[newzhunter]

According to Taiwan's motherboard industry pointed out that the code-named the Ibex Peak chipset Intel 5 Series is not just P55 model, the plan will be the introduction of four different specifications, including the H57, P57, Q57, H55 and P55, in which high-end models H57, P57 and Q57 will support the new Braidwood technology for the system startup and system response time to upgrade, and has good energy saving effect.

It is understood that, Intel does not Ibex Peak will be all the functions of completely open to a single model, but according to different market positioning and opening up different functions, such as P55 and P57 can support Socket 1156 of Lynnfield and Havendale processors, but the P55 and P57 are do not provide Flexible Display Interface (FDI), can not be applied Havendale processor built-in graphics core, to use graphics core, essential with H57, H55 and Q57 chipsets.


According to Intel white paper pointed out that, Ibex Peak output to deal with built-in display yuan, to support dual display output, and supports native HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort configuration, more built-Audio codec, no external line has been able to support HDM and DisplayPort Audio.

Although PCI-Express graphics interface has been built into the processor, but Lynnfield are able to support dual x8 graphics interface match, but it is not all Ibex Peak chipset can provide only P55 and P57 can support dual x8 graphics interface, and reached CrossFire SLI technology.

It is noteworthy that, Intel will be the Ibex Peak adding Braidwood new technology, the truth is Intel Turbo Memory the revision, Ibex Peak built the NVRAM controller, through Braidwood dedicated NVRAM module card and motherboard The Braidwood module interface, will become the interface to the system and storage buffer, so that entry-level PC can also have what SSD and storage of the effect of reading and writing.

However, Braidwood technology only H57, P57 and Q57 can support, and when Q57 use Anti-therft technology after the hard disk encryption technology (AT-d), and can not be used in Braidwood technology.

Expansion of specifications, the majority of Ibex Peak chipset, including H57, P57, Q57 and P55 supports 14 USB 2.0 interface, 8 PCI-E 2.0 x1 interface, six SATA II interface and four PCI interface, only the lowest-order The H55 has been cut to 12 USB 2.0 interface, 6 PCI-E 2.0 x1 interface, 4 SATA II interface.

Other functions, Q57 major market for business applications, it will support AMT 6.0, Remote PC Assist Technology and Anti-Theft technology, the P57 level against the performance of Coral Harbor is a unique technology, Volume Cache Tuning function and Email Event Notify functions, IGP-class performance for the application of H57 provides the same Remote PC Assist technology, but the function will be slightly different from that with the Q57.

In accordance with the latest Intel chipset planning, Ibex Peak will be the first in the third quarter of 2009 with the Lynnfield processor shipments, and other models will be to the first quarter of 2010 will be available.

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For a proper English translation:


Intel's Ibex Peak is P55, H55, H57, P57 and Q57



new Turbo Memory named Braidwood

According to several Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers, Intel's forthcoming Ibex Peak will not only be introduced on the P55 chipset, but will be spanned across five individual mainstream and entry-level chipsets for its 45nm Lynnfield and Havendale processors. The entire lineup will include the mainstream P55 and H55 as well as the high-end H57, P57, and Q57 which will all launch in Q1 2010 while the P55 exclusively launches in Q3 later this year.

One of the major highlights of the three high-end chipsets will be the introduction of a new technology known as Braidwood. In short terms, it is basically a revision of Intel's Turbo Memory which was first seen on the Santa Rosa mobile Centrino platform in May 2007 and later in its second revision on the Monteniva platform in July 2008. The technology attempts to decrease hard drive usage by moving frequently accessed data over to flash memory which ultimately allows for faster boot times and more power efficiency. This time, however, the memory chips will also feature a dedicated NVRAM controller to the system and storage buffers to allow for read and write speeds available only on solid state disks.

On another note, Intel has decided that it will not extend all Ibex Peak features to every chipset. Instead, the chipsets will be allowed different capabilities according to their respective market segments. For instance, the Lynnfield P55 and P57 will offer dual PCI-Express 2.0 x8 slots for CrossFire and SLI but will lack support for the Flexible Display Interface (FDI), which routes GPU-specific data to Ibex Peak's display controllers. Similarly, the Q57, H57, and H55 will be the only ones to support FDI but will only have single PCI-Express 2.0 x8 slots.

Intel's Q57 chipset, codenamed Piketon will specifically target business applications by being the only chipset to support Active Management Technology 6.0. Additionally, it will feature an Anti-Theft technology and will share a Remote PC Assist capability with its Havendale H57 counterpart. In contrast, P57 will exclusively feature a technology known as Coral Harbor which provides the same functionality as AMT but with slight differences.

According to a recent chart from HKEPC Hardware, all five chipsets will feature up to fourteen USB 2.0 slots, up to eight PCI-E x1 slots, up to six SATA ports with RAID, and up to four legacy PCI slots with the H55 being an exception of up to twelve USB 2.0 and six PCI-E x1 slots respectively. Furthermore, Intel has also decided to natively support HDMI, DVI, and DisplayPort connectivity to allow for seamless video interface compatibility.


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[Anarion]

Are they really planning to do graphics using CPU only? That's a major hit for game developers.

[Lightnix]

Originally Posted by Anarion

Are they really planning to do graphics using CPU only? That's a major hit for game developers.

Havendale has an Intel IGP in the CPU I think, it's more of a low-end solution (like current IGP's), not a replacement for discrete graphics cards. I'd imagine that you'd still be able to plug in a discrete card and use that instead.

[M.Beier]

Ibex Peak = LGA1156, just to clarify.....
Atleast Intel used "Ibex Peak" for NDA on the platform...

[psolord]

I don't see anything important in all that.

P55 is just fine as it is. I always use discrete graphics anyway.

Thanks M.Beier for the clarification and welcome to the forum!

Hey wait a minute. You should have welcomed me when I joined!

[Sven_Nijs]

If you're not a gamer and want a cheap but powerful 'office' PC then the integrated graphics within Ibex Peak will be more than sufficient to run a 24"+ screen at native resolution.

Roll on Q1 2010.