More details on Core i3 and Core i5 processors

More and more details on Intel's upcoming Core i3 and i5 range surface with each day that passes by. Branding will be "simplified into entry-level (Intel Core i3), mid-level (Intel Core i5), and high-level (Intel Core i7)."

As you guys know by now, three processors will be launched initially: Core i5 750, Core i7 860, and Core i7 870. The entire new naming schema in combo with the three different sockets (!) are becoming messy, have a look at the following table:

	Core i3		Core i5		Core i7		Core i9
Codename	Wolfdale	Yorkfield	Lynnfield	Clarkdale	Lynnfield	Bloomfield	Gulftown
Process	45nm	45nm	45nm	32nm	45nm	45nm	32nm
Architecture	Core 2	Core 2	Nehalem	Westmere	Nehalem	Nehalem	Westmere
Socket (LGA)	775	775	1156	1156	1156	1366	1366
Intel chipset support	P35, P43, P45, G35, G43, G45, Q35, Q43, Q45, X38, X48	P35, P43, P45, G35, G43, G45, Q35, Q43, Q45, X38, X48	P55, P57, H55, H57, Q57	P57, H57, Q57	P55, P57, H55, H57, Q57	X58	X58
Cores / Threads	2 / 2	4 / 4	4 / 4	2 / 4	4 / 8	4 / 8	6 / 12
Hyper Threading	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QPI / DMI	DMI	DMI	DMI	DMI	DMI	QPI	QPI
Memory	Dual-channel	Dual-channel	Dual-channel	Dual-channel	Dual-channel	Tri-channel	Tri-channel
Turbo boost	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
L3 cache	No	No	8MB	4MB	8MB	8MB	12MB
45nm IGP	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Availability	Now Core 2 Duo	Now Core 2 Quad	Q4 2009	Q4 2009	Q1 2010	Now Core i7	Q1 2010

So now you know the fundamentals. But here's an overview of what Intel has planned in the long run:

And then this chart surfaced recently, Core i5 dual-core processors with hyper-threading.

There will be some Core i5 models have their model number series beginning in the 600 series leaving the 500 series Core i3 processors behind them, it is reported that Core i3 dual-core processors range between US $123~$143, while Core i5 dual-core ones between $176~$284.

So we just learned the Westmere 32nm processors feature two cores, and HyperThreading technology enabling four logical CPUs (threads). Each core has a dedicated L2 cache of 256 KB, while a 4 MB L3 cache is shared between two cores.

What an astounding confusing stigma Intel is creating with it's over-SKUing, re-branding and three different sockets with accompanying chipsets.

NVIDIA Fermi architecture more details - 10/01/2009 09:16 AM
Check this out, this is a table that compares NVIDIA's upcoming Fermi (GT300) architecture with the GT200 and G80 architectures. For the full details you have to check out the whitepaper (PDF) NVIDIA ...

NVIDIA Fermi architecture more details - 10/01/2009 09:16 AM
Check this out, this is a table that compares NVIDIA's upcoming Fermi (GT300) architecture with the GT200 and G80 architectures. For the full details you have to check out the whitepaper (PDF) NVIDIA ...