Intel Quad-Core (Core 2 Quad) is Ready

Not long after Intel releases its new processor in the whole new architecture, Intel Core 2, Intel is now ready to introduce it's new processor line-up, Intel Quad-Core. The engineers at This Intel Quad-Core Processor is assembled using two individual Conroe dies. According to Intel, it's more economical to combine two dies into one packaging to create a quad-core processor than to redesign the entire processor architecture and put it through the whole process of manufacturing and qualifying the new part.

The current Intel 975X and Intel 965 Chipset are designed for Core 2 Duo and should theoretically work with the upcoming quad-core processor. Although the new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is rated at 130 Watt, boards following Intel's motherboard design guidelines should have sufficient power routed to the processor.
The platform in this benchmark :

• Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB L2 cache) and Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB L2 cache)Pre-production Intel BadAxe 2 Desktop Motherboard (D975XBX2 Rev. 303) (the dual core part is actually clocked 266MHz higher than the quad-core processor)
• BIOS BX97520J.86A.1446.2006.0913.1039
• eVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 (1GB)
• 2 x 1GB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 DDR2 1066MHz (set to 800MHz 4-4-4-12 in BIOS)
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (320GB)
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

Intel is ready, are you ready :D?