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    Intel Mobile Core i5/i7 Coming Early Next Year

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 21, 2009.

  1. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Only quad core, which are 45nm. Dual core, which are 32nm, will be announced at CES in January.
     
    Jayayess1190, Aug 22, 2009
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    It is my understanding that several 45mn and 32nm Nehalem mobile CPU's will be out this fall, as has soon as September 23.
     
    RJEvans, Aug 22, 2009
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    The quad cores in Q4 '09 are 45nm 45-55w heat producing monstrosities Clocked lower across the board as the Core 2 Quad parts. Now, clock for clock, Nehalem is faster than Core 2 in most cases (IE give Wprime single thread a run and you will see), but the problem is the top end Extreme mobile i7 chip is 2ghz vs. 2.53ghz for the QX9300 and 10w hotter to boot.

    In the end, what will happen with these first wave of 45nm parts is you will have chips that require 45-55w, run hot, and at best are equal in some cases to their Core 2 Quad parts, and at worst slower.

    If battery life, noise or portability are an issue, for the near future till at least the 32nm parts show up, you really have no choice but to stick with the 25-35w Core 2 duo chips. Intel is definitely at a cross roads atm. Core 2 has hit the wall both on the desktop and mobile arena. Nehalem isn't really mature enough on the mobile end both power consumption options wise, heat wise and power wise IMHO.

    Maybe we will be pleasantly surprised when the first mobile parts are benchmarked, heat checked and power consumption levels are measured, but I don't think so.

    Hopefully a year or two down the road, we will see 25w i3/i5 mobile parts of decent power. I wonder how companies like Apple will transition to these hot and hungry parts.
     
    electrosoft, Aug 22, 2009
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  4. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Most people don't need the top of the line or even the newest processor and components for day to day tasks. Depending on what tasks you are doing, as long as you maintain you notebook, you could be fine for the next 5 years with a <$1000 computer.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 22, 2009
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    As you can see, each cpu is either 8W, 15W, or 25W. The 5000 series GPU uses 10W, and their TDP is combined making them much more efficient than current Core 2's.

    Intel Core i7 32nm (4mb l2 cache):
    620M (2.66GHz, 25W CPU/10WGPU). Uses DDR3 1066+ ram.
    640LM (2.13GHz, 15W CPU/10WGPU). Uses DDR3 1066+ ram.
    620LM (2GHz, 15W CPU/10WGPU). Uses DDR3 1066+ ram.
    640UM (1.2GHz, 8W CPU/10WGPU) Uses DDR3 800 ram.
    620UM (1.06GHz, 8W CPU/10WGPU). Uses DDR3 800 Ram.

    Intel Core i5 32nm (3mb l2 cache):
    540M (2.53GHz, 25W CPU/10WGPU). Uses DDR3 1066+ ram.
    520M (2.4GHz, 25W CPU/10WGPU). Uses DDR3 1066+ ram.
     
    Jayayess1190, Aug 22, 2009
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    I agree that even a P7350 or even lower would work for the next 3,4 or 5 years.

    The enthusiast/early adopter segment is always traditionally a drop in the bucket
    vs. the mainstream users.

    As for the known roadmaps (known for quite some time now):

    Roadmaps, like promises, are suspect to disappointment. :(

    Like I said, hopefully.....
     
    electrosoft, Aug 22, 2009
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    wave, Aug 26, 2009
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    I've seen that the i7-820QM will be available in the Dell SXPS 1640 soon. Will this CPU only be w/ integrated GPU or their regular ATI HD 4xxx?
     
    QuadAllegory, Sep 6, 2009
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    These Core i7 quad cores do not come with any graphics built in, which means in order to run they need a graphics chipset from ATI or Nvidia. This also means they have no ability to have switchable graphics and the graphics card will always be running.
     
    Jayayess1190, Sep 6, 2009
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    What do you think about a T9900 vs i7-820QM?

    I'm thinking about sending back my newly purchased T9900 SXPS 1640, and waiting for the i7-820QM.
     
    QuadAllegory, Sep 6, 2009
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  12. Serg

    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    september it is??
     
    Serg, Sep 6, 2009
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    Next week.
     
    Jayayess1190, Sep 6, 2009
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    What do you guys think about a T9900 vs i7-820QM?

    I'm thinking about sending back my newly purchased T9900 SXPS 1640, and waiting for the i7-820QM.
     
    QuadAllegory, Sep 6, 2009
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    What are you using the laptop for?
     
    sgogeta4, Sep 6, 2009
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    Video encoding with ConvertXtoDVD (x64 multicore optimized). I think I'm going to go for it because of the resale value, latest platform, upgrade options for later, etc.
     
    QuadAllegory, Sep 7, 2009
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    Well if you have the money, the i7 will smoke your T9900. Heck even a current Q9000 will too.
     
    sgogeta4, Sep 7, 2009
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