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Looking for something to print out and put on your wall that demonstrates the full extent of your Intel dedication? PC Watch has some mighty high resolution charts of the company’s desktop and mobile CPU roadmaps, including a handful of chips that we haven’t seen before. On the Lynnfield / desktop side, there’s the Core i7 870 (2.93 to 3.6GHz) and 860 (up to 3.46GHz), due out second half 2009, with the latter having a greater range in available clock speeds and a less power hungry, 82 watt version due out next year. Listed squarely in the Q3 2009 column is one of the first spec’d Core i5-branded chips we’ve seen, the 750 (up to 3.2GHz), which also boasts a more energy efficient iteration due out sometime in first third of 2010. Looking to mobile, the three Core i7 Clarksfield processors that were recently rumored for September are also listed here for Q4 of this year as 720QM, 820QM, and 920XM, and on the more value end of the charts, Intel’s Atom / Pineview series (N450 for mobile and D410 / D510 for desktop) is listed for release just after the stroke of 2010. There’s seriously a lot to digest here, so if reading over large multi-colored tables full of data is your idea of a fun time, hit up the read link for a veritable gold mine of delight.

[Via Electronista]

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

Leaked Intel roadmap specs upcoming Core i5 and i7 ‘Lynnfield’ CPUs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Taiwanese rumor-rag, DigiTimes, has a knack for sniffing out insider information from within Taiwan’s MoBo manufacturing cartel. So it’s worth paying attention when it claims to have the latest launch schedule for Intel CPUs. Up first is a trio of laptop-based Clarksfield CPUs — 2GHz Core 2 Extreme XE, 1.73GHz Core 2 Quad P2, and a 1.6GHz Core 2 Quad P1 — ready to make their debut sometime around the end of September or October. These processors should carry the Core i7 brand to keep things as confusing simple as possible and would be a suitable match for a Q4 refresh of the MacBook Pro or Dell XPS laptop, for example. At the low end of the rumored schedule are a pair of Celeron SU2300 and Celeron 743 CPUs for ultra-thin laptops with an expected announcement coming at the end of September. Intel’s also pegged with plans for desktop-based Lynnfield CPUs and P55 chipsets to be announced between September 8-11. The first announcement is set for early August — if Intel starts making a fuss about its new Xeon procs for servers at that time then we’ll have a pretty good idea as to the validity of DigiTimes‘ claims.

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Intel’s Core i7 ‘Clarksfield’ CPUs for laptops launching late September? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel’s doing some spring cleaning on its branding structure, adding new Cores on the block. Joining the high-level Core i7 series will be the mid range Core i5 in the coming months and the lower-end Core i3’s early next year. To be more specific, the Lynnfield chipsets will be either i5 or i7 depending on the feature set, Clarkfield mobile chips will be i7, and the 32nm Arrandale will at least at first fall under i3. Of course, with the new gang in town, some older monikers will be going wayside, and getting the slow fade out are Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, and Centrino, the latter being eventually marginalized for WiMAX and WiFi products only. Making the cut are Celeron, Pentium, and the ever-resilient Atom names. We’re a bit sad to know there will never be a Core 2 Dodeca, but hey, it’s only a name, right?. Hit up the read link for more details, including a video interview with Intel’s VP of Marketing Deborah Conrad.

[Via CNET]

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Intel rebrands: Core i3, i5, i7 are in, Centrino on the outs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s a bit of a whisper on the wind, but bit-tech says Intel’s got six-core Nehalem processors in the works for later this year. The chips are said to be compatible with existing Nehalem mobos, so you crazy builders out there will be able to just drop it in and go. If you’ve got the scratch, of course — pricing hasn’t been revealed, but we’d expect the new part to be more expensive than the quad-core Core i7 975, which runs about a grand.

[Via TrustedReviews]

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Six-core Intel Nehalem processors in the works? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So, here’s an interesting one. Intel has yet to officially launch the two newest members of its Core i7 crew, but that little factoid isn’t stopping BFG Technologies from doing the honors. Today, the company has introduced its freshest gaming rig, the Phobos, complete with Core i7 950 (Phobos Advanced) and Core i7 975 (Phobos Elite) CPU options. Furthermore, BFG is claiming that these new machines are the first ever to offer one-touch CPU and GPU overclocking, as all that can be handled on the front-mounted touch panel on the tower itself. Heck, there’s even an integrated iPhone / iPod dock on the top of this bad boy. The Phobos rigs are yours to order right now starting at $5000 (Advanced) / $8000 (Elite), and the full release is after the break.

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BFG inadvertently outs new Intel Core i7 950 / 975 CPUs in Phobos gaming PC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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