Intel starts sampling 600-series chip, AMD moves ahead on dual-core Opteron

“ Intel has sampled one of its 600-series CPUs to some of its clients in Taiwan and has also given more details of technology support for its 945/955 chipsets for the dual-core Smithfield CPUs, which are slated for launch in the second quarter of next year, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.

Intel will use a codename, the P4P, to distinguish its 600-series chips that feature support of Intel?s Speedstep technology, Enhanced Memory 64-bit Technology (EM64T) and Execution Disable Bit (EDB) capability, the sources noted.”