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  • Intel Sandy Bridge-E Core i7 3960X And i7 3930K Officially Released

    Intel has finally after months of rumors finally launch the new Sandy Bridge-E series of processors starting with two brand new Core i7 processor. The newly announced Core i7 3960X and Core i7 3930K are both 6-core processors promising and support the LGA 2011 CPU platform which features the X79 PCH Chipset.

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    The lower end (of the two) Core i7 3930K is a 6-core coupled with 12 threads processor priced at $599. The processor is clocked at 3.2GHz and goes up to 3.8GHz with Intel Turbo Boost. L3 cache comes in at a hefty 12MB and consumes up to 130W of power.

    Now on the other hand we have the Core i7 3960X which is also a 6-core, 12 threads processor priced at $1049. Wowzers, that’s a lot, lets see what all that doe gets us. The Core i7 3960X is clocked at 3.33GHz and goes up to 3.9GHz, L3 cache is a massive 15MB while TDP is 130W just like it’s smaller brother.

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    Both these processors support quad channel DDR3 memory. Although these processor might seem a huge upgrade over the current LGA 115 SB processors, the truth is that they’re not. You might be able to use the extra cores for intense applications which require multi-threading and take advantage of quad channel RAM but they might not come in handy if you’re just planning to get these processors for gaming or daily use.

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    Wondering about the platforms single core capabilities? Well it’s slower than the current SB processors but faster than the older LGA 1366 processors. Overclocking isn’t much to write home about either but Intel has promised to fix that with it’s upcoming C3 stepping launching sometime in Q1 2012 along with the quad core Core i7 3820 processor. Better cooling will be required if you plan to go above 4.5GHz with these bad boys, Intel has launched two cooling solutions for the SB-E processors: Air and Liquid cooling which are detailed below.

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    As you can see a cooling solution won’t be included in the box, so better be ready to dish out some moola for a good cooling solution too. The complete list of recent Sandy Bridge-E processor and motherboard reviews are below:

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  • Apple to transition away from Intel CPUs in coming years

    There was a time when Apple computers ran on Motorola and IBM powered CPUs called the Power PC. Then with the MacBook introduction nearly a decade ago Apple shifted to the more mainstream x86 based chips which are also used in a wide variety of Windows based PCs and desktops. Now reports are coming in that Apple is planning on shifting away from Intel as the chipset supplier for the Mac lineup.

    Unnamed sources from within Apple have said that the company is confident enough that its current chips that power the iPad and iPhone will one day be powerful enough to run desktop and portable computers. This is part of a vision Apple has where all devices share a common platform for a more seamless experience between a laptop or a mobile phone.

    It is also reported that Bob Mansfield‘s new group is responsible for the transition between Intel CPUs and future CPUs that Apple will use. The expected timeline for this is 2017 which is still a considerable amount of time away. It’s an ambitious project, but Apple has always been a trendsetter. What will be more interesting to see how Intel responds to this considering Apple is one of their biggest customers.

  • HP’s Omni Pro 110 all-in-one Is Gonna Satisfy All Your Business Needs

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    HP has been churning out a lot of all-in-one PCs lately and their latest effort the HP Omni Pro 110 looks really promising towards the business crows. The computer offers a selection of basic Intel Pentium dual core or Core 2 Duo processors, 4gb of RAM, HDD options from 250gb to a massive 1tb, a dual layer DVD burner with LightScribe, an obvious 6 in one card reader, 6 USB ports, a pair of decent built-in speakers, webcam and a microphone for meetings and a 20-inch 1600 x 900 anti glare monitor. The Omni Pro 110′s starting price is $639 and is said to be available very soon.

