Rumor: Intel preparing 3.2 GHz quad-core processors
Speaking of Intel, The Register is reporting that the chipmaker is preparing three, next-generation processors based on its "Nehalem" architecture, with the fastest topping out at 3.2 GHz. Each processor has four cores with eight processing threads.
The chip architecture, codenamed "Bloomfield," is targeted mostly at gamers. This is purely speculation, of course, but Apple's mid-range high-end desktops could be good candidates for the chips as well.
Intel anticipates the processors will be available in the fourth quarter of 2008.
[Via AMD vs. Intel.]
