Intel Unleashes New Dual Core Processor

Intel has launched the next generation of processors, supported by the Intel 945 Express chipset, equipped with high definition audio and PCI express suppport, DDR2 and serial ATA 2 compatibility.

In the price bracket of $ 530 to $ 240 Intel has launched three processors named Intel Pentium D 840, 830 and 820. The new chipsets, the 945G and 945P, are priced at $ 42 and $ 38 respectively.

Intel said its new, multi-core technology was a combination of hardware and software designed to allow consumers to do more with digital content simultaneously, and to allow businesses to harden security, system management Latest News about system management and collaboration without slowing down.

The company said the new technology would support consumer electronics features including surround-sound audio, high-definition video and enhanced graphics. Intel also indicated consumers would be able to enjoy more sophisticated content -- music, videos, photos and more -- simultaneously, such as playing a game while recording a television show.

For office computers, Intel said its new Professional Business Platform combined advanced security, management and collaboration technologies at a "mainstream price." The Pentium D platform also includes Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT), aimed at allowing IT managers to monitor systems, install security patches and diagnose problems on networked PCs, even if they are turned off or have a failed operating system or hard drive.