    Source: HP

  • Intel Releases Third Generation 320 Series SSD Drives

    Were almost getting there folks, Intel has just replaced it’s excellent X-25M series SSD with the new and spacious 320 third generation SSDs. These new SSDs sport new 25nm of NAND flash memory and are available in sizes from 40gb to a massive 600gb. Intel also claims that these devices are 30% cheaper with the prices as follows:

    40GB = $2.25/gb = $90
    80GB = $2/gb = $160
    120GB = $1.75/gb = $210
    160GB = $1.81/gb = $289.6
    300GB = $1.76/gb = $528
    600GB = $1.78/gb = $1068

    Check out the press release after the break:

    Intel Announces Third-Generation SSD: Intel® Solid-State Drive 320 Series

    Features Enhanced Performance/Reliability, Larger Capacities and 25nm Intel® NAND Flash Memory

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

    * Third-generation Intel® SSD 320 Series on 25-nm NAND flash memory offers 40-, 80-, 120-, 160-GB plus higher capacity 300- and 600GB options.
    * Advanced architecture enables robust, reliable SSDs with enhanced security features for desktop/notebook PCs or server data center storage.
    * Performance, reliability upgrades enhance solid line of high-performing SSDs with up to $100 price drop over current Intel® X25-M SSD model.

    SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intel Corporation announced today its highly anticipated third-generation solid-state drive (SSD) the Intel® Solid-State Drive 320 Series (Intel® SSD 320 Series). Based on its industry-leading 25-nanometer (nm) NAND flash memory, the Intel SSD 320 replaces and builds on its high-performing Intel® X25-M SATA SSD. Delivering more performance and uniquely architected reliability features, the new Intel SSD 320 offers new higher capacity models, while taking advantage of cost benefits from its 25nm process with an up to 30 percent price reduction over its current generation.

    “Intel designed new quality and reliability features into our SSDs to take advantage of the latest 25nm silicon, so we could deliver cost advantages to our customers,” said Pete Hazen, director of marketing for the Intel Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Solutions Group. “Intel’s third generation of SSDs adds enhanced data security features, power-loss management and innovative data redundancy features to once again advance SSD technology. Whether it’s a consumer or corporate IT looking to upgrade from a hard disk drive, or an enterprise seeking to deploy SSDs in their data centers, the new Intel SSD 320 Series will continue to build on our reputation of high quality and dependability over the life of the SSD.”

    The Intel SSD 320 is the next generation of Intel’s client product line for use on desktop and notebook PCs. It is targeted for mainstream consumers, corporate IT or PC enthusiasts who would like a substantial performance boost over conventional mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs). An SSD is more rugged, uses less power and reduces the HDD bottleneck to speed PC processes such as boot up and the opening of files and favorite applications. In fact, an upgrade from an HDD to an Intel SSD can give users one of the single-best performance boosts, providing an up to 66 percent gain in overall system responsiveness.1

    The Intel SSD 320 Series comes in 40 gigabyte (GB), 80GB, 120GB, 160GB and new higher capacity 300GB and 600GB versions. It uses the 3 gigabit-per-second (3gbps) SATA II interface to support an SSD upgrade for the more than 1 billion SATA II PCs installed throughout the world. Continuing to offer high-performing random read and write speeds, which most affect a user’s daily computing experience, the Intel SSD 320 produces up to 39,500 input/output operations per second (IOPS) random reads and 23,000 IOPS random writes on its highest-capacity drives. In addition, the company has more than doubled sequential write speeds from its second generation to 220 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) sequential writes and still maintains one of the highest read throughputs at up to 270 MB/s sequential reads. This greatly improves a user’s multitasking capabilities. For example, a user can easily play background music or download a video, while working on a document with no perceivable slow down.

    Already one of the most solid-performing SSDs over time, Intel continues to raise the bar on SSD reliability in the way it has architected its third generation, using proprietary firmware and controller, to further demonstrate that not all solid-state drives are created equal. In this rendition, Intel creatively uses spare area to deploy added redundancies that will help keep user data protected, even in the event of a power loss. It also includes 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard capabilities on every drive, to help protect personal data in the event of theft or loss.

    “Solid-state drives continue to be one of the hottest trends in computing,” said Bernard Luthi, vice president of marketing, Web management and customer service at leading e-retailer Newegg.com. “Intel remains a top brand because of its consistent performance and extremely low return rate. We are sure customers will welcome the new higher capacity drives, and now is a great time for consumers to upgrade their PC to a fast new SSD.”

