Intel plans for more dual-core CPUs

[Ice Tea]

Intel plans for more dual-core CPUs

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20081017PD206.html

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Intel is planning to launch five 35W desktop Core 2 Duo processors on December 28 this year: the T9800, Q9000, P9600, T9550 and T8700, with prices set at US$530, US$348, US$348, US$316 and US$241 in thousand-unit tray quantities, respectively, according to sources at motherboard makers.

In addition to launching new processors, the company is also planning to reduce pricing for the current top-end Core 2 Duo P8600 processor from US$241 to US$209 in January of 2009.

In related news, the company's P55 PCH (Ibexpeak – the IC that in general replaces the traditional role of southbridge in future Intel architectures) which will pair up with upcoming Lynnfield and Havendale processors is scheduled to be available to motherboard makers in third-quarter 2009.

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[psychas]

from the names it looks like mobile cpus

 

[Ice Tea]

I thought 35w seem abit low

Maybe the Q9000 is a mobile Quad

 

[zykan]

mobile quad, nice, but yeah what would be the point of releasing new duals when you've got nehalem? got to be mobile.

 

[Clive37]

We'll wait and see

 

[dntbloodshot]

Mobile.

 

[MikeHunt79]

Will they work in socket 775 boards?

 

[Lightnix]

Will they work in socket 775 boards?

Doubtful if they are indeed mobile CPUs (which looks very likely judging by the chip names), they'd be on whatever the mobile socket is at the moment (socket P?).

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Wonder what chipsets they'd work on, a bios update to drop a mobile quad into an M1730 would go down well with a couple folk I know.

 

[chris.dante]

Must be mobile

 

[PaulyD]

Definatly mobile processors-mobile quad though!

 

[MooMoo444]

mobile quad, nice, but yeah what would be the point of releasing new duals when you've got nehalem? got to be mobile.

Not everyone has to rush out and buy Nehalem on release day you know.