Intel's 45 nm dual-core desktop processor entering final testing phase...

[b1gapl]

TG Daily

"Intel apparently is well on track to ramp Penryn and its sister CPUs into volume production in the third quarter of this year. We recently learned that Wolfdale, the desktop variant of Penryn, has reached final pre-release status and in fact may be sent out to most system builders for testing purposes and early reviews next month."

 

[peterhuang913]

things keep getting better...

 

[spartan1121]

Are these just conroes exept with 45nm instead of 65? or is this a brand new architecture?

 

[b1gapl]

They're still part of the Core 2 Duo family.

 

[spartan1121]

Oh ok, so it's just a cooler more effecient core2duo?

 

[b1gapl]

Yes, I think so. With the addition of SSE4 instructions, and a 1333MHz FSB.

 

[baron5]

and we thought c2d could o/c well

 

[Phantom118]

darn... and I just upgraded... man you can't keep up with technology.

 

[b1gapl]

We can only keep up for a month, tops...heh...maybe less.

 

[Phantom118]

That also depends on $$$$

something which I have none of...