guess intel is getting more cache to get higher performance. Penryn wil be a bored product, but nahalem will sure make some show.

nothing to drool on if there are no numbers to show its performance increase from existing core arch line up. well, i remain doubt to see any performance benefits penryn over conroe, other than gaming and other cache intensive apps (and apps which can utilize SSE4). even so, the performance increase wont b much either. the only thing that is so hot about penryn is its ability to clock higher.

i dont think u can get a penryn processor and just put it on ur existing mobo. im nt really sure about this, but from what i read over the past few months, penryn need a new mobo to support as its voltage requirement is different from conroe.

taken from dailytech

this will hurt intel's sales a bit, ppl are reluctant to change a new mobo just to get a new cpu than just getting a new cpu and plug in on their existing mobo. and this will further hurt intel's sales if K10 perform as what amd claim. by changing to a new mobo and cpu, ppl might just opt for better performing platform.