Intel claims world's highest-performing mobile processor
Addressing demand for even faster notebook computers, Intel Corp. said Monday it has begun shipping its first Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile dual-core processor and expects to announce battery-friendly quad-core processors for notebooks next year.
The world's largest chipmaker billed its new Core 2 Extreme X7800 the "world's highest-performing mobile processor," explaining that each of the unit's two cores operates at a brisk 2.6 GHz and bundles mobile-specific power-saving features to help system designers deliver more energy-efficient and higher-performing designs. For example, the new chip offers up to 28 percent more performance than Intel's previous-generation mobile processor, the company said. Additionally, the new chips ship without bus ratio restrictions, meaning system designers can unleash even more performance from the chips through overclockin
