Intel 32nm Gulftown tested

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Soleron said:

ssj12 said:

Soleron said:

Darc Requiem said:
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It was just an engineering sample vs engineering sample. The i7 940 beat the original sample by a point or two.

Launch is expected to be 3.2GHz at minimum. What I like is that Intel will keep the earlier i7 models, with 32nm cores, so they will be even more affordable. Plus since the higher end ones still use socket LGA 1366, motherboard costs will drop.

Where are you getting your figures from? There are no forecast speeds leaked yet, there will be no 32nm quads (45nm only through 2010), and the figures can't improve from sample to launch this time since there are no core-level changes from Nehalem to Westmere.

I can easily forecast speeds because the bloomfield sample they used is 2.4GHz and the Core i7 975 uses a bloomfield core. Also it would be really strange for Intel not have at least one of their flagship processors not be clocked over 3Ghz.