Intel Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Q6600 | |
General information | |
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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 | 2.13 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,[1] released on November 2, 2006. The top-of-the-line Kentsfields were Core 2 Extreme models numbered QX6x00, 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.[2] Both Kentsfield and Kentsfield XE use product code 80562.