Intel’s Nehalem CPU to be called Core i7

Intel has said that their next-generation Nehalem will be given the name Intel Core i7. The new CPU will enter production in the fourth quarter. As with most of Intel’s processors, there will be a whole range of Core i7’s. However; Intel has not given any details as to the model ranges.

Intel has said that the model numbers used will be the same as they do with their other processors. The new Intel Core i7 CPU’s will be used in high end desktop computers, with a black label version for the highest-end “Extreme Edition.

These processors will contain two to eight cores along with a 4-instruction-wide ISA and two-way simultaneous multithreading. The new Intel Core i7 CPU’s have some great additions, like QuickPath interconnect, an integrated memory controller and up to 25 Gbytes/s per link. The Processors also comes with a new 8-Mbyte shared level 3 cache

On August 19, Intel will be talking about the Nehalem, as well as discussing their Larrabee graphics card at the Intel Developer Forum at San Francisco.

It looks as though the Core i7 is yet another leap ahead in the world of CPU’s, AMD now have a lot of ground to cover.

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