According to the fresh rumor, Intel's upcoming 32nm chips will keep the Core brand and will still be divided in the i3, i5 and i7 families but the model number will be 'updated' to the 2000 range. For example, there could be a Core i3-2300, a Core i5-2500, and a Core i7-2800. Please note that these names are supposed to be of LGA 1155 parts although the higher-end LGA 13xx+ CPUs should be in-line with them. Expect Intel to be mum on these rumors, at least until Q4.

Core i7 2600: Quad-Core processor with Hyper-Threading, 3.2 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache
Core i5 2400: Quad-Core without Hyper-Threading, 3,1 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache
Core i5 2500: Quad-Core without Hyper-Threading, 3,3 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache
Core i3 2100: Dual-Core with Hyper-Threading, 3.1 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache
Core i3 2120: Dual-Core with Hyper-Threading, 3.3 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache

what i mean is sandy bridge still stuck at DDR3-1333 just as most bloomfield still stuck at DDR3-1066.

read here: http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/process...r3-1333-support

Since there are RAM supporting DDR3-1600 or more, u will need to set the multiplier or clock to achieve higher performance. isn't that overclocking?

Why not u try putting a DDR3-1600 into an i5 rig, set bios to auto-configure or default, see what speed your RAM will be running. I've never tweak an 1366 or 1156 before, but i think it'll go for 1333MHz. Anything faster is out of spec.

Correct me if wrong.

I thought the DDR3-1600 will run at 1600 automatically..

hmm...   i never knew that....
but i always follow the MB ram support list so i have never been trouble by such thing b4 and so i thought is something like plug and play

As Intel plans to ship its next-generation 6-series chipsets (Cougar Point) in the week 42 of 2010 (October 2010), sources from motherboard makers believe Intel will officially announce its new Sugar Bay desktop platform at CES 2011 in the US, but the makers will start distributing their motherboards to the channel in December of 2010.

The initial launch of the Sugar Bay platform will include a Sandy Bridge-based processor, featuring a quad core CPU and integrated GPU; and will be paired with P67 chipset-based motherboards, targeting mainstream markets.

The new platform will support the latest Hyper-Threading technology and Intel Advanced Turbo Boost technology.

Intel, at a later time, will continue to launch more Sandy Bridge CPUs with unlocked multipliers and dual-cores.

Meanwhile, Intel will launch the Waimea Bay platform for high-end markets to replace the existing Tylersburg. Waimea Bay consists of a Sandy Bridge E-based processor and motherboard based on Intel's Patsburg chipset. Sandy Bridge E will feature an integrated memory controller and PCI Express connection , and will support memory up to DDR3 2666.

For the company's server line, Intel will launch the Bromolow platform, which also adopts Sandy Bridge processors.

Intel in the week 50 of 2010 will start shipping its Huron River platform for notebooks to partners and related products are expected to start appearing in the channel after mid-January 2011. In 2012, Intel will launch 22nm Ivy Bridge processors.

Intel declined the opportunity to respond to this report saying it cannot comment on unannounced products.

Details of Sandy Bridge CPUs have turned up on the web thanks to a leak by a German magazine.

Computer Base seems to have managed to get its paws on some details of some of the mobile Sandy Bridge processors. They are a little different to the roadmap slides which have been seen so far.

To throw a spanner in the works, Intel has made some changes to its model number scheme. Desktop CPUs will carry K, S, T as their suffixes. K is the same as the current K models, S is similar again to Intel's current S suffix CPUs. Models with a T on the end have a TDP of 35-45W, will a reduced clock speed. All Sandy Bridge processors will have a four digit model number, plus a potential suffix letter. We are glad they sorted that one out.

Looking at less esoteric details, it seems that Intel has almost completely dropped support for hyperthreading on the quad core models. Only the Core i7 LGA-1155 processors still support it.

The Core i7s are also the only models that will have 8MB of L3 cache. The Core i5's have 6MB of L3 cache. The Core i5 2930T has 3MB L3 cache.

The Core i3s become dual core processors with Hyperthreading, but no Turbo boost and a mere 3MB of L3 cache.

Only two K models will see the light of day. These are the Core i7 2600K and the Core i5 2500K.

There might be a Core i7 2600S with a default clock of 2.8GHz instead of 3.4GHz.

There are seven Core i5 models mentioned, but only three model numbers so we can't really tell what Intel is up too here.

The new mobile Sandy Bridge processors seem to have four Core i7 models and only two Core i5 models. There is an Extreme Edition here which uses the XM suffix and two quad core models that carries the QM suffix. Those listed alongside the XM model are all quad cores.

