Intel announces Merom and Conroe. New name: Intel Core 2 Duo for future processors.

From http://www.playfuls.com/news_02252_...or_Woodcrest_Conroe_And_Merom_Processors.html

In an attempt to regain market share lost to its main competitor AMD, Intel has announced that the company will push the launch for their 65-nanometer dual-core Woodcrest, Conroe and Merom processors ahead of the initial schedules.

The company announced that it will begin shipment for the three new processors a couple of months earlier than the previous release dates: Woodcrest will come out in June (most likely on the 7th, the second day of Computex, or even earlier), Conroe in July and Merom in August.

However, experts say that such an early release is not very likely to have the desired impact. Rumours also say that there may also be some compatibility issues with the Conroe models, the 975X Express chipset and DDR2-800 memory standard.

AMD is also expected to speed up the launch of their Socket AM2 processors, changing their release date from June 6 to May 23, although they're not given much credit when compared to Conroe's expected performance.

The rescheduling announcements come just after Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini made public the restructuring initiative for the company caused by the 23 percent drop in their profits.

 

Today Intel will officially announce the two new processors of Intel that should make all the difference with other processors in the past. The desktop version Conroe will have speeds from 1.66 GHz up to 2.66 GHz. This new processor is said to be a AMD-killer: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=95371

The Merom processor for laptops will have speeds from 1.83 to 2.33 GHz, but these are just speculations... Some of the processors will have 2 MB L2-cache, and some will have 4 MB L2-cache. The TDP will be from 25 to 49 Watt.

If you thought that the name Pentium would never fade away, then you are wrong. The name of these processors are no longer Pentium M or Pentium 5, but Intel Core 2 Duo. The Extreme Edition will be Core 2 Extreme.

I would appreciate if the Administrator will post this great info... And hopefully in better English

Charlie-Peru

SOURCE: http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/05/07/intel_unveils_core_2_duo_brand/

 

Bah my notebook is already outdated in a matter of a month...
Well as long as Im happy with it

Thanks for the updates.

 

I suppose it is time for us to fill out another "What should I buy, eh?" in the next 6 months. We are already running dinosaurs and we have yet to throw our boxes away on our new system.

 

13 years and the Pentium brand name is dead, that's pretty good for high end technology ... R.I.P.

BTW there will be another refresh 6 months after this release (or maybe less). Same CPU, different chipset and with quite some new innovations

 

*cries* and hugs his laptop. Its bad enough sony is releasing a FE2 but intel has outdated me to? :'(

 

Matt may I say something: The Merom processor will fit in your Core Duo mainboard... If you are a tweaker you can replace your processor by the Merom...

The mainboard stays the same, and the Intel Graphics 950 will also stay the same.

Charlie-Peru

 

So would I also be able to replace my processor with a Merom? I have a Core Duo T2400 in my new E1505, and hate the fact that i didn't look into the future of processors enough to realize that the current Core Duos would be outdated so quickly.

 

If you have ANY Core Duo, you can replace it with a Merom processor when it comes out. The two are reverse-compatible. I am replacing mine when it comes out. You can do it yourself if you download the manual for your notebook. The manufacturer's web-site should have it.
Unfortunately if you decide to do it, you will void your warranty. (you have to crack the chassis open... )

 

You might need a BIOS update, but other than that they should be upgradable.

 

I doubt manufacturers like Sony would release a BIOS update. They probably would want you to buy a new one.