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New socket to replace LGA1366 in Q3 2011
Intel is planning to introduce a new cpu socket replacement for its current high end Core i7 cpu family, the downside is that apparently there will be no compatibility between the current LGA1366 Core i7s and the new socket. According to the rumor, a new chipset will also be launched together with the socket, unofficially nicknamed X68 at the moment, which will feature four ddr3 ram slots instead of the six that you see on current X58 boards. More »
Thuban Details Surface
It seems that AMD's upcoming six core desktop processor series, codenamed Thuban, will make it’s first appearance in the market somewhere in Q2 2010, probably in May. The Thuban core is an implementation of the Istanbul core, in a socket AM3 package, supporting dual channel DDR3 memory. The series will be probably branded as Phenom II X6. Built on GlobalFoundaries' 45 nm node, Thuban is a multi core design cpu with six cores, each with 128 KB of L1, 512 KB of L2 cache, and a 6 MB L3 cache shared between the six cores. More »
Intel Gulftown to be launched as Core i7
Intel will adopt the Core i7 brand identifier to sell Gulftown, the six core processor based on the Nehalem architecture. Chinese website PCOnline shows a leaked Intel slide that clearly describes a Core i7 980X processor as one built on a 32nm process and based on the lga1366 chipset. Clocked at 3.33 GHz, on march 2010 this chip will replace Intel current flagship desktop processor, the Core i7 975 Extreme Edition, at the very same price of US $999. More »
48-core Intel processor
Yesterday Intel demonstrated an experimental 48 core processor called Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC). This chip boasts about 10 to 20 times the processing engines inside today's Intel processors. Actually a 48 core processor, the chip is a prototype of a very early 100 core project where each one of the full x86 cores is communicating with each other at full speed. It also includes newly invented power management techniques that allow all 48 cores to operate efficiently at as little as 25 watts or at 125 watts when running at maximum performance. More »
LGA 1156 socket lineup
The LGA 1156 socket lineup consists of quad core desktop chips, clocked at 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93 GHz, that will start selling from September 8. These new cpus will feature an integrated dual channel DDR3 1333 memory controller, 8MB of L3 cache and a TDP of 95W. The cpus will launch as the Core i5 750 (2.66 GHz), Core i7 860 (2.80 GHz), and Core i7 870 (2.93 GHz), and these could be priced US $194, $284, and $562, respectively. More »
Phenom II Black Edition TWKR 42
AMD created a small number of limited edition TWKR processors expressly for the extreme overclocking community. Called the AMD Phenom II X4 42 Black Edition TWKR processor, it has a part number of 42 that means 4 cores at 2 GHz. Based on Deneb C2 core, it comes with an unlocked multiplier and a default vCore value of 1.44v. TWKR 42 features 6 MB shared of L3 cache, each individual core also features 64 KB of L1 data cache, 64 KB of L1 instruction cache, and 512 KB of L2 cache. More »
Phenom II X4 955 Coming on April 20th
Based on the 45 nm Deneb core, Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition supports AM3 socket motherboards, and DDR3 memory. It features a core clock speed of 3.20 GHz (16.0x200 MHz), 512 KB of L2 cache per core, 6 MB of L3 cache and and a TDP of 125W. Being a Black Edition CPU, it should be overclocker friendly thanks to its unlocked multiplier. Slated for an April 20 launch, retail price will be around 270$ to compete with the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550. More »
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