14 DAY TRIAL // With the “back to school” period approaching rapidly, there's no wonder that rumors of new Intel processors are starting to surface on the Internet. According to recent reports, the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker has allegedly updated its launch schedule for a few new processors, including the much-anticipated notebook-focused Clarksfield CPUs, new desktop-based Lynnfield CPUs and several new server chips. All these new products should be launched between early August and October this year, providing customers with choices for Intel's latest processor solutions.
According to a recent news-article on Digitimes, the world's leading chip maker is preparing to update its entire line of computer processors, targeting all three major segments, notebooks, desktops and servers. The company will launch its much anticipated Clarksfield and Lynnfield CPUs for notebook and desktop platforms, while in the server market Intel is preparing the launch of a couple of new solutions. In addition, the chip maker is also said to be preparing the launch of two new processors for ultra-thin notebooks, which are slated for debut before the end of September.
Sometime around the end of September and the beginning of October, Intel is scheduled to release its new Clarksfield CPUs, the Core 2 Extreme XE 2GHz, Core 2 Quad P2 1.73GHz and the Core 2 Quad P1, rated at 1.6GHz. These new parts will be targeted at the notebook market and will be accompanied by the Celeron SU2300 and the Celeron 743, for ultra-thin laptops.
As for the company's desktop processors, the new Lynnfield CPUs are scheduled to arrive between September 8 and 11, alongside its new mainstream chipset, the P55 with its new Socket LGA1156.
In the server business, Intel will announce the Xeon W5590, W3580, W3550 and L5530 in early August and the new Xeon X3470, 3460, 3450, 3440 and 3430 CPUs, which will debut roughly at the same time as the much-anticipated Lynnfield processors, alongside the 3400 and the 3420 chipsets.