Conroe, Woodcrest, Merom to ship in Q3
It looks like Intel has moved up its release of Core, according to this article from Tom's. That means Apple will be fully transitioned to Intel at least by the end of the year, if not a lot sooner.
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Originally posted by kukito
Merom is a place in Israel.
Which is fitting as this is where the whole Core architecture has been developed. Israel is a godsend for Intel at the moment.
I'm really excited by the Merom chip, this brings truth to my hopes of a Merom MacBook Pro at the start of next year.
Originally posted by Kickaha
Duh, they're just project codenames... sheesh.
I know they're codenames duh! But woodcrest sounds like it came from Microsoft! It's doesn't sound that cool. Next year they will announce a new 50 core chip, codename Lumberjack!! or possibly Bushwhacker
Originally posted by Kickaha
Core Pro.
Power Core Pro
Originally posted by backtomac
Does anyone know the speeds that merom will initially begin at?
2.33GHz.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30506
(No "Hard Core" jokes? I expected more.)
Originally posted by wmf
2.33GHz.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30506
(No "Hard Core" jokes? I expected more.)
I noticed on the top of that list, there's a TBA speed chip, with possible 800Mhz FSB. Faster than a 2.33 Duo? 2.5 Core Duo?? Nice
Originally posted by Ireland
I know they're codenames duh! But woodcrest sounds like it came from Microsoft! It's doesn't sound that cool. Next year they will announce a new 50 core chip, codename Lumberjack!! or possibly Bushwhacker
Or even worse, just imagine if they called the next generation, "Dublin."
</sarcasm>
Originally posted by dansgil
What name would they use. They wouldn't use the name Core-Duo anymore, would they?
It is very possible Intel will keep the name "Core Duo" and spill it accross all versions,
ie the Core Solo T1300 and the Core Duo T2600 are Yonah, so:
- Merom @ 1.83 Ghz would be "Core Duo T5600" (L2 2MB and FSB 667)
- Merom @ 2.33 Ghz would be "Core Duo T7600" (L2 4MB and FSB 667)
- Conroe @ 1.60 GHz would be "Core Duo E4200" (L2 2MB and FSB 800)
- Conroe @ 2.40 GHz would be "Core Duo E6600" (L2 4MB and FSB 1067)
- Woodcrest @ 3.33 GHz would be "Core Duo E8000 Xeon" (L2 4MB and FSB 1333)
All 64-bit Core will be dualcore minimum. No single core version.
The letter "T" is for a TDP between 25W and 49W, and "E" is for TDB > 50W.
Originally posted by Ireland
I know they're codenames duh! But woodcrest sounds like it came from Microsoft! It's doesn't sound that cool. Next year they will announce a new 50 core chip, codename Lumberjack!! or possibly Bushwhacker
I think Intel has a pretty consistent naming pattern though, depending on which design facility was used, and usually the code name is after a geographical feature.
Originally posted by Ireland
I noticed on the top of that list, there's a TBA speed chip, with possible 800Mhz FSB. Faster than a 2.33 Duo? 2.5 Core Duo?? Nice
Doesn't matter. Intel won't bring support of 800 MHz FSB until Santa Rosa and Crestline in early/middle 2007.
@JeffDM: As far as I can discern, the codenames don't have much to do with the place where the chips were designed, but rather use names from the same are for the same type of chip, no matter where they were developed.
Originally posted by JeffDM
I think Intel has a pretty consistent naming pattern though, depending on which design facility was used, and usually the code name is after a geographical feature.
Ok fair enough, that it's a much clearer and more acceptable explanation of the current situation. And makes sense kind of.