Intel announces two new six-core, 12-thread desktop processors targeted at PC power users

Intel Corporation today advanced its highest-end six-core processor family with the introduction of two new processors: the Intel Core i7-3960X processor Extreme Edition and the Intel Core i7-3930K processor. These are the first six-core client processors in the second-generation 'Sandy Bridge' Intel Core processor family. With over 2 billion transistors, Intel’s latest client processors offer the processing power equivalent of approximately 365,000 Intel 4004 processors. The 40th anniversary of the Intel microprocessor is being celebrated this month. These processors also support the new Intel® Advanced Vector Extension (AVX) instructions which benefit 3-D rendering and physics.