Intel Announces Intel Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform

Intel officially announced the performance PC platform dubbed Skulltrail today with the new moniker Intel Dual socket Extreme Desktop Platform. This new mainboard supports dual quad core processors and a choice of multiple graphics setups from NVIDIA or ATI.

“When it comes to delivering innovation to the ultimate enthusiast, our new 8-core desktop platform is a winner," said Jeff McCrea, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Digital Home Group. "The ground-breaking Intel Desktop Board D5400XS enables the flexibility to pair a variety of quad graphics solutions with two of our fastest desktop processors. The result is stunning PC performance."

Intel says that the platform with a pair of QX9775 processors scored 6481 on 3DMark06 and 20,160 on Cinebench 10 at stock 3.2 GHz frequencies. Each processor retails for $1499 and the mainboard retails for $649.

Via Intel

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