Intel Core i7-920 Replacement Arriving in Q1 2010
Intel is planning to discontinue its excellent Core i7-920 (2.66GHz) processor within the next few months, and release its replacement in Q1 2010, Core i7-930.
According to Bit-tech website, the chip clocked at 2.88GHz will feature four cores, eight threads, 8MB of L3 cache, triple-channel DDR3 memory controller, and a TDP of 130W. Just as the Core i7-920, Core i7-930 will be priced at $284. However, it’s yet to be seen whether this chip will be built with 45nm or 32nm technology.
October 29th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
But how about the turbo feature, how many bins will autoclock itselft if theres a non multitheaded app.
October 30th, 2009 at 12:54 am
All signs point to 45nm. There have been no announcements of a 32nm i7 chip, only dual and six-core versions. I do hope for a 32nm quad though. Better thermals and such.
2.88GHz? No way on that. That is a typo. Why?
i7-920 is 2.66GHz=20x133MHz
i7-940 is 2.93GHz=22x133MHz
Therefore a 930 shoul look like:
i7-930 is 2.80GHz=21x133MHz
Even if the multiplier is a half-step (which no production i7 has), it would end up at 2.73 or 2.86GHz. 2.88=Typo.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Unless Intel renamed a stepping, since all other specs are the same as 920 except for multi, it doesn’t make sense to make it. There is no compelling reason for anyone with an 920 now to get it. More than likely it will be 32nm, it isn’t like desktop high-end are the only 1366 parts, Gulftown (Xeon 5600) will come to replace Gainestown (Xeon 5500) and will offer many SKUs. And like QX9775, Intel will rebrand another low-clocked Xeon as a Core.
Just so people know, all past three “-town” codename CPUs have had only one thing in common: meant for dual-CPU systems, but they had both dual-core and quad-cores for those systems. Which means Gulftown won’t be limited to just the upcoming 6-cores in 32nm. There will be 32nm quads, and one of these will be rebranded i7 930. Even the Penryn-based Dunnington meant for quad-CPU systems aren’t limited to 6-core either, there are 4-core Dunningtons.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:31 am
* Meant to put low-clocked in brackets, since Core 2 Extreme QX9775 wasn’t a low clocked part. But the C0 steppings were specwise identical to Xeon X5482, making it a pure rebrand just for Skulltrail (using the Intel 5400 server chipset). Intel will take future LGA1366 Xeons and rebrand them as Core i7′s, that’s what Gulftown will be to anyone with an X58 looking to upgrade their CPU.