Not to be outdone, AMD responds to Intel’s development of a quad-core processor with one of its own, an upgrade to its K8 architecture that the company is calling K8L.
https://gizmodo.com/intel-to-ship-quad-core-processor-in-january-162418
Sources say the AMD part will be shipped about the same time as the quad-core Intel Kentsfield chip, in the first quarter of 2007. This sets up a battle royale for next year, pitting the two 64-bit chips against each other in the arena of Microsoft’s 64-bit Vista operating system. Too bad Macs can’t use AMD chips. Or can they?
Quad cores to arrive in 1Q 2007, with Intel’s Kentsfield and AMD’s K8L [DigiTimes via TG Daily]
