.2GHz (an effortless OC, BTW...).

 

[blamb425]

not sure if i can wait even for the april price cuts, i need a computer soon, i may just order one right now..

 

[PCTC2]

i wonder what the price for a Q6400 will be if the Q6600 will be $266. I've heard it won't be too competitive against the Q6600.
What do you think, $224?

 

[yacoub]

Originally posted by: PCTC2
i wonder what the price for a Q6400 will be if the Q6600 will be $266. I've heard it won't be too competitive against the Q6600.
What do you think, $224?

Answer comes straight from one of the DailyTech articles linked in the topic post:

Intel has scrapped plans for the quad-core 2.13 GHz Core 2 Quad Q6400, but instead added plans for a quad-core 2.66 GHz Q6700. However, Intel's guidance will cut the price of the Q6600 and the Q6700 dramatically -- Intel will cut the price of the Q6600 to a more discounted price than the Q6400 was ever expected to launch at.

 

[coldpower27]

Originally posted by: PCTC2
i wonder what the price for a Q6400 will be if the Q6600 will be $266. I've heard it won't be too competitive against the Q6600.
What do you think, $224?

Though if you really want the processor analagous to the Q6400 you can get the Xeon 3210 I beleive then which would be around that price I think officially but the market may make it more expensive then the Core 2 Quad Q6600 in the end, being it's server silicon and all.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Canai

Originally posted by: swtethan
im waiting for that $266 quad

:thumbsup:

Me too. In the meantime, I'll be researching the overclockability of said quad core. I DO like my current E6400 C2D @ 3.2GHz (an effortless OC, BTW...).

You'd need either water or one of those new peltier heatpipes to be able to clock that high with a quad-core.

 

[yacoub]

Do quads simply run hotter or is it because they require more voltage?

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: yacoub
Do quads simply run hotter or is it because they require more voltage?

AFAIK, same voltage, or even lower VID.

 

[Shimmishim]

quads are a beast to cool especially when you start overclocking them... on air, on water, or even on phase

 

[aigomorla]

E6850 - 4MB - 1333 MHz - 3.00GHz - $266


something about that price doesnt look right. i think they forgot to add another 200 to it.

Makes no sense a E6700 would be more expensive.

But yes, let the Q6600 whoring begin

 

[yacoub]

I think you need to look at the whole E6x50 series, in which case the E6850 makes sense due to the E6750 price.

 

[NatePo717]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

But yes, let the Q6600 whoring begin

:thumbsup:

 

[yacoub]

Cleaned up the chart, fixed some case errors, added E2xxx budget series.

 

[yacoub]

back to page 1

 

[NoobyDoo]

Pentium E2xxx & Celeron 4xx in June. June 3rd, I think.

Link

 

[daveybrat]

Is it worth waiting for one of these or going with an AMD chip for now??

The 4200+ X2 is only $100 right now, i can't seem to find an intel cpu close to that price and performance and i'm on a tight budget.

 

[yacoub]

Originally posted by: NoobyDoo
Pentium E2xxx & Celeron 4xx in June. June 3rd, I think.

Link

Pentium Es are listed on the first page already. Don't care about Celerons
Thanks though.