CPU roadmap: 2007 and beyond

Rich Brown & Michelle Thatcher CNET

Published: 19 Mar 2007

Current desktop CPUs

INTEL	Models	Clock speed	Cores	Architecture	L2 cache	Frontside bus
Core 2 Quad	Q6600, Extreme QX6700	2.40 to 2.60GHz	4	65nm	8MB	1066MHz
Core 2 Duo	E4300, E6300, E6400, E6600, E6700, X6800	1.80 to 2.93GHz	2	65nm	2MB, 4MB	800MHz, 1066MHz
Pentium D 900	915, 920, 930, 935, 940, 945, 950, 955EE, 960, 965EE	2.80 to 3.73GHz	2	65nm	2MB per core	800MHz, 1066MHz
Pentium D 800	805, 820, 830, 840, 840EE	2.66 to 3.20GHz	1	90nm	1MB per core	533MHz, 800MHz
Pentium 4	600 series models and 500 series models	2.80 to 3.80GHz	1	90nm, 65nm	1MB, 2MB	800MHz
Celeron D	300 series models	2.26 to 3.46GHz	1	90nm	256KB	533MHz
AMD	Models	Clock speed	Cores	Architecture	L2 cache	Frontside bus
Athlon 64 X2	3600+ to 6000+	1.9 to 3.0GHz	2	90nm, 65nm	1MB, 2MB	n/a
Athlon 64 FX	FX-62, FX-70, FX-72, FX-74	2.6 to 3.0GHz	2	90nm	2MB per core	n/a
Athlon 64	3000+, 3200+, 3500+, 3700+, 3800+, 4000+	1.8 to 2.6GHz	1	90nm, 65nm	512KB, 1MB	n/a
Sempron	2800+ to 3800+	1.6 to 2.2GHz	1	90nm	128KB, 256KB	n/a

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