Intel and AMD corporations intend to release six-core processors in the first half of 2010, Digitimes reports referring to sources from motherboard makers.

Six-core desktop processors named Gulftown Intel will be launched in March end. The first will be Core i7-980X costing over U.S. $1000.

AMD will release six-core desktop processors the Phenom II X6 1075T, 1055T and 1035T in May.

These are not first six-core processors produced by Intel or AMD. Earlier Intel released Xeon processor in September 2008, whereas AMD – Opteron in the middle of 2009, lenta.ru reports.

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