Intel rumored to be launching new Core i5, i7 processors September 8th
By Donald Melanson 
posted August 31st 2009 1:54PM
posted August 31st 2009 1:54PM
Well, Intel hasn't exactly been making many secrets about its latest cadre of processors, and at least a few of them already seem to be shipping in some parts of the world, but it now looks like things could soon be about to get a whole lot more official. According to DigiTimes, Intel is set to announce its new Core i5-750, Core i7-860 and Core i7-870 CPUs (and the P55 chipset to go along with 'em) on September 8th, which is almost right in line with some of the earliest rumors on the matter. Details are otherwise a bit light, although DigiTimes' "sources" estimate that P55-based motherboards could account for as much as 20% of total motherboard shipments by the end of 2009.
Looking forward to them :D
Intel stole my lunch money.
Who's up for building a super computer this fall? After all, everything we could possibly need seems to be coming out SOME time this September.
Wake me up when September ends.
@Nigel
Trudat.
Matt you're stupid.
They use a different socket than the LGA1366 i7s that people have today. the new ones use LGA1156 so i do not believe we will just be able to throw a new CPU into the boards. From what I have read, Intel will use LGA1366 for the enthusiast i7 and i9 crowd and the 1156 will be for the mass market for the i7, i5 and i3
Correct me if I am wrong but that is how i understood it
i9?
i9 tech demo is supposed to happen the same day
i9 = 6 core nehalem CPU
Yea. It is going to be like what they did with Pentium 4. they started out on old sockets and then they started putting the ones with faster speeds and more memory on the LGA775 socket so that people could upgrade to the Core 2 processors. From where im standing now tho, it seems smarter to get a core 2 quad with a 12 meg cache for half the price because they preform on the same level as an i7 in gaming and probably will for the next 3 to 5 years until games are starting to make use of 8 cores. Right now they are barely make use of 2 and very few are using 4 to their fullest.
@JXCgunrunna
Although Core 2 Quads are still great chips, the awesome thing about the newer "Lynnsfield" Socket1156 quad-core chips is that you can buy a cheaper one with lower clocks that can greatly scale in clock speed when only running one or two cores, particularly since so much software is still single-threaded or can't make decent use of more than two cores. So you end up saving power AND getting better performance. Unfortunately, the Bloomfield Core i7s don't scale nearly as well with turboboost.
Anybody who's ANYBODY is releasing things on Sept. 9. Sept. 8 is sooooo 2003.
OCTOBER 10th, 2010, is the next major release date.
this will be useful to me, as i plan to build a new desktop in janurary.
but for now I will use my laptop i bought a few months ago. Its a PC, I like it a lot, the Core2 is a pretty solid processor, and the battery life isn't bad. I often enjoy playing games on my laptop, and thanks to my graphics card, it is possible (even on the go!) I really enjoy FPS games, but sometimes I'll play a strategy game, or even a shoot-em-up. Thanks to software such as DOSBOX I can even play some of my favorite classic CDrom games, like XCOM and JazzJackrabit, the other day i even played DOOM. Computers have come a long way i realized, but, thanks for technology that gets better and better every day we are able to enjoy more realistic stimulation in our minds!
I think i will opt for the i7, even though it is more expensive then the i5, for a guy like me, i think the extra money will be worth it.
well thanks guys! talk to you later!
Wow, I was so curious to know your life story, Grammar. Thank you so much for enlightening me.
it's difficult to handles someone who's just friendly, isn't it LB?
That's what I'm talking about! +1
there's already videos out on the web that have the new intel core processors in computers. here's one that i just found. Check it out and see what you can do with them.
http://www.tvlesson.com/video/37736_intel-core-i7-overclocking-tutorial.html
So, will this lead to a whole slew of new, high end-ish laptops just a tick below the i7 behemoths like the Sager 9280? After building my i7 desktop in June I can't kick $2300 into a laptop to replace my aging Inspiron 6400, but a relatively comparable i5 for a few hundred less could be doable.
