The first upgrade of Intel Core 2, code-named Conroe, architecture is coming soon. The refreshed Conroe processor line-up with a 1333 MHz front-side-bus will arrive Q3’07, around the same time of Intel’s Q3’07 price cuts, Daily Tech reports according to Corporation’s roadmaps.
“With the introduction of Core 2 Duo E6x50-series processors, the entire Intel Core 2 Duo desktop lineup will fall below the $300 price point. The Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 takes the top spot of Intel’s Core 2 Duo lineup at $266 per processor, in 1,000 unit quantities. Intel clocks the Core 2 Duo E6850 at 3.0 GHz, higher than last year’s flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 and it costs a fraction of the X6800’s $999 launch price,” the report says.
