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Intel To Launch Three Nehalem-based Processors By The End Of Q4

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Intel plans to launch three Nehalem-based quad-core processors (Bloomfield) at the end of the fourth quarter this year targeting the company’s new LGA1366 socket, according to sources at motherboard makers. Although official model names have not yet been set, the CPUs are currently identified by the codenames XE, P1 and MS3 with core frequencies of 3.2GHz, 2.93GHz and 2.66GHz, respectively.

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    spuddyt , June 24, 2008 4:22 PM
    here's hoping they actually don't cost more than the collective value of all the helium 3 on the moon....
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    lordmetroid , June 24, 2008 5:03 PM
    If one of them sells at a price range near $200, I definitely going to get one!
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    apaige , June 24, 2008 5:07 PM
    Nah, just an arm and a leg.
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    mr roboto , June 24, 2008 5:19 PM
    Lets hope AMD can do SOMETHING, ANYTHING.
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    shadowthor , June 24, 2008 6:20 PM
    hopefully the prices of the chips are not inflated.
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    gm0n3y , June 24, 2008 6:27 PM
    So there's going to be a socket switch for Nehalem (I haven't been following such things)? I just bought my board a couple months ago and now its going to be out of date by the end of the year. Such is life in the computer realm I guess. Maybe they'll be backwards compatible with the current socket.
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    halcyon , June 24, 2008 6:47 PM
    Don't hold your breath gm0n3y.
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    SinisterMessiah , June 24, 2008 6:50 PM
    lol backwards compatible?

    wat
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    jkflipflop98 , June 24, 2008 8:01 PM
    LGA1366 /= LGA775. Sorry.
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    hannibal , June 24, 2008 8:03 PM
    These are server versions. Mainstream is coming 2Q09... This information is allso from Digitimes.
    And yeah these server versions are not gonna be cheap, but they have three channel memory!

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    martel80 , June 24, 2008 8:03 PM
    If I'm not mistaken, this is going to be an enterprise server/workstation platform in the beginning so expecting a price anywhere near mainstream is crazy. :) 
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    sublifer , June 24, 2008 8:58 PM
    There won't and can't be any backwards compatibility... the new Nehalems will have an integrated memory controller. That means there won't be one in the chipset (Northbridge) which means current CPUs wouldn't have access to a memory controller... even if current CPUs could fit in the new socket, which is highly unlikely.

    Personally, I wish they would finish the job and integrated the entire northbridge and southbridge into the cpu package. Dole out features, speed, and efficiency in a single package and adjust prices accordingly. If they could make a common standard then they wouldn't need separate Intel/AMD/VIA motherboards... people could just buy the ones that provide the features they want, 2 PCIe x16 slots... a firewire port... 6 USB ports... integrated audio and LAN... better VRMs and cooling and more phases for overclocking...

    I could go on and on. Wish I could get paid for my thoughts :) 
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    gm0n3y , June 25, 2008 12:34 AM
    Didn't realize this was a server product. Well at least if the desktop chips aren't out until mid next year I don't feel too screwed. Also, I actually don't mind a socket change at all if it means an integrated memory controller, it should have been added years ago.

    @sublifer

    I'm not sure that I like the idea of one company (or 2 if AMD did the same) having complete control over the features that my motherboard will have. The way it is now there are many MB manufacturers and competition like that is good. It spurs innovation and price reductions.
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    Anonymous , June 25, 2008 2:10 AM
    Bloomfield is not a server product, it is a high-end desktop product.

    Full chart of nehalem products available at wiki
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehalem_(microarchitecture)
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    martel80 , June 25, 2008 8:04 AM
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    Personally, I wish they would finish the job and integrated the entire northbridge and southbridge into the cpu package.

    Do you even realize how many pins would the processor need to have?!
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    gm0n3y , June 25, 2008 5:35 PM
    martel80Do you even realize how many pins would the processor need to have?!


    Not to mention that you're putting all of the hot components into one package. The cooling needed would be crazy, or clock speed would take a big hit.
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    doomsdaydave11 , June 25, 2008 10:10 PM
    martel80Do you even realize how many pins would the processor need to have?!

    LGA 4K. Yay! Massive heat and expense! My P35 chip gets hot enough, I can't imagine what a 'nforce 890i' chip and a 3.2+Ghz quad core would generate heat-wise. You could cook a steak on one :) 

    I heard somewhere (well, here) that Nehalem would be non-overclockable, except for the extremely high end ones. Thats disappointing if it's true. Good thing I've never really relied on overclocking performance to effect my buy. That right there might give AMD a slight advantage.
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    V3NOM , June 27, 2008 11:44 AM
    lol 1366 pins on the socket?? thats like nearly double the current amount....DEFINITELY a server edition guys... theres relaly no reason for them to change the socket type, as if you will remember, there were like 2.0GHz pentium 4's running on the same socket as $1500 core 2 extremes.... somehow i dont think the amount of pins matters...
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    V3NOM , June 27, 2008 11:47 AM
    martel80Do you even realize how many pins would the processor need to have?!

    yeah as i said ti doesnt matter how many pins there are.... like 10GHz difference (effective cause its quad core...sort of ... well not relaly but yeah) between a p4 and a C2 extreme and NO PIN CHANGES!!
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    sublifer , June 27, 2008 1:53 PM
    @gm0n3y

    More than likely it would be the same mb manufacturers making the boards, not Intel or AMD. With a universal pin-out for processing and controller features it would probably open the door for MANY more companies to develop processors. Right now AMD controls its CPU package and Intel controls theirs, in order for a new company to come out they would either have to license from them (fat chance of that) or compete with a brand new platform against the entrenched standards not to mention all the R&D that would go into developing a new platform.

    As for pin count on this idea, it might not increase by much since a lot of the work would be done internal to the chip. Otherwise, communication on the motherboard could be made more serialized (means less pins needed)

    As for the potential heat, again, not likely an issue, cores would be separated by controllers and paths of various sorts which could increase the total cooling area. These controllers would also benefit more from the better cooling solutions placed over CPUs.

    One idea to reduce the package foot print on the board AND increase cooling area is to make the chip cylindrical. Cooling could wrap around it and clamp down like hose clamps.

    Did I mention I wish I could get paid for my ideas?
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