Consumer laptops and desktops could get faster and more power-efficient when Intel releases chips built around its new Nehalem microarchitecture in the second half of 2009.
Further details about the new chips are set to be revealed at Intel Developer Forum, which will be held in San Francisco's Moscone Center between August 19 and 21.
The chips will first be targeted at high-end desktops and servers but later scaled down for consumer desktops and laptops. It will be an upgrade from Intel's Core 2 chips, which are currently used in notebooks and desktops. Nehalem cuts bottlenecks of Intel's earlier Core microarchitecture to improve system speed and performance-per-watt.
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Further details about the new chips are set to be revealed at Intel Developer Forum, which will be held in San Francisco's Moscone Center between August 19 and 21.
The chips will first be targeted at high-end desktops and servers but later scaled down for consumer desktops and laptops. It will be an upgrade from Intel's Core 2 chips, which are currently used in notebooks and desktops. Nehalem cuts bottlenecks of Intel's earlier Core microarchitecture to improve system speed and performance-per-watt.
"Nehalem is going to be...........
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/149649/article.html?tk=nl_dnxnws