As expected, today Intel introduced the Core i5, Core i7 and Xeon. New items are based on the Nehalem architecture. Along with the new chips, the Intel P55 chipset will appear on the market.
Recall that the i5 and i7 are designed for motherboards with a LGA 1156 socket and were previously known as Lynnfield. They differ from the top Nehalem by the built-in RAM controller. If the original Core i7 supported three channels DDR3, then the new i7 and i5 - only two. Simplification has a positive impact on the cost.
Core i7 from Core i5 differ in support of Hyper-Threading technology, which allows you to run multiple threads simultaneously. In the updates saved turbo mode. In addition, new models boast an integrated PCI Express 2.0 16x bus controller for the video adapter.
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The Intel P55 chipset consists of just one chip, is equipped with a new Direct Media interface and supports eight single-speed PCI Express 2.0 buses. Systems with two video cards can be implemented in PCI Express 2x8 mode. In addition, the chipset has 6 SATA 3Gb / s ports with support for Intel Matrix Storage, which allows creating RAID arrays of levels 0, 1, 5, 10. The Intel P55 supports up to 14 USB 2.0 ports and is also equipped with high-quality audio codecs.
Among the Core-introduced today are two quad-core i7 and one quad-core i5. Cache size - 8 MB, TDP processors - 95 watts.
Other features:
Core i7 870 - 2.93 GHz (turbo - up to 3.6 GHz), price - $ 562 (when ordering from 1000 pieces).
Core i7 860 - 2.8 GHz (turbo - up to 3.46 GHz), price - $ 284 (when ordering from 1000 pieces).
Core i5 750 - 2.66 GHz (turbo - up to 3.2 GHz), price - $ 196 (when ordering from 1000 pieces).
Xeon 3400 series are designed for use in small and medium businesses. Like the desktop Nehalem, the new ones support Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading and are equipped with an integrated DDR3 controller. In total, Intel introduced 6 quad Xeon models with 8 MB of cache and a TDP of 95 W (except for the 45 W Xeon L3426 TDP).
Intel Xeon X3470 - 2.93 GHz (turbo - up to 3.6 GHz).
Intel Xeon X3460 - 2.8 (3.46) GHz,
Intel Xeon X3450 - 2.6 (3.2) GHz,
Intel Xeon X3440 - 2.53 (3.2) GHz,
Intel Xeon L3426 - 1.86 (3.2) GHz.
Intel Xeon X3430 - 2.4 GHz (2.8 GHz) does not support Hyper-Threading.
The price of new products from 189 to 589 dollars.
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pcworld.com