Both Intel and AMD have had Quad core CPU’s out for a while now. So it was only a matter of time before news of Six Core CPU’s would be coming out in the future.
According to a report from Digitimes, who sources its friends at Taiwanese motherboard companies, Intel will be rolling out its six-core desktop “Gulftown” processors at the end of March. The six-core Nehalem-based chip will supposedly be named the Core i7-980X and will be priced more than US$1,000. While AMD will be releasing three processors, the Phenom II X6 1075T, 1055T and 1035T, will each adopt a 45nm process. AMD will also launch the quad-core Phenom II X4 960T alongside the six-core models, the sources noted.
Both AMD and Intel declined the opportunity to respond to this report saying they do not comment on unannounced products.
