Intel Reveals 32nm Processor Speeds and Feed

Following our recent news on the release and pricing of the Intel Core i5 and new i7 processors, Intel seems to have revealed some further interesting details. In 2010, Intel will be releasing the new 32nm "Clarkdale" chip, as well as their low-end Core i3's.

It appears that a huge batch of Core i5's will debut in Q1 2010. September Core i5-950 will be joined with the Core i5-950s (yes, with an s), also known as "Lynnfield". The new Core i5-950s is a low-power version of the Core i5-950, running at 2.4 GHz rather than 2.66 GHz and having a power envelope of 82W rather than 95W. The Core i5-950s, however, can dynamically overclock to 3.2 GHz, obviously drawing more power when it does so.

However, the power-efficiency of the Core i5-950s will make it more expensive than the Core i5-950. The Core i5-950 is projected to be $196 while the Core i5-950s, on the other hand, will cost $259. Both chips do support 1066 MHz and 1333 MHz DDR3 memory.

Along with the 750s will be three unnumbered (for right now) 3.2 GHz, 3.33 GHz, and 3.46 GHz i5's. However, they're dual-cores, though Hyperthreading technology - absent from the first i5 - will present four cores to the host OS. All three processors will also contain 4MB of L3 cache.

Additionally, the three i5's will auto-overclock to 3.46 GHz, 3.60 GHz, and 3.73 GHz, respectively. They will also share the same TDP of 73W. And like the 750, they will have virtualization support (VT-x). However, unlike the 750, they will also extend to direct I/O access (VT-d).

Prices for these three i5's are expected to be $176, $196 and $284, respectively.

And if that wasn't enough for you, Intel plans to also release two, unnumbered (for right now) Core i3 processors. Like the unnumbered Core i5's, these too will have two cores Hyperthreaded up to four and 4MB of L3. The i3's will also support DDR3 memory up to 1333 MHz and will have a 73W TDP.

Clock speeds are set to 2.93 GHz and 3.06 GHz, but unfortunately, these i3's won't have the ability to auto-overclock. Additionally, there will be no virtualization technology on the new i3's.

Prices for these i3's are estimated to be $123 and $143, respectively.

Finally, Intel will release a super-budget processor in Q1 2010 also: an $87, 2.8 GHz Nehalem-derived Pentium with 3MB of L3, with two cores, no Hyperthreading technology, no auto-overclocking, and no virtualization technology. Great for people looking to build a budget computer.

Well, there's the round-up. Things seem to look pretty optimistic for Intel. The first Core i5 and new Core i7's in September, and a plethora of Core i3's, Core i5's, and the new budget processor in Q1 2010 should bring some new processors to hungry computer enthusiasts.