    Intel SSD 320 prices, based on 1,000-unit quantities, are as follows: 40GB at $89; 80GB at $159; 120GB at $209; 160GB at $289; 300GB at $529 and 600GB at $1,069. Check retailers/e-tailers for consumer pricing. All models include a limited 3-year warranty from Intel.

    “With recent announcements, we have expanded our SSD product line and now offer both consumers and computer OEMs more SSD choices,” said Tom Rampone, vice president and general manager, Intel NVM Solutions Group. “We see the Intel SSD 320 as a solid advancement to our SSD roadmap, and will continue to upgrade and refresh our SSD product line as we add more enterprise options for our business customers throughout the year.”

    Another benefit for Intel SSD purchasers is the Intel® SSD Toolbox with Intel® SSD Optimizer, a free utility which provides Microsoft Windows* users with a powerful set of management, information and diagnostic tools to help maintain the health and out-of-box performance of the drive. To help ease the installation process, all Intel SSD users can download the free Intel® Data Migration Software to help clone the entire content of a previous storage drive (SSD or HDD) to any Intel SSD.

    Intel SSDs can be purchased in the United States from such retailers as Best Buy or Fry’s Electronics, plus a variety of resellers, retailers or Internet e-tailers such as Newegg.com or Amazon.com worldwide. To download the multimedia press kit go to www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/ssd. A special enterprise addendum for data center customers and more information on Intel SSDs can be found at www.intel.com/go/ssd. Follow Intel SSDs on Twitter: @intelssd, Facebook: Intel Solid State Drive (Official) or communities.intel.com.

    About Intel

    Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

    Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

    * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

    1 Based on Intel research and benchmarking utilizing PCMark Vantage comparing 2nd Generation Intel® Coreâ„¢ i5-2410M processor (3MB L3 Cache, 2.30 GHz) with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® HM65 Express chipset on Lenovo* IdeaPad Z470, Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000 and driver 8.15.10.2246, BIOS Lenovo 4ACN16WW with default settings, Intel® INF 9.2.0.1016, Memory 4GB (2x2GB) Dual-channel Micron* MT16JSF25664HY-1G1D1 DDR3-1333, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 10.1.0.1008, Microsoft* Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 6.1 Build 7600 with DirectX 11 on NTFS file system, Display size 14.1-inch, resolution 1366×768 (32-bit), comparing hard disk Hitachi* Travelstar HTS723232L9A360 320GB 7,200RPM SATA2 versus Intel® SSD320 SSDSA2BW300G3 300GB SATA2 FW 4PC10302.

    Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as PCMark Vantage, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.

  • Android Not Optimized For Multi-Core Chips Says Intel

    Yes, you heard it correct, Intel claims that android multi-core chips are not optimized. We couldn’t blame them too and an android users know it to be true. Intel is also trying to break in the mobile market with it’s “Medfield” single-core atom processor. Although it may sound to be inferior to all the quad and dual core chips but this chip has extremely good performance and the lack of multiple cores in Medfield is not in Intel’s dictionary of worries.

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    In a recent interview with by The Inquirer with Intel’s GM of Mobile and Communications Mike Bell, Bell is aware of the way Android handles multiple cores, he says, “If you are in a non-power constrained case, I think multiple cores make a lot of sense because you can run the cores full out, you can actually heavily load them and if the operating system has a good thread scheduler. A lot of stuff we are dealing with, thread scheduling and thread affinity, isn’t there yet and on top of that, largely when the operating system goes to do a single task, a lot of other stuff stops. So as we move to multiple cores, we’re actually putting a lot of investment into software to fix the scheduler and fix the threading so if we do multi-core products it actually takes advantage of it.”

    As Bell pointed out, Intel blames the thread scheduler  (the thread scheduler is the part of the operating system that decides which core executes which app. It’s not as simple as it sounds, the scheduler figures out if there is a need to activate more cores to cope with the load or keep the extra cores asleep to preserve power) and Bell confirmed that Intel are working on a thread scheduler for Android. Bell also blamed the chip manufacturers for not doing a good enough job with their chips with their thermal and power requirements.

    The performance race is getting even tougher now with Intel in the field as well with it’s impressive Medfield processor.