Penryn: the new Intel Microprocessor

Iâ€™m not the kind of guy that pays much attention to the market of microprocessors. What do I want from any microprocessor is speed, low power consumption and small size (to fit in my laptop:) ).

The last news I heard about microprocessors was the launch of the Core2Duo, Core2Extreme and Core2Quad. I remember at the end of 2006 to watch a live presentation of the Core2Duo and the Core2Quad and now Intel is coming with news about its new microprocessor, code name Penryn. This new microprocessor will not be built with the conventional Silicon materials, but instead with the new High-K dielectrics technology. This new technology, as far as I could learn, will allow a lesser power consumption, lesser heat generation and smaller transistors. Intel announced that the new processor will be out to market at the end of this year. An interesting follow up for this topic can be found here.
I was thinking to switch my laptop for a Core2Duo, but it seems I should wait a little more to switch to the Penryn.

Written by j.pereira on January 28th, 2007 with no comments.
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