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Are you impressed by Intel's new lineup of processors?

Sat, 01/09/2010 - 06:00 — chconline
Yes
44% (53 votes)
No
56% (68 votes)
Total votes: 121
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Re: Are you impressed by Intel's new lineup of processors?

Fri, 01/08/2010 - 23:32 — shc-boomer

I am impressed by the mobile side but the desktop side and the Atom processors were a pretty big toss up.

Also, here is the new line up of processors.

Intel® Core™ Mobile Processors
Processor Number Base Clock Speed (GHz)

Turbo Frequency1 (GHz)

Cores/Threads Graphics Frequency(MHz) 1 ku Boxed Pricing
Intel®Core™ i7-620M 2.66 Up To 3.33 GHz 2/4 500-766 $332
Intel®Core™ i5-540M 2.53 Up To 3.06 GHz 2/4 500-766 $257
Intel®Core™ i5-520M 2.4

Up To 2.93 GHz

2/4 500-766

$225

Intel®Core™ i5-430M 2.26 Up To 2.53 GHz 2/4 500-766 Not listed
Intel®Core™ i3-350M 2.26

n/a

2/4 500-667

Not listed

Intel®Core™ i3-330M 2.13 n/a 2/4 500-667 Not listed
Intel®Core™ i7-640LM 2.13

Up To 2.93 GHz

2/4 266-566

$332

Intel®Core™ i7-620LM 2.0 Up To 2.80 GHz 2/4 266-566 $300
Intel®Core™ i7-640UM 1.2

Up To 2.26 GHz

2/4 166-500

$305

Intel®Core™ i7-620UM 1.06 Up To 2.13 GHz 2/4 166-500 $278
Intel®Core™ i5-520UM 1.06

Up To 1.86 GHz

2/4 166-500

$241

Intel® Core™ Desktop Processors

Processor Number Base Clock Speed (GHz) Turbo Frequency1 (GHz)

 Cores/Threads Graphics Frequency(MHz) 1 ku Boxed Pricing
Intel®Core™ i5-670 3.46 Up To 3.73 GHz 2/4 733 $284
Intel®Core™ i5-661 3.33

Up To 3.60 GHz

2/4 900

$196

Intel®Core™ i5-660 3.33 Up To 3.60 GHz 2/4 733 $196
Intel®Core™ i5-650 3.20

Up To 3.46 GHz

2/4 733

$176

Intel®Core™ i3-540 3.06 n/a 2/4 733 $133
Intel®Core™ i3-530 2.93

n/a

2/4 733

$113

Intel® Core™ Embedded Line-up
Processor Number Base Clock Speed (GHz)

 Turbo Frequency1 (GHz) Cores / Threads

 Thermal Design Power Error Correcting Code 1 ku Pricing
Intel®Core™ i7-620M 2.66 Up To 3.33 GHz 2/4 35W No $332
Intel®Core™ i7-610E 2.53 Up To 3.20 GHz 2/4 35W Yes $332
Intel®Core™ i7-620LE 2.0

Up To 2.80 GHz

2/4 25W

Yes

$300
Intel®Core™ i7-620UE 1.06 Up To 2.13 GHz 2/4 18W Yes $278
Intel®Core™ i5-520M 2.4 Up To 2.93 GHz 2/4 35W No $225
Intel®Core™ i5-520E 2.4

Up To 2.93 GHz

2/4 35W

Yes

$225
Intel®Core™ i5-660 3.33 Up To 3.60 GHz 2/4 73W Yes $196
Intel®Core™ i3-540 3.06 n/a 2/4 73W Yes $133
Intel®Core™ i7-860 2.8

Up To 3.46 GHz

4/8 95W

No

$284
Intel®Core™ i5-750 2.66 Up To 3.20 GHz 4/4 95W No $196
Intel® Xeon® X3450

2.66

Up To 3.20 GHz 4/8

95W

Yes $241
Intel® Xeon® X3430 2.4 Up To 2.80 GHz 4/4 95W Yes $189