Mainstream Nehalem: Lynnfield comparison photo revealed
JC at Xfastest posted some comparison photos of the yet-to-come mainstream Nehalem CPU, the Lynnfield and sever model Gainestown.
Lynnfield is scheduled to launch in Q4 2009. This version of Nehalem uses Socket LGA1160. Rather than the high end QPI link, Lynnfield sticks on DMI link, and only supports dual channel DDR3 memory.
(DMI, Direct Media Interface is Intel’s Northbridge-Southbridge link. Currently it is used on all Intel mobos. But in next gen mainstream mobo DMI will become the link between CPU and southbridge.)
From left to right: Lynnfield, Yorkfield, Gainestown
PCB is obviously bigger than the LGA775 Yorkfield.
The back
[Pics viaοΌXfastest]
October 9th, 2008 at 12:21 am
i’m no engineer but i hope intel makes a LGA-5000 and have it last for 15 years or so ;p
October 10th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
this so big
October 10th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
that’s what she said
October 11th, 2008 at 2:47 am
Coolers for AM2 & 775 will works in this cpus??
October 12th, 2008 at 3:24 am
AM2 & S775 coolers are smaller than S1366/1160. I don’t think they will fit perfectly
October 24th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
DMI is basically PCI Express with very minor (some capability register modification) modifications. QPI is high speed point to point interface that connects CPUs and IO Hubs. Modifying Desktop CPUs to connect to Southbridge directly will mean getting rid of one big chip called MCH and use existing ICH chips with out modification on newer motherboards. Wont this mean lower prices for mobos??