Top Secret Intel Processor Plans Uncovered
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Page 1:Intel Focusing On 45 Nm Now
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Page 2:Yonah1, Yonah2, Stealey
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Page 3:Merom Is The Mother Of All Upcoming Processor Designs
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Page 4:Allendale, Millville
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Page 5:Whitefield, The First "Real" Quad-Core
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Page 6:What's Next? Penryn, 45 Nm, Two Cores
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Page 7:Yorkfield And Harpertown With 8 Cores
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Page 8:Conclusion
Whitefield, The First "Real" Quad-Core
The next chip on Intel's 65 nm menu is Whitefield, a server product with 8 or 16 MB of L2 cache and four Merom architecture type cores on a single piece of silicon. Whitefield has already been around on several Intel roadmaps.
65 Nm Processor Overview
| Category | Code Name | Cores | Cache | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop | Kentsfield | Dual core
multi-die |
4 MB | Mid 2007 |
| Desktop | Conroe | Dual core
single die |
4 MB shared | End 2006 |
| Desktop | Allendale | Dual core
single die |
2 MB shared | End 2006 |
| Desktop | Cedar Mill (NetBurst/P4) | Single core | 512 kB, 1 MB, 2 MB | Early 2006 |
| Desktop | Presler (NetBurst/P4) | Dual core, dual die | 4 MB | Early 2006 |
| Desktop/Mobile | Millville | Single core | 1 MB | Early 2007 |
| Mobile | Yonah2 | Dual core, single die | 2 MB | Early 2006 |
| Mobile | Yonah1 | Single core | 1/2 MB | Mid 2006 |
| Mobile | Stealey | Single core | 512 kB | Mid 2007 |
| Mobile | Merom | Dual core, single die | 2/4 MB shared | End 2006 |
| Enterprise | Sossaman | Dual core, single die | 2 MB | Early 2006 |
| Enterprise | Woodcrest | Dual core, single die | 4 MB | Mid 2006 |
| Enterprise | Clovertown | Quad core, multi-die | 4 MB | Mid 2007 |
| Enterprise | Dempsey (NetBurst/Xeon) | Dual core, dual die | 4 MB | Mid 2006 |
| Enterprise | Tulsa | Dual core
single die |
4/8/16 MB | End 2006 |
| Enterprise | Whitefield | Quad core
single die |
8 MB, 16 MB shared | Early 2008 |
Summary
