[adrianlee]

Delayed until October or not, the Lynnfield (Core i5) are closing in which means more details about them are also popping up. Manufactured using the mature 45nm process, Intel's first Socket 1156 processors are said to be the 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93 GHz-clocked Core i5 models. These processors will all feature four cores and an integrated dual-channel DDR3 memory controller (providing DDR3-1066/1333 support), 8MB of L3 cache and a TDP of 95W.

According to reports, the upcoming 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93 GHz chips will have support for the Turbo Boost technology which will enable single-core overclocks of up to 3.2, 3.46 and 3.6 GHz respectively. In terms of prices, the CPUs would go for $196, $284 and $562, with the cheapest part, the 2.66 MHz model, set to not include features like Hyper Threading, vPro and TXT, which will be found on the 2.8 and 2.93 GHz Lynnfields. Shortly after releasing these three processors, Intel is expected to deliver its first 32nm CPUs.

TechConnect Magazine

[psolord]

Me thinks that i'll wait for the 32nm and AMD's Bulldozer too!

[Niceone]

It sounds funny how Core i7 940 2.93GHz costs that $560 at this moment and i7 940 should be slightly faster. Of course power consumption is better in this i5 2.93GHz (TDP goes from 130W -> 95W)

This happens when there's no real competition.

[metalgear]

how much loss will there be from the missing Hyper Threading, vPro and TXT ? all i know is core i 7 overclockers tend to turn off Hyper Threading, but what is vPro and TXT ?

[naruto_007]

Originally Posted by Niceone

This happens when there's no real competition.

agree with that...not much difference with the i7 price...

well at least p55 motherboards should be cheaper than x58

[cesium]

Originally Posted by metalgear

how much loss will there be from the missing Hyper Threading, vPro and TXT ? all i know is core i 7 overclockers tend to turn off Hyper Threading, but what is vPro and TXT ?

vpro is for remote accses, and txt is the trusted execution tech

[NextGen_Gamer]

Originally Posted by Niceone

It sounds funny how Core i7 940 2.93GHz costs that $560 at this moment and i7 940 should be slightly faster. Of course power consumption is better in this i5 2.93GHz (TDP goes from 130W -> 95W)

This happens when there's no real competition.

Core i7 940 is being replaced by 950 model with 95-Watt TDP sometime soon. Intel said last year that they would transition the mainstream Core i7 lineup (920, 940, and newer models) to a 95-Watt TDP sometime in Q2 2009, and as far as I know, that is still the plan. The Xeon 5500 series should be proof of that: the Xeon X5570, at the same 2.93GHz as the Core i7 940, has a 95-Watt TDP.

One thing I don't like is disabling Hyper-Threading on the 2.66GHz model. Dumping vPro and Intel TXT makes sense (the Core 2 Quad Q8000 series also does not support those), but Hyper-Threading? Say it ain't so Intel!

[saaya]

Originally Posted by naruto_007

agree with that...not much difference with the i7 price...

well at least p55 motherboards should be cheaper than x58

not really... there will be 130$ x58 boards and p55 boards will launch at 200 i suspect...