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• Preview: Tom's Hardware benchmarks Intel's first quad-core "Kentsfield"
  Saturday 9 September 2006 – 06:05
  Intel's first quad-core processor "Kentsfield" has found its way into the Tom's Hardware test lab. Several weeks before Intel will provide evaluation processors to the press, Tom's Hardware was able to obtain a qualification sample: The quad-core was sent through the entire test parcours and showed impressive performance.
• Kentsfield quad-core processors to sell for less than $1200
  Friday 10 November 2006 – 08:21
  While Intel reportedly is gearing for a launch of its quad-core processors on Monday next week, a wide range of etailers has begun pre-selling or even selling the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor.
• Intel 'Kentsfield' quad-core benchmarks to flood the Net
  Thursday 2 November 2006 – 06:22
  You can expect a flood of benchmarks for Intel's quad-core 'Kentsfield' processor to hit the Internet in the next day. Intel's latest chip is officially called the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 and is an enthusiast chip aimed at high-end gamers, graphical artists and others who run multi-threaded applications. Early benchmarks from Tom's Hardware Guide show the chip easily beating previous generation Core 2 Duo processors in some benchmarks, but the new chip is only marginally better in other tests.
• Intel quad-core Kentsfield to be named Core 2 Quadro
  Tuesday 19 September 2006 – 03:38
  Intel is expected by the end of this month to officially name its Kentsfield quad-core desktop processor as the "Core 2 Quadro," with the first model to be an Extreme version, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, which will be available starting in mid-November, according to sources at leading Taiwan motherboard makers.
• Intel quad-core QX6700 reaches system builders
  Wednesday 11 October 2006 – 10:35
  Intel has begun shipping its first quad-core processor "Kentsfield," which will be officially called Core 2 Extreme QX6700 to system builders. Industry sources have confirmed to TG Daily that the processor has entered a stage of system testing, which indicates that the processors is on track for a mid-November launch.

• Kentsfield Released: Core 2 Quadro Ready to Ravage the High-End*
  Thursday 2 November 2006 – 06:43
  Just as the shock from the initial performance leap of Core 2 Duo wears off, Intel "leaps ahead" with a doubled-up version. Are we ready?
• Intel's Core 2 Quadro Kentsfield: Four Cores on a Rampage*
  Monday 11 September 2006 – 09:14
  Intel will walk all over AMD with its upcoming Core 2 Quadro processor. Its 8 MB L2 Cache and aggressive clock speeds will boost performance by up to 100%. Our benchmarks tell the story.