According to THX, told from an Intel representative on China, arch. engineer in Taiwan.
45nm allowed them.

Translated via google, so don't expect much...

...'It's important to stand out that the specifications had been not yet finished, and can vary in case that the B2 revision of the K10 nucleus surprises, breaking the barrier of 3GHz as some sites had mentioned. One corresponds of China, engineer of the Intel, in it affirmed them that in case that this happens, modern lithography process 45nm High-K of the Intel will allow that dual-Core Wolfdale reaches the barrier of 4GHz of clock and quad-Core Yorkfield has the high frequency 3.66GHz, to everything this only with a simple increase of voltage.'...

Read full article:

http://www.thehardwaresxtreme.com/fo...read.php?t=560

[watzup_ken]

And the clockspeed war will be on again... Just like for NetBurst vs AMD64.

[X_K_Cobra]

Originally Posted by watzup_ken

And the clockspeed war will be on again... Just like for NetBurst vs AMD64.

Haizz....come on ppl! Make love not war!













....but price war still okay!!!

[Carbon Oxyride]

Faster fight~!!

[siaolah]

Oh well, if this news is true, that means intel is not taking AMD(phenom) lightly...

[HumsterMKII]

(-_-lll Great pls don;t start another clockspeed war..

As if we have not gotten enough of the last one.

[Xajel]

heh, I think we will see another P4 power usage very soon

seems that they have not learned in the last war........ we want efficient performance, not jus clk speed( cos we can always OC!!! LOL)

[NightRaven]

so hard to say. we dont even know how phemon performs much. n intel already all out to outperform it. no chances taken man.

[haylui]

from 1996 to 2006 intel earns $60billions...they now want all the market share...not just as little as 60billions

[FireFrog]

lol... smart move... at least they learnt not to underestimate amd liao..

[dan carreras]

Originally Posted by FireFrog

lol... smart move... at least they learnt not to underestimate amd liao..

very true, they done it once before, and if it wasn't for their marketing and consumers not knowing who amd were, they would have been screwed.

[arm4g3don]

the first opteron amd are bringing out will be clocked at 2ghz that says somthing like your 3.66ghz quad core's dont bother us and if these chips can do 3ghz on stock volts i cant wait to put them under my mach1

[hwmook]

Originally Posted by dan carreras

very true, they done it once before, and if it wasn't for their marketing and consumers not knowing who amd were, they would have been screwed.

They have been using their influence to lock the oem market and keep AMD out of it. AMD also doesn't have the ability to get enough chips to sell anyway so don't think AMD got enough ability to screw Intel yet but if it happen again then there is no telling how much damage intel will suffer.

[Lyfeforce]

It's funny that when AMD says their chips are faster than Intel (which are already out), not many believe them. But when Intel says their new chips will be faster than the AMD chips (which haven't seen daylight in the consumer market), quite a few applauses. Scent of hypocrisy abound.