Not satisfied with their current 45nm processor line-up, the folks at Intel are starting to give us a glimpse of the following architecture and the models that will be out first. There'll be a test later so I hope your remembering all these new names - anybody getting their Nehalems mixed with their Havendales will be forced to buy AMD instead.

Nehalem will be among us this year (if no motherboard issues arise, if you know what I mean), and it won't be cheap with the most expensive Quad version of Nehalem - Bloomfield, or Bloominexpensive - set to break your wallets. Then, in the first quarter of 2009, Lynnfield will come, also with four cores, targeted at a market segment that wants performance (just not so badly). The dual core, Havendale, will be postponed for the second quarter of next year. Havendale will also have an integrated graphics unit for the entry level market in mind.

If we talk about laptops, the Quad (Clarkefield) and the dual core Auburndale will also debut in the first half of 2009. Auburndale will also have an IGP, but is nevertheless expected to suck less power than Penryn.

No mention at any time of a single Octal, serves us right for not buying AMD.

Link: DigiTimes.

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