Intel (Lynnfield vs Bloomfield)

Making sense of Lynnfield: Is Bloomfield really better?

Great Article Thrax
As always I love reading your work

I use an i7 in my gamer - Intel Core i7 950 D0 Stepping 3.06Ghz (Nehalem)

Spec
- Lithography Process: 45 nm
- Cores: 4
- Threads: 8
- Frequency: 3.06 GHz
- Cache: 256 KB L2/core and 8 MB shared L3
- Memory Controller: Triple channel DDR3 800/1066/1333 MHz
- Bus Interface: 1x 4.8 GT/s QuickPath
- TDP: 130W
- Socket: LGA1366

£410 one month ago.

Thanks, Clifford!

Agreed! That is a fine article Thrax, very well written and easy to understand

I'm looking forward to my next system upgrade, as I've caught the overclocking bug again... I won't be doing it anytime soon though, so it will be well after Westmere launches.

Have you decided on a Motherboard yet Ian ? I am using the Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 for the last month and cant fault it. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MB-319-AS

Prices should begin to settle on the new stuff, but Westmere isn't going to include 32nm Quads anytime soon. It's all going to be duals, and dual+gpu combo designs from what I've seen. Instead Intel is going to use 32nm for Gulftown.... Lynnfield is going to occupy the outmoded 45nm fabs they have and keep those busy.

Westmere chips:
Gulftown: Enthusiast desktop, 32nm, 6 cores/12 threads, LGA1366, 130W TDP, Core i9 branding
Clarkdale: Mainstream desktop, 32nm, 2 cores/4 threads (Core i5/Core i3 branding), 2 cores/2 threads (Pentium branding), LGA1156, 73 or 87w TDP, onboard GPU.
Arrandale: Mainstream mobile, 32nm, 2 cores/4 threads, Core i5 and i7 branding, mPGA-989 socket, 18-35w TDP, onboard GPU.

Will the motherboards being sold today support these 32nm processor or will a new motherboard be needed to support them?

Hi Clifford

Yes, i5 processors will all work on lga 1156 exept for mobile ATM >

Link http://www.inpai.com.cn/doc/pic.aspx...e.jpg&id=99368


Link http://www.pro-clockers.com/motherbo...therboard.html

First link for the i5 and i7 the chipset is unknown
Second link doesn't say it supports the 32nm CPU's

I suppose we will need to wait and see if the motherboards we have for our 45nm CPU's will support the new 32nm CPU's. For one thing I know this will result in lower voltages needed for a thinner die.