Kentsfield (microprocessor)
Intel Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Q6600 | |
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 2006 |
| Discontinued | 2009 |
| Marketed by | Intel |
| Designed by | Intel |
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| CPUID code | 06Fx |
| Product code | 80562 |
| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 0.09 GHz to 3.00 GHz |
| FSB speeds | 1066 MT/s to 1333 MT/s |
| Cache | |
| L2 cache | 2 × 4 MiB |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Desktop, UP Server |
| Technology node | 65 nm |
| Microarchitecture | Core |
| Instruction set | x86-64 |
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| History | |
| Predecessor | Presler |
| Successor | Yorkfield |
Kentsfield is the code name of the first Intel desktop Core 2 Quad and quad-core Xeon CPUs, released on November 2, 2006. The top-of-the-line Kentsfields were Core 2 Extreme models numbered QX6xx0, while the mainstream Core 2 Quad models were numbered Q6x00. All of them featured two 8 MiB L2 cache. The mainstream 65 nanometer Core 2 Quad Q6600, clocked at 2.4 GHz, was launched on January 8, 2007 at US$851 (reduced to US$530 on April 7, 2007). July 22, 2007 marked the release of the Core 2 Quad Q6700 and Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Kentsfields at US$530 and US$999 respectively; the price of the Q6600 was later reduced to US$266. Both Kentsfield and Kentsfield XE use product code 80562.