Intel Core 2 Quad “Yorkfield” on the market next week?
Starting from next week should be possible to begin to find on the market Intel Core 2 Quad at 45 nanometers and precisely models Q9300, Q9450 and Q9550. Intel is in fact starting the production volume of these processors, which will be based on core Yorkfield versions stepping C1.
Intel has had to resolve a problem with earlier versions of Yorkfield that have delayed the launch of the products on the market. The whole production volumes will be based only on the new core stepping in to prevent the marketing of potentially unstable processors.
Models Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Q9450 will be characterized respectively by operating frequencies of 2.83 GHz and 2.66 GHz, and both will have a well-12MB of cache second level. The model Core 2 Quad Q9300 will have an operating frequency of 2.5 GHz and 6MB of L2 cache. All three processors support the frequency of 1333MHz FSB and feature a TDP of 95W. The official list price is $ 530, $ 316 and $ 266 respectively for Q9550, Q9450 and Q9300.
Intel is now working to solve the problems of availability of the CPU at 45 nanometers. Currently, the giant Santa Clara produces one hundred thousand processors to 45nm per day, but this number is expected to grow from the end of the first quarter production will be a 45-nanometer processors, while in the second half of the third quarter Intel will produce solutions to 45nm and 65nm in equal measure.
