CES Info on Intel Penryn Processors
01.07.08 - 11:44am
I will be avoiding all other Tech blogs this week as CES updates roll in every other minute but I couldn’t resist to post a few slides from the Intel keynote. None of this information is new but the fact that it’s coming from Intel makes it official. From what we’ve heard, the processors slated for January will be available en masse on January 21st, 2007. The E8400 looks like a beast of a chip though the 9.5x multiplier on the E8500 would be very tasty for cascade and LN2 benching. For standard desktop components, the Q9300 looks like a modest quad-core albeit with half the cache of it’s bigger brothers making the Q9450 a better option with a $50 price hike. For overclocking on air the Q9450 will be a great option but it’s 8x multiplier coupled with less than stellar Yorkfield FSB overclocking on current chipsets will limit it’s ability to hit those screaming clocks that the E8500, E8400, and QX9650 are hitting. Expect the new 3.2GHz 12MB L2 QX9770 to hit stores with these chips with a blistering 1600MHz FSB. Don’t expect much else to be released though until Nehalem hits us in about a year as AMD’s slack performance seems to be stalling innovation over at Intel.
Source: [H] Enthusiast
Woot! Finally — I’ve been waiting for these for so long.
Same! I was very tempted to sell a kidney for a QX9650 but with Wolfdale ever so close, I can keep my kidneys and get some 45nm love. Now that’s a steal!
Damn, and I got a E6700 last May. You think the E8400 or E8500 is noticeably better?
5% clock to clock but overclocking is obscene with 4.2GHz-4.5GHz possible on good aircooling or water. I just bought a Q6600 but I’ll be buying an E8400 or E8500(if I have the budget) just for the ability to hit 5GHz with ease on single-stage. Just remember, not all chips are created equal.
Overclocking aside, the E8400 or the E8500 are better factory settings in comparison to the E6700 factory settings?
The E8400 and E8500 would be a better options as they’ll run cooler and that extra L2 cache and tweaked L1 cache can really give a boost in some applications. SSE4 has the potential to let Wolfdale/Yorkfield blow away the competition but only a few applications utilize SSE4, namely the divx converter. If you already have an E6700 there isn’t much need to upgrade, but for a fresh build go with an E8400.
Appreciate your input as always Chris.
Anytime, that’s what I’m here for. Pre-orders for the E8400, E8500, and Q9450 have showed up on the net. Note that the Q9450 isn’t supposed to be available till late February at the earliest.