Faster Mobile Core 2 Duo

By: Velimir Biošić

2.93GHz Core 2 Duo T9800 notebook processor

Intel is planning to release a new faster Core 2 Duo T9800 notebook processor. This chip will be clocked at 2.93GHz with a 1066MHz FSB and 6MB L2 cache. This means it will raise the performance level of its current high-speed Core 2 Duo processor, the T9600, which was just released last month. The current Core 2 Duo T9600 is clocked at 2.8GHz and features the same 1066MHz FSB and 6MB of cache, so the T9800 has just slight better performance.

Expected price for the new T9800 is $530. It should be released in in Q1 2009.