Upcoming Calpella platform

Yeap, it looks like a wonderful CPU.

 

Time for this thread to close. This is how Calpella looks like in the end...

High Performance
Processor Number	Intel® Smart Cache	Base Frequency	Maximum Turbo Frequency	Max TDP	DDR3 Speed	Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology	Number of Cores	Price
Intel® Core™ i7-920XM	8MB	2.0GHz	up to 3.20GHz	55W	1333/1066MHz	Yes	4	$1054
Intel® Core™ i7-820QM	8MB	1.73 GHz	up to 3.06 GHz	45W	1333/1066 MHz	Yes	4	$546
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM	6MB	1.60 GHz	up to 2.80 GHz	45W	1333/1066 MHz	Yes	4	$364

Mainstream
Processor Number	Intel® Smart Cache	Base Frequency	Maximum Turbo Frequency	Max TDP	DDR3 Speed	Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology	Number of Cores	Price
Intel® Core™ i7-620M	4MB	2.66 GHz	3.33 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$332
Intel® Core™ i5-540M	3MB	2.53 GHz	3.06 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$257
Intel® Core™ i5-520M	3MB	2.4 GHz	2.93 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$225
Intel® Core™ i5-430M	3MB	2.26 GHz	2.53 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A
Intel® Core™ i3-350M	3MB	2.26 GHz	NA	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A
Intel® Core™ i3-330M	3MB	2.13 GHz	NA	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A

Power Efficient
Processor Number	Intel® Smart Cache	Base Frequency	Maximum Turbo Frequency	Max TDP	DDR3 Speed	Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology	Number of Cores	Price
Intel® Core™ i7-640LM	4MB	2.13 GHz	2.93 GHz	25W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$332
Intel® Core™ i7-620LM	4MB	2.0 GHz	2.80 GHz	25W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$300
Intel® Core™ i7-640UM	4MB	1.20 GHz	2.26 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	$305
Intel® Core™ i7-620UM	4MB	1.06 GHz	2.13 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	$278
Intel® Core™ i5-520UM	3MB	1.06 GHz	1.86 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	$241

 

There are still some Monty and Calpella CULVs as well as a couple more mainstream Core-i CPUs due out later on this year.

It strikes me that an i7-640M is missing from that list and I'd personally love to see an Extreme Arrandale dual-core.

 

Just when I was about to give up on the thread....

Fudzilla reports that in q3 2010 Intel will release a new Arrandale CPU - i7-660UM clocked at 1.33 Ghz (TB to 2.4 Ghz) at 18W.

The i7-660UM is meant to replace the current i7-640UM.

So ... I guess there will be an Arrandale refresh in Q3 2010.

 

I don't think Fud is saying that the 640UM will get replaced entirely only that the 660UM will take it's top spot as the fastest ULV CPU.

 

No, the 660UM will replace the 640UM at the same price.

 

Looks like in the Q3 refresh there will also be a
i5-540UM clocked at 1.2 GHz (TB to 2.0 GHz) with 18W TDP which being clocked almost the same as the Intel® Core™ i7-640UM - 1.20 GHz, supports what I've previously said that the i7-660UM will replace the i7-640UM. I was initially saying this based on the previous 2 years, when at every refresh Intel did not simply offer new CPUs, but replaced them with better ones at the same price point.

 

Thanks Blacky!
This thread has been very informative.

 

Any information on any 32nm quads?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=456023

 

Does this mean that there will be no clarksfield refresh?

 

Currently, there is no information on any Clarksfield refresh.

 

There is no Clarksfield refresh, period.

 

I appreciate the responses. Do you guys recommend waiting painfully for 2011 for those quad cores, going with current Clarksfield, or going with Arrandale. I feel everything is going more threaded now. I would appreciate any advice from people smarter than me which is all of you.

 

Sandy Bridge is supposed to be the revolutionary step for Intel as opposed to just evolutionary in Nehalem and Westmere. I'd say buy the notebook you need now. It will be ready to crunch whatever you throw at it, even if it is single threaded, dual threaded, or multi threaded.

 

Now this is something I am sure you are all interested in:

Intel will release in Q3 2010 a Core i7 Mobile named 940XM. It is a quad core just like the 920XM but running at 2.13 GHz and able to turbo boost to 3.33 Ghz.
Unfortunately it is still 55W TDP and 45nm, so definitely no 32nm Clarksfield quads until Sandy Bridge. It is most likely that the 940XM will replace the 920XM at the same price point.
http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/17848/1/

Looks like there will also be a Clarksfield refresh after all !

