'Tis a shame, the current naming system makes it easier to distinguish between any two chips, for instance, the "Core-2 Double Quad Dual Quadruple Core Ultra Extreme" vs. the "4-Core-Two Quad Double Quadruple Dual Core Extreme Ultra (Pro)".
Perhaps they should just use the price as the model number going forward? "Pentium-D 1.5GHz" and "Pentium Core 2 Extreme 1.5GHz" would become "SPentium $70" and "SPentium $2500", respectively...
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'Tis a shame, the current naming system makes it easier to distinguish between any two chips, for instance, the "Core-2 Double Quad Dual Quadruple Core Ultra Extreme" vs. the "4-Core-Two Quad Double Quadruple Dual Core Extreme Ultra (Pro)".
Perhaps they should just use the price as the model number going forward? "Pentium-D 1.5GHz" and "Pentium Core 2 Extreme 1.5GHz" would become "SPentium $70" and "SPentium $2500", respectively...