At the Intel Developer Forum in Taiwan,
Intel has given attendees a sneak preview of its upcoming Core 2 Extreme QX9770
processor. The Core 2 Extreme QX9770 is based on the "Penryn" core, and it
combines 45nm process technology with a clock speed of 3.2GHz and a bus speed of
1600MHz. That bus speed is 20% faster than the 1333MHz FSB in Intel's current
fastest quad-core CPU, the 3GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6850. Desktop chips with
1600MHz FSBs may not hit stores just yet, though. Intel's first 45nm CPUs -
including the upcoming Core 2 Extreme QX9650 - will have 1333MHz FSBs.
Incidentally, Intel commissioned Charles 'Fugger' Wirth to overclock the QX9770,
and the chip reportedly managed a whopping 5.6GHz!
