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Intel sends new line of 32 nanometer processors to computer manufacturers

This afternoon, Intel unveiled the new 32 nanometer processors that make up its roadmap for the beginning of 2010, it is already sent to computer manufacturers, but it should only be launched in products for final consumers at CES 2010, in January. Currently, the company's chips are based on a 45-nanometer manufacturing process, but with the arrival of the new line (with 17 different models) the use of the current generation should drop considerably among OEMs.


Intel Roadmap for 2010

The Core i series has been redesigned to make room for Core i3 chips, which will make up its base level for desktops and notebooks. They are faster than the Core 2 Duo and are the first to integrate graphics acceleration into a single physical component, improving performance (thanks to the shorter communication time with the CPU to perform operations) and decreasing power consumption, something which consequently increases the battery life in laptops.

The Core i5 line that will be launched in January offers all this and more advanced technologyHyper-Threading from Intel to mid-cost notebooks, converting its two physical cores into four logic ones ideal for systems that take advantage of multi-core to the extreme, like Mac OS X Snow Leopard. In addition, they will bring the technology Turbo Boost, which intelligently increases the operating frequency of the CPU, when necessary.

For top-of-the-line computers, the current Core i7 line should not undergo many changes in addition to those present in Core i5 chips, with the exception of having four physical cores. Several new product introductions are already expected in the weeks following the launch of Intel, but should not be accompanied by any news from Apple, apparently.

(via Electronist)