Intel to launch Clarkdale early?

Author: Gareth Halfacree
Published: 30th June 2009
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Intel to launch Clarkdale early?

Intel's Clarkdale processors - based around a 32nm process - could hit the market ahead of schedule, if industry rumours are true.

Rumour has it that Intel is accelerating its preparations for desktop processors based around a 32 nanometre process, according to “sources from motherboard makers.”

The un-named sources, quoted by DigiTimes, claim that Intel will start mass-production of desktop processors based around its 32 nanometre process – codenamed Clarkdale – in the final quarter of this year, rather than the first quarter of next year as was originally planned.

Figures obtained by DigiTimes claim that ten percent of Intel's overall OEM desktop processor output will be in the form of 32nm Clarkdale chips – rising to 20 percent in the first quarter of 2010. This contrasts with Intel's 45nm chips, which will make up 78 percent of the company's OEM desktop processors in the first quarter of 2010 – with 65nm Pentium E2000 and Celeron 400 processors making up the remaining 2 percent, aimed that the budget-conscious.

Intel, for its part, has neither confirmed nor denied any change to its publicised schedule for the release of 32nm parts, stating instead that it was unable to comment on as-yet unannounced products or production schedules.

As yet, it is unknown if the 32nm based Clarkdale chips due to be released at the end of the year – if the rumours are true – are the ones we heard about at the start of the year which feature an improved version of the embedded graphics processor found as part of the company's G45 chipset, or whether the initial run will be made available as a CPU-only package.

Tempted by some 32nm goodness, or are you awaiting on clock speeds and official specifications from Intel before you make up your mind? Share your thoughts over in the forums.
Quote Paradigm Shifter 30th June 2009, 17:08
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Will be neat if it's true... AMD launched their hexacore chips a little early didn't they? I know they're not targetted at the same markets, though. Anyway, I'm not really bothered either way - Core i7 will keep me going for a while I think. Although I keep wanting a Phenom II just to 'play' with...
Quote Floyd 30th June 2009, 17:30
Ill stick with my 775 rig until all this i7 stuff gets cheaper and something new comes out.
Quote chrisb2e9 30th June 2009, 17:33
i'm with floyd. My q6600 is still humming along. If I update anything it will be to a faster 775 chip and a better video card.
Quote tejas 30th June 2009, 17:48
When are AMD going to bring Istanbul six core to desktop Socket AM3? Any ideas BT community?

@ Paradigm Shifter : Oh and Phenom II is most certainly good fun to play with ;)
Quote VaLkyR-Assassin 30th June 2009, 21:02
This is nice and all, but... I'm after a 32nm Quad.
Quote perplekks45 1st July 2009, 00:32
E6600 @ 3.6GHz on air. What more do I really need?
Quote SMIFFYDUDE 1st July 2009, 00:58
Anyone else think that guy in the picture looks like a character from Thunderbirds or Stingray.
Quote Elton 1st July 2009, 01:01
I don't know when this'll even be useful, I mean a Q9550 Oc'ed to 3.6 is good enough. Well it'll be good enough for me assuming I get it.
Quote [USRF]Obiwan 1st July 2009, 10:08
No thanx my 939 4800 runs fine....
Quote adam_bagpuss 1st July 2009, 10:30
OMG skaks

you spammer
Quote steveo_mcg 1st July 2009, 11:33
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No thanx my 939 4800 runs fine....

Same here, though i keep thinkings its time to upgrade, then i just put it off again....
Quote adam_bagpuss 1st July 2009, 11:49
spammer again

can a mod look at this please i cant find anyway to report them
Quote impar 1st July 2009, 11:54
Greetings!
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... i cant find anyway to report them
Click on the little triangle bellow the avatar, just next to the icon of the small guy holding his huge penis:
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Quote adam_bagpuss 1st July 2009, 11:58
lol i was viewing from the news section forgot i cud just come on here and report them this way

DOH !

may be in need of some lunch
Quote wuyanxu 1st July 2009, 13:04
what's the deal with Clarkdale? which socket do they use? i though Intel is releasing 1156 CPUs at the end of this year, so releasing 32nm within 3 month would surely upset a lot of people (if it's same socket)
Quote adam_bagpuss 1st July 2009, 14:55
32nm will be both 1156 and 1366

just like 60nm and 45nm were both 775
Quote storm20200 1st July 2009, 23:06
Hmmmm I feel very funny about CPU+GPU on one die, ESPECIALLY when you think of intel graphics.... I like to keep a processor for 3-4+ years but if they intergrate GPU's on a die then I'd have to upgrade my CPU every time it got outdated and couldn't play games at as high a settings as I want =\
Quote perplekks45 2nd July 2009, 00:44
The on-die GPUs won't be high end. Just like Larry they'll be aimed at the biggest market: Lower to mid market segment.
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