Of course, there is the 45 nm Penryn core, a new processor that may debut late this year or early in 2008 and that will be offered as a mobile version as well as desktop and server derivates. For the first time, Intel revealed a few performance numbers as well as at least one system spec. When compared to a 2.93 GHz Kentsfield QX6800 CPU, a 3.33 GHz Yorkfield processor (Penryn quad-core for desktops) with 12 MB L2 cache and FSB1333 will gain about 15% in imaging-related applications, 25% for 3-D rendering, more than 40% for gaming and more than 40% faster video encoding with SSE4 optimized video encoders, Intel promises.
On the server and workstation side, Intel expects its 45 nm FSB1600 processors to deliver up to 45% more speed for “bandwidth intensive” applications, and a 25% acceleration for servers using Java, when compared to a current X5355 quad-core processor. These numbers look awfully close to what AMD has promised for its Barcelona quad-core CPUs and, if Intel will keep its promise, AMD may have to upgrade its initial Barcelona processors not too long after their initial launch in order to hold the pace.
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Ok, this is semi-solid in that we know what a QX6800 will do.
3.33/2.93 => 1.136
so 15% in Video is bacically no gain clock for clock.
25% for rendering is about 12% clock for clock
40% for games and SSE "N+1" is about 25% clock for clock.
Presumably, 3.33 ghz will be the bottom bin as well?
