Intel Core i5 and i7 in laptops in January
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According to Fudzilla, Intel should bring its new Arrandales processors to the market on January 3rd 2010. 4 days ahead of the opening of the 2010 CES in Las Vegas, 3 references are expected : 2 Core i5 and 1 Core i7. The i5 520M should embed 2 cores, 3 MB of Cache and a basic 2.4 GHz frequency and a Turbo mode which will enable the processor to run up to 2.93 GHz. The Core i5 740M will receive a 2.53 GHz frequency which can be boosted up to 3.06 GHz in this new Turbo mode.
The flagship of this new range is the Core i7 620M with 2 cores at 2.66 GHz, 4 MB of cache and a 3,33 GHz Turbo mode clock speed. All will be 32 nm engraved and will offer a bus speed of 1,066 MHz. They will be able to simulate 4 cores processors when hyperthreading.
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The MacBook Pro ready to embark Intel Arrandale
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This new range of processors would perfectly suit laptops thanks to fairly low prices ($225,$ 257 and $232 / pce when bought in bulk, 1000 pces) but they also are thermally optimized for laptops thanks their low power input of 35W only.
These Core i5 and Core i7 would easily give next Macbook pro range a competitive advantage over its tightest competitors.
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