The price of the Core 2 Quadro Q6600 is likely to be higher than that of the premier Core 2 Duo, $530, but lower than that of the Core 2 Extreme, $999. The chips should be drop-in compatible with applications that support quad-core microprocessors, e.g., mainboards based on the Intel 975X chipsets that can work with Core 2 Duo.
Broadening of multi-core processor lineup emphasizes Intel’s strong plan to shift the attention of end-users to the number of cores, not clock-speed. Nevertheless, given that not all applications can benefit from more than two threads processed at once, the 2.66GHz and 2.40GHz quad-core microprocessors may offer lower performance in certain applications compared to the 2.93GHz dual-core Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 products.
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