World's First Quad Core Processor

Intel® Core™2 Quad processor

Intel’s most advanced processor just got an upgrade to the power of four—four processing cores for the ultimate in demanding entertainment

• Up to 54% better performance for intense multimedia applications, streaming movies, music, and more with powerful Intel quad-core technology¹
• Up to 53% better performance when enjoying immersive 3-D gaming²
• Up to 79% faster performance for highly-threaded applications when creating multimedia and 3-D content³
• Up to 8MB of L2 cache and 1066 MHz Front Side Bus for an unrivaled multitasking experience

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 series

Breakthrough performance from the world's first quad-core processor for mainstream servers—faster, more powerful, and more efficient

• Great performance with energy efficiency
• Run applications with a smaller footprint
• Up to 50% better performance than Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5100 series within the same power envelope^
• Delivers the multitasking performance you need to maximize your virtualization efforts—enabling your enterprise applications to be responsive, even as you consolidate server resources

Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processor

The world's best desktop processor for multimedia applications and the first to quad-core∇

• Up to 80% faster performance for highly-threaded appsΩ
• Four processing cores to handle massive throughput
• Based on leading Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, industry-first 8MB total cache

Extracted from www.intel.com