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Intel 45nm Fab Process Launched And Penryn Preview

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-and-improved dept.

NinjaKicks writes "Intel has decided to make public details of their new 45nm manufacturing process and also has broken news that next-gen Penryn core processors are running various versions of Windows and Vista successfully. Penryn will offer a host of core tweaks over Conroe, larger cache sizes, and SSE4 support. Also, although clock speeds will be increased, processors based on Penryn should fall within the same thermal power range as Conroe. Word is Penryn will also be compatible with some of the existing motherboards on the market while others will need either a BIOS update or perhaps other board-level changes."

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  1. Who cares about clock speed, just overclock by Gothmolly · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    A production E4300 running at 1.8 GHz can be run at 3 GHz on stock air cooling. All you need is higher grade memory and a non-crappy motherboard that supports it. Why would you pay Intel for the clockspeed when they give it away?

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