Intel introduces Core 2 Extreme processor (already available in an iMac)
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Aug 23, 2007 at 5:13pm
Intel has officially introduced the Core 2 Extreme model for notebooks. The X7900 model increases the performance for high-end notebooks with a clock speed of 2.8GHz.
The first customer to get this high-end processor was once again Apple, which quietly began offering the chip two weeks ago for its new iMac, notes
A 2.8 GHz iMac with a 24-inch is currently offered from US$2,300, which translates into a $250 premium over a 2.4 GHz (non-”Extreme”) model. The processor comes with a 4 MB L2 cache and support for FSB800. As the X7800, the new 7900 is also rated at a thermal design power of 44 watts, “which means that you will not be able to find this CPU in your average notebook, due to its special cooling needs,” tg daily adds.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
Brian Burrow Says:
What makes it ‘Extreme’ as compared to a regular Core 2 Duo?
Posted on August 23, 2007