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Intel and AMD hexacore CPUs incoming say motherboard makers

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jan 29th 2010 No Comments

intel amd logo The first half of 2010 could see six-core processors dropping from both Intel and AMD, according to leaky sources at motherboard manufacturers, with both the Intel Gulftown and AMD Thuban ranges hitting desktop computers. The hexacore CPU deluge will begin with Intel’s Core i7-980X, rumored to be on the pricey side at an estimated $1,000+ per chip in March 2010, and be followed by three AMD Phenom II X6 1000T processors in May 2010.

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AMD Phenom II and Athlon II ranges get budget-concious newcomers

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jan 25th 2010 No Comments

amd athlon II phenom II logo AMD have outed several new Phenom II and Athlon II processors, intended to sate the mainstream market. The five new CPUs kick off from the AMD Athlon II X2 255, which runs at 3.1GHz with a 65W TDP, and climbs all the way to the AMD Phenom II X4 910e, a quadcore chip running at 2.6GHz with the same TDP.

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Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs official at CES 2010

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jan 7th 2010 No Comments

Intel have officially unveiled their 2010 processor range, which brings the new Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs out to play with the recently announced Pine Trail Atom chips. The silicon company is today outing four Core i3 processors, eight Core i5 and five Core i7 processors, all for desktop and mobile.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T410s, T410, T510 and W510 notebooks get Intel Dual-Core, Core i5/i7 injection

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Jan 3rd 2010 1 Comment

Lenovo’s ThinkPad T410s, T410/T510 and W510 notebooks aren’t new, but the company has brought them up to date at CES 2010 with Intel’s latest dual-core, Core i5 and Core i7 processors. The T410s 14-inch ultraportable has a choice of Core i5-520M and i5-540M CPUs, along with the regular choices of HDD or SSD storage, up to 8GB of RAM, WiFi b/g/n, optional Bluetooth, 3G and WiMAX, while the ThinkPad T410/T510 throw the Core i7-620M into the mixture too.

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Intel Core i3 and Core i5 mobile confirmed for Jan 7th launch

By Chris Davies on Friday, Dec 18th 2009 No Comments

Intel’s plans for its Clarkdale and Arrandale launch have been revealed, confirming – as was generally expected – that the new 32nm desktop and laptop processors will officially arrive on January 7th 2010. According to a CES preview presentation available on Intel’s site [pdf link], the new processors will form the Core i3 and mobile Core i5 ranges, and include integrated Intel HD Graphics GPUs.

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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme detailed; headed to 2010 Mac Pro?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Dec 15th 2009 No Comments

Details of Intel’s upcoming 6-core/12-thread Xeon (Gulftown) processor – and the CPU tipped to appear in the upcoming Apple Mac Pro refresh – have leaked, and while original predictions were that the hexacore chip would be branded the Core i9, it now seems that it will slot into the Core i7 Extreme range with an “X” suffix. First to the base will be the Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, running at 3.33GHz.

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VIA EPIA-M800 and EPIA-N800 Mini/Nano ITX boards announced

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Dec 15th 2009 No Comments

VIA have pushed out a pair of new EPIA boards, the VIA EPIA-M800 Mini-ITX and EPIA-N800 Nano-ITX, each using the company’s Nano processor. The M800 packs a choice of 1.3+GHz U2250 or fanless 1.2GHz U2500 CPUs, together with dual gigabit ethernet, DVI and HDMI headers, while the N800 gets the 1.3GHz CPU and onboard VGA, USB, COM and gigabit ethernet ports. Both are paired with a VIA VX800 media processor.

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Atom D510 and D410 CPUs get early benchmarks

By Chris Davies on Friday, Dec 11th 2009 No Comments

Given the number of systems that you find Intel’s Atom processors in these days, it’s hardly surprising that expectations for the next-gen range are so high. German site CarTFT have apparently had early access to some Atom D510 and D410 chips (the nettop versions), and have run the inevitable comparison benchmarks [pdf link] with some of the current models in the mixture too. We’re only partially surprised by the end-result: there’s a small improvement over the current-gen chips, but an Atom 330 based ‘board with NVIDIA’s Ion still holds its own.

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Intel Core i3-530 hits retail sale ahead of official launch

By Shane McGlaun on Wednesday, Dec 9th 2009 No Comments

The CPU world is a strange place. The competition to be the first to post the specifications of new processors among tech publications is significant and the same competition pushes retail outlets to let the cat out of the bag early as well. Such is the case today with the Intel Core i3-530 chips popping up on a Canadian retail site.

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Apple reject Arrandale, request non-GPU mobile Core i5 & i7 chips?

By Chris Davies on Monday, Dec 7th 2009 No Comments

Apple have reportedly rejected Intel’s upcoming 32nm Arrandale mobile Core i5 and Core i7 processors, and are demanding custom versions that leave off the processors’ integrated graphics. According to Bright Side of News’ sources, said to be “close to the heart of the matter”, Apple want a version of Arrandale/Capella (the PM55-based platform) suited to discrete graphics for their next-gen MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

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