Intel Prepares Penryn For Santa Rosa Refresh In Q1 2008

SegmentProcessor CodenameProcessor NumberClock Speed (GHz)FSB (MHz)L2 CacheCore 2ExtremePenryn
(Santa Rosa Refresh)TBA2.88006MBMerom
(Santa Rosa)X79002.88004MBX78002.68004MBCore 2 DuoPenryn
(Santa Rosa Refresh)TBA2.68006MBTBA2.58006MBTBA2.48003MBTBA2.18003MBMerom
(Santa Rosa)T78002.68004MBT77002.48004MBT75002.28004MBT73002.08004MBT72502.08002MBT71001.88002MB

Intel is preparing to include Penryn line-up for the Santa Rosa Refresh in Q12008 with Penryn-based Core 2 Extreme clocked at 2.8GHz/800FSB with 6MB sharedL2 cache and Penryn-based Core 2 Duo series from 2.1-2.6Ghz clock speed with3/6MB variants. Faster clocked and higher FSB Penryn will be available in Q22008 for Montevina Platform to be paired up with the new Cantiga chipsets. Therewill be Cantiga GM and PM chipsets with ICH9M that support DDR2-667/800 orDDR3-800/1066, 1066MHz FSB, Enhanced Intel AMT v4.0, Turbo Memory 2.0, Echo PeakWi-Fi/WiMAX combo, Shirley Peak Wi-Fi and Boazman GbE. There will also beCantiga GS and Cantiga GL with ICH9M later in Q3 2008 for SFF and Value segment.