Get ready for Intel’s new Centrino 2 Processor technology as Intel has introduced a sum total of 14 new processors, a new chipset, and new Wi-Fi chip. Five new processors are being introduced today as part of Intel’s new Centrino 2 Processor Technology. The company is also introducing the new Intel Core 2 Extreme processor for mobile platforms which runs at a fast 3.06GHz. Finally, the company will unveil eight new processors over the next 90 days - one of which will be the first ever quad core mobile processor and others being second generation products for the ultra-thin and light notebook class.
Intel has announced that its latest range of desktop processors will officially be called, Intel Core processors. This new Intel processors will be based on company’s upcoming microarchitecture formerly codenamed “Nehalem”.
The first products by Intel in this new family of processors, which also includes an “Extreme Edition” version, will carry an “i7” identifier and will be formally branded as “Intel Core i7 processor.” This is the first of many new identifiers to come as different products launch over the next year.
Intel claims that products based on the new microarchitecture will deliver high performance and energy efficiency. Besides, they also feature Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, which is also known as simultaneous multi-threading, and is capable of handling eight software “threads” on four processor cores.
The Intel Centrino 2 processor technology and Centrino 2 with vPro Technology was formally known as Montevina and feature faster Wi-Fi performance (with support for draft 802.11n technology), new business-class manageability capabilities, and improved performance and battery life.
On the processor side of the new Centrino 2 platform, there are initially five new mobile processors manufactured on a 45nm process. These processors feature:
- 1066 MHz front side bus speeds
- Up to 6MB L2 cache
- Deep Power Down Technology which turns off processing components such as core clocks and cache memory when the laptop is idle
Three processors also reduce laptop processor wattage about 30 percent - down to just 25 watts.
On the chipset front of the Centrino 2 platform, there’s the new Intel 45 Express chipset and the new Intel Wi-Fi Link 5000 series. Wi-Fi Link 5000 provides the draft 802.11n support with data rates up to 450Mbps. The Intel 45 Express chipset also supports “switchable graphics” which is a new power saving feature allowing for both integrated and discrete graphics on a single notebook - letting the user easily switch between the two options depending on power needs.
Now that Intel has formally announced Centrino 2 products, expect a stream of new notebook announcements from hardware manufacturers.
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