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Hardware Intel Unveils Core 2 Duo E6750 Performance
Anh Tuan Huynh (Blog) - June 25, 2007 8:38 AM

17 comment(s) - last by lplatypus.. on Jun 25 at 10:07 PM

Performance NDA of the upcoming 1333 MHz front-side bus Core 2 Duo E6750 lifted

Intel today lifted the performance non-disclosure agreement, or NDA, for the first product of its Core 2 Duo E6x50-sequence lineup—the Core 2 Duo E6750. Despite being the first refreshed Conroe-based processor since the original Conroe debut, excluding Kentsfield, the Core 2 Duo E6750 clocks in below the dual-core flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800. Intel clocks the Core 2 Duo E6750 at 2.66 GHz, identical to the E6700.

New to the Core 2 Duo E6750 however, is a faster 1333 MHz front-side bus to match the new Bearlake chipset-family, including the new P35 Express. Besides the faster front-side bus, the new Core 2 Duo E6750 has an identical feature set to the E6700 including 4MB of shared L2 cache. Other Core 2 Duo E6x50-sequence processors have the same shared 4MB L2 cache configuration and Intel has no plans of releasing a 1333 MHz front-side bus processor with 2MB of L2 cache.

Intel Core 2 Duo
Model	Core Frequency	L2 Cache	FSB	July 22nd Pricing
E6850	3.00 GHz	4MB	1333 MHz	$266
E6750	2.66 GHz	4MB	1333 MHz	$183
E6550	2.33 GHz	4MB	1333 MHz	$163
E6540	2.33 GHz	4MB	1333 MHz	$163

Intel Virtualization, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep, Intel 64 and Execute Disable Bit technologies make a return on the Core 2 Duo E6750 and E6x50-sequence processors. Intel Trusted Execution Technology, formerly known as La Grande, sneaks its way into the new Core 2 Duo E6750 and E6x50-sequence processors.

Expect a hard launch of the Core 2 Duo E6750 and E6x50-sequence processors in the coming weeks. Intel plans to launch four Core 2 Duo E6x50-sequence processors with speeds varying from 2.33 GHz to 3.0 GHz including a TXT-less E6540.

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RE: Looks like a winner for the price

By Neoprimal on 6/25/2007 10:38:41 AM , Rating: 2

I'm in the same boat. Except, I can't find any reason to justify upgrading. I use my pc for productivity, internet and World of Warcraft - which is pretty much the only game I play in any kind of consistency, and in both cases my PC flies (Athlon64 3400 w/ 2gb Ram). I think what will steer me is the fact that I really want to migrate to Vista....and I want a DX10 card JUST so that God forbid I want to play a DX10 game, I'm not limited to DX9 tech. With my Vista I'll be forced to get just about a new everything, so..that's how I'll see my upgrade. With these set of chips and these prices, it just may be now too.

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RE: Looks like a winner for the price

By DeepBlue1975 on 6/25/2007 3:13:23 PM , Rating: 2

With an athlon 64 3400+ and 2gbs of ram, you don't anything else to run vista.
If you want a better graphics card supporting DX10, I guess that could be the only thing you need to upgrade.

I'm using an athlon 64 3200+ with just 1gb of RAM for two years now, and keeps up great for the things I do (watch videos, play old games like mame / scummvm), but well... I guess I have the consumerist gene activated as I drool over new technology and many times I just can't wait and have to buy the latest and greatest, even when it won't be so much of an advantage for my everyday use.
Sometimes I think that being a compulsive tech junkie feels just as sweet for as alcoholic drinks seem to be for so many people :D

I don't think I'll be able to start 2008 without getting a quad-core, multi-gigabyted, well cached drink (?)
If you just happen to have some free will at sell, I think I could buy some :D

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RE: Looks like a winner for the price

By paydirt on 6/25/2007 3:39:05 PM , Rating: 2

DX10 is NOT worth it right now...

Most of the games that support DX10 actually run slower in DX10 than DX9, the performance advantage is not showing up yet. Also whether or not games will look better is up to the developers, even Crysis will look very similar in DX10 compared to DX9. DX9 cards can do whatever DX10 cards can, but eventually they will be less efficient.

The Unreal engine developer estimated that DX10 will not be required until 2011/2012. DX10 is definitely not a "must-have"

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