Well I am definitely interested, as I read this on my i7 Hackintosh...
who cares
People who want faster and more efficient computers?
Judging by the general excitement most gadget-geeks feel over new cpu lines...let's rewrite this to pique YOUR interest:
Apple rumored to be launching new touchscreen, super-fast iPhones, iPods September 9th.
I resent that just a little, LB. I have a Mac, but I would refer to myself as nothing less than a gadget-geek. Though, I don't think I would be considered an apple fanboy, as I am running Windows 7.
Show some love...
this is what i was waiting for...
looking forward to this... see how things goes
That picture never gets old.
It just did.
They couldn't have made them compatible with the people who just bought the core i7 could they? Too bad someone doesn't make a core i7 to core i9 socket adapter.
not a chance - the new i7/i5/i3 have the northbridge on the same package, the memory controller is only dual channel and is on the northbridge part of the chip, not the core part (2 die on the same package essentially). They also have direct pci-e connections to the cpu socket which don't exist on 1366 boards as well as no connection between the southbridge to the cpu socket which is also what would be needed.
The overall package is vastly different between the original 1366 i7s and the new line of i7/i5/i3 processors - the die is almost the same (excluding the memory controller missing from teh die on new chips as i said above) so they could never be compatible.
These will be slower than current i7s anyway so you'd be getting a drop-in downgrade if you wanted to get one of these chips for a current i7 setup.
"the die is almost the same" - meant to be the CORE part of the die is almost the same, but the northbridge component is completely different.
Damn you engadget let me edit my posts!
No need to get stressed over your mistake. it was only a human_error.
@human error
Most of your information is correct, except for the fact that lynnfield is ONE die, not two in a package.
centrinos got nobudy to talk to.
i totally agree and i feel shame cuz my notebook got a centrino
You can already order the new core i7 as upgrade processor on Dell's website when customizing the XPS desktops.
But is that a LGA1366 i7 (that are already on the market for the past year), or a LGA1156 one?
When will be the next Apple laptop update?
I know something about this, but I can't tell you. It's going to be awesome!
"Too bad someone doesn't make a core i7 to core i9 socket adapter."
They do, it's called a cpu.
The i9 will use the same socket that the i7's have been using since launch.
Any word on a mobile Core i7? Been holding off on buying a laptop for the Core 2 replacement for about 4 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehalem_(microarchitecture)#cite_note-DailyTech_Havendale-27
It exists, brother. http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.asp?PRID=13880
Intel needs to nail this launch, the amount of disinformation floating around out there about the Lynnfield chips is disheartening.
How come it looks like they´re rejecting the centrino?? damn it makes me feel bad cuz i got a centrino =|
Because Intel is dropping the Centrino technology brand. Sad for the little Centrino man, but true.
I haven't heard anything from AMD lately will they be releasing anything like this? I have a Phenom ii 940, is there a worthwhile upgrade?
The big news for AMD this fall is supposed to be their new mobile platform which is supposed to be officially announced somewhere between September and Octrober. It should bring them up to par with the current Centrino platform (with a big bump in terms of integrated graphics).
AMD is also supposed to be streamlining their branding and plans to get battery labels on systems carrying their platforms to let consumers know how long the system should run under duress and light use.
Gee, good rumour, these have been available for a few weeks here in Australia:
http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwaveAU/category.asp?catID=1901
http://fluidtek.com.au
http://gocomp.com.au/index.php?cpath=product&catpath=0_9_80
I was at Fluidtek last weekend and they had them in stock.
Luke
The new i5's (mobo/cpus) are street-dated for september 8th at fry's, although they are trying to push it forward to the 5th for the labor day weekend sale. They are lga 1156 socket, and take dual channel memory. Intel is also going to be releasing some 1156 i7's that will also be dual channel.
cant wait for dat i3 to hit, integrated graphics capability, lookin forward to dat one:-) Seems versatile and budget friendly 2.