C2 Q6850: 65nm is still current

While the Core 2 Extreme QX6800 and QX6850 will soon be retired, Intel should launch a "standard" Q6850 on July 20th.

Set at 3 GHz with 8 MB of L2 cache and an FSB1333, on the technical level it will essentially set itself apart from its bigger 65nm Extreme siblings by its blocked multiplier. Its price, still unknown, should logically reflect its statue of being an end of series CPU which enables selling off some of what comes off of 65nm production lines. Moreover, it should be far from the $999 usually asked for in the high end. We will just have to see if its TDP will be maintained at 130W or lowered and if Intel will take advantage of its introduction to reduce the prices of certain other existing models.