The 2920XM and the 2820QM come with 8MB of L3 cache while the 2720QM has 6MB. The Core i7 2620M is dual core with Hyper-Threading and 4MB of L3 cache. The Core i5 models are both dual core, but with 3MB of L3 cache.

The leaked slides are mostly for Intel's business platforms so it is fairly likely that we will see other models for other markets.

There are some other interesting stuff in the slides. The Sandy Bridge processors will use AES-NI with Advanced Vector Extensions support which can improve performance for some tasks.

It looks like Intel has been tinkering with its Turbo Boost feature if only because it is called version 2.0 which is supposed to manage clock speeds better.

Intel has been talking about a new IGP which is referred to as "GT2" on the roadmaps. Intel has been talking about sticking the IGP on die for a while.

Source: www.computerbase.de

The name of the fastest Sandy Bridge is Core i7 2600K and we can give you an inside in the new naming scheme. First of all you will know that it’s a Sandy Bridge if you see a name with four digits starting with a number two.

Let’s dissect the Core i7 2600K moniker in segments and explain it. Intel Core is the brand of the CPU, i7 is the brand modifier that will help you distinct the features on a different cores. Number two in 2600 is the generation indicator meaning that this is the second generation of Intel’s Core architecture.

The 600 is the SKU numeric digits that will tell you which CPU you are getting and of course once again bigger numbers mean a better CPU.

The suffix K tells you that the CPU is unlocked and the other iterations such as suffix S will tell you that this is a CPU with performance optimised for lifestyle computing and T has Power Optimised Lifestyle whatever that would mean.

Once again, Intel has new chipset, new socket, new names and of course if you want the Sandy Bridge you will have to throw or sell your Nehalem Core i based system and get a new one with a socket that is only one pin shy of its predecessor

The mainstream quad-core market has been neglected ever since we got Lynnfield in 2009. Both the high end and low end markets saw a move to 32nm, but if you wanted a mainstream quad-core desktop processor the best you could get was a 45nm Lynnfield from Intel. Even quad-core Xeons got the 32nm treatment.

That's all going to change starting next year. This time it's the masses that get the upgrade first. While Nehalem launched with expensive motherboards and expensive processors, the next tock in Intel's architecture cadence is aimed right at the middle of the market. This time, the ultra high end users will have to wait - if you want affordable quad-core, if you want the successor to Lynnfield, Sandy Bridge is it.

Sandy Bridge is the next major architecture from Intel. What Intel likes to call a tock. The first tock was Conroe, then Nehalem and now SB. In between were the ticks - Penryn, Westmere and after SB we'll have Ivy Bridge, a 22nm shrink of Sandy.

Did I mention we have one?

While Intel is still a few weeks away from releasing Sandy Bridge performance numbers at IDF, we managed to spend some time with a very healthy sample and run it through a few of our tests to get a sneak peak at what's coming in Q1 2011.

Late last week we pulled back the covers on Intel's next-generation Core architecture update: Sandy Bridge. Due out in Q1 2011, we learned a lot about Sandy Bridge's performance in our preview. Sandy Bridge will be the first high performance monolithic CPU/GPU from Intel. Its performance was generally noticeable better than the present generation of processors, both on the CPU and GPU side. If you haven't read the preview by now, I'd encourage you to do so.

One of the questions we got in response to the article was: what about Sandy Bridge for notebooks?

While Sandy Bridge is pretty significant for mainstream quad-core desktops, it's even more tailored to the notebook space. I've put together some spec and roadmap information for those of you who might be looking for a new notebook early next year.

Mobile Sandy Bridge

A big unknown was the state of Sandy Bridge graphics. As I mentioned in the preview, there will be two types of integrated graphics enabled on Sandy Bridge parts: 1 core and 2 core parts. Intel refers to them as GT1 and GT2, respectively. The GT1 parts have 6 execution units (EUs), while the GT2 parts have 12.

Gigabyte has given the world a sneak preview at their upcoming motherboards for Intel’s Sandy Bridge platform. Like usual, Gigabyte has a widespread amount of boards for every budget.



Most of the boards will support will support USB 3.0 as well as SATA 6Gbps speed for lightning fast data transfers. There are even a couple of boards with black PCBs for those who may prefer that over Gigabyte’s familiar light blue color scheme. Gigabyte’s 3x USB Power design with On/Off Charging USB ports, DualBIOS technology, and Ultra Durable™ 3 design with 2x Copper PCB will also be implemented. Not much on launch dates or prices at this time, but there’s tons more photos after the break.