September 17th, 2008 by
Filed under: Desktops
While some companies are already out there promising Core i7-based gear, we haven’t yet heard many official specifics about the actual processors that’ll be at the heart of them (at least not since their earlier Nehelem days). That’s now changed in a pretty big way, however, with some supposedly authentic leaked materials revealing the complete spec list and some pricing details. Apparently, you can expect Core i7 920, 940 and 965 models to roll out in November, with ‘em clocking in at 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, and 3.2GHz, respectively. Each, as expected, are quad-core, 45nm processors, and each boast the same 8MB of shared L3 cache, 256kb of L2 cache per core, and TDP rating of 130W. No word on individual unit pricing just yet, but it looks like the Core i7 920 will run $284 in quantities of 1,000, with Core i7 940 upping things considerably to $562, and the “extreme” Core i7 965 demanding a hefty $999.
[Thanks, kris120890]
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September 4th, 2008 by
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs, Storage
Niveus Media came to this year’s CEDIA locked and loaded, and while most typical consumers won’t look too far past the sub-$2,000 Vail system, those with cash to spare and colleagues to impress will certainly appreciate the Core i7-powered $19,999 Pro Series n9 media center PC. The rig setup on the show floor had said HTPC connected to four dual-CableCARD boxes via USB ($1,500 a pop), giving it the ability to record eight HD shows simultaneously while streaming HD movie clips to eleven other Media Center Extenders (without a hiccup, might we add). The mid-range Denali was also on hand, and Blu-ray drives were found across the board. We also spent a tick with the new v1.5 Niveus Movie Library, which very neatly enabled us to surf to any media stored locally or on the networked 16TB Cargo Media Server. Even if you can’t afford it, this stuff is still worth a look — check it all out here at Engadget HD.
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August 20th, 2008 by
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/hardware/Intel_Nehalem_processor_gets_turbo_mode’;Well, one of the two at least. As Extreme Tech reports, Intel let out word of the hereto unheard of “turbo mode” for its Nehalem Core i7 processors at its big Intel Developer Forum this week, with it describing it as an “entirely new process technology for power.” More specifically, the mode, or so-called “power gate,” turns off cores that would otherwise be left idle when they’re not in use, and reroutes the power budget that normally would be applied to those cores to the active cores, which promises to further boost their performance without wasting power. According to Intel, that’ll be a standard feature across the entire Nehalem family, including the first mobile versions of the processor that’ll be at the center of the Calpella platform, which is on track for a launch sometime next year.
[Via PC Magazine]
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August 16th, 2008 by
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We recently learned that Intel would be (officially) calling Nehalem Core i7 and Centrino Atom, um, Atom. Now, however, we’ve got a few more related details for you to digest thanks to a stack of leaked presentation slides. The Tick Tock Development Model explains that both Westmere and Sandy Bridge (codenames, of course) will be fabricated with 32-nanometer technology in 2009 - 2010. Moving even further into the unknown, geeks can expect Ivy Bridge and Haswell (both doing the whole 22-nanometer thing) to surface between 2011 and 2012. The Sandy Bridge architecture will reportedly “double the number of cores per die to eight,” while a new instruction set coined Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) will likely get most of the attention. For those of you who haven’t conked out yet (you know who you are), hit the links below to get a better idea of what your future rigs will likely house.
[Via Electronista]
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Posted in Intel, Processor, cpu, Nehalem, roadmap, atom, core i7, CoreI7, Advanced Vectors Extensions, AdvancedVectorsExtensions, AVX, cure 2 duo, Cure2Duo, Haswell, Larabee, Sandy Bridge, SandyBridge, Tolapai | No Comments »
August 10th, 2008 by
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Just an FYI to the CPU geeks in the house: if you’ve been following Nehalem, you can officially start calling it Core i7 (which means that it’s not getting the code name we all thought it’d carry: Core 3 Trio Quad Duo Pro Extreme Edition). Everyone else can feel free to continue scratching their head.
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