Intel Clarkdale Core i5 Desktop Processor Debuts @ HotHardware.com

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Hello Everyone,

 

A couple of weeks ago, we evaluated Intel's Pinetrail platform for

netbooks, which features an Atom CPU core, fused to a graphics processor on

a single, monolithic die. Today, Intel is taking a similar approach in the

desktop space with the company's much more powerful Clarkdale family of

processors, although Clarkdale's integrated graphics processor isn't

on-die--it is on the same package as the CPU though.

 

Clarkdale-based processors feature a number of cutting edge Intel

technologies. For one, the processor cores are manufactured using a 32nm

high-k process. They also feature Intel Turbo Mode technology,

Hyper-Threading, AES acceleration, and Intel's latest graphics processing

core, branded Intel HD Graphics, that also happens to house a memory

controller and PCI Express connectivity.

 

The Clarkdale architecture will be used for a whole family of new

processors in the Core i5, Core i3, and Pentium series. We've had one of

the higher-end offerings in house for a few weeks, the Core i5 661, and

have been putting it through its paces for most of that time. Read on for

the full scoop...

 

Intel Clarkdale Core i5 Desktop Processor Debuts:

http://hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-Clarkdale-Core-i5-Desktop-Processor-De

buts/

 

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