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Core2 Duo Roadmap – Penryn 45nm for Notebooks, 6MB L2 Cache & ULV Solo Processors |
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01/03/07
Intel plans to continue rolling out new processors and is not going to let up on rival AMD. Intel’s latest road map shows that the CPU giant is continuing with plans announced over a year ago. In 2008 we can expect to see the Penryn Core 2 Duo – based on 45 nm architecture that will supply faster processors but use less power.
Intel’s new road map surprises with a promised 6 MB L2 cache Core 2 Duo processor. 6MB of L2 Cache should give a great boost in over-all performance.
The Intel Roadmap published by Japanese news source PC Watch shows the Penryn to have the same model number as the 65nm model, including the 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo T7700 and 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo T7800 to be available in Q4 and Q3 this year.
The roadmap also lists the Penryns as "Penryn 6M", implying it will have 6MB of L2 cache. Core 2 Duos available today have up to 4MB L2 cache.
Penryn's arrival in the mobile market will see the release of 45nm incarnations of existing or soon-to-exist 65nm parts, including the upcoming Core 2 Extreme mobile gaming chips. These are due to debut in Q3 with the 2.6GHz X7800, followed in Q4 by the 2.8GHz X7900, according to roadmap data published by Japanese-language site PCWatch. Penryn will provide an updated X7900, the report suggests.
As AMD releases its low power processor, Intel reveals it future plans for low voltage CPU's.
The low voltage Core 2 Duo L7500 which clocked in at 1.6 GHz, will be released in Q2 along with its brother the Core 2 Duo L7300 that clocks in at 1.4 GHz.
Intel will also release some Ultra Low Voltage Single Core Processors. The Core 2 Solo Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) U2200 that clocks in at 1.2 GHz and the U2100 which clocks in at 1.06GHz will also debut in Q2 of this year.
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