 

wow and should be a nice CPU thanks for the info Blacky. That should be upgradable from the current i7's shouldn't it?

 

Yes, it will be.

 

It's still a 45nm Calpella based CPU so it might just be an overclocked i7-920XM.

What I really want to see is a 32nm dual-core Extreme Arrandale.

 

Not to big a jump from a 920, I'll take any improvent but still if it's gonna cost an arm and a leg I don't see that much of a benifet.
But if it's priced the same sign me up

 

It will be same price, I am sure of that.

 

Yuck, one bin increase from a 920XM. My wishes were for a 32nm refresh.

 

Yeah, a bin jump. I mean, still an improvement I guess as is.

I'm not doing backflips over here, heh.

 

Me too......

 

Would have been nice if 32nm, but don't rule that out completely since the 32nm process is running well @ Intel. Likely other improvements might include 1333 base and 1600 extreme ram support as well as possible 2x8gb module support (assuming that the 8gb modules begin to show up around the same time).

Mid cycle refreshes are nice. Not to keep you from a notebook now, but keeps the products up to date.

 

Has anyone noticed the recently announced "K" Intel processors with unlocked multipliers? I wonder if they will make an Arrandale i620K, that would be such an awesome deal. Just wanted to let you know so you can be on a look out for this CPU.

 

An i7-625KM (or better a i7-645KM) would be sweet, but it would probably cost as much as a i7-820QM and then we'd have to deal with the flood of hundreds of Dual vs. Quad debate threads.

On top of that notebooks would probably lock out the features in the BIOS anyway.

 

Looks like there will be another Calpella refresh in Q4 2010. Untill now only low voltage CPUs have been confirmed, but who knows.

Fudzilla

 

I hope the high end i7s get a refreash... It'd be nice to some 35nm chips running cooler and/or faster before intel changes sockets again for Sandy Bridge.

 

There you go: New Core i7, Core i5 mobile processors to debut in HP Envy? -- Engadget

Enjoy the Calpella refresh!

 

Nice find!
That might mean we get the 940XM soon too

 

Damn already another Capella refresh, one cannot keep up with this anymore lol, Intel is trying to kill our pockets here, lol. Yeah man time for the 940X!

 

Ye I feel the same, wait for the daddy before I spend my money on these refreshes, they keep my happy but Im not looking to drop that amount of dosh just to see moderate gains. Saving for an Xtreme CPU.

 

Yeah, though I am underwhelmed, it looks like everything just got another bin. I was hoping for 32nm quads, but it appears intel is saving that big gun for Sandy Bridge.

 

Hmm I wonder if the i7-840QM can push 2Ghz x 4 cores, if a machine has enough room left in the thermal envelope. That would be sweet.

 

It should, since the 820QM can. Both the 820QM and 920XM get a 2 bin boost while using 4 cores.

(Edit: I attached a diagram with the i7's bin stepping.)

 

It's like this:

i5-450M 2 cores 2.4GHz 35W
i7-740QM 4 cores 1.73 GHz 45W
i7-840QM 4 cores 1.86 GHz 45W
i7-940XM 4 cores 2.13 GHz 55W

of course there should also be a Core i7-640M 2 cores 2.8 GHz 35W.

Apparently there will also be a refresh in q4 2010 but I have no idea at this point which CPUs will get another bump in speed. All I know is that in the low TDP section there will be an i7 660LM @ 2.26 GHZ 25W (TB 3.06 GHz) which will replace the 640LM @ 2.13 GHz 25W (TB 2.93 GHz). And a Core i7-680UM @ 1.46 GHz 18W (TB 2.53 GHz) which will replace the i7-660UM @ 1.33 GHz 18W (TB 2.4 GHz) set to start shipping with the current refresh and which will also replace the original i7-640UM @ 1.20 GHz 18W (TB 2.26 GHz).

Bottom line, there will be another Calpella refresh in Q4 2010, which will again bump the CPU speed by a little bit.

 

Fantastic news! I eagerly await the more refreashing refreash then.

 

I expect the refreshes late in the year will mostly (if not only) be to the low voltage dual-core CPUs to carry things over into 2011 since Sandy Bridge is rumored to be quads or better to start off with.


Also fix'd that first line for ya.

 

@Phinagle I am with you on this one but to be honest you can never be sure. That's why I am not going to say that there will be no refresh for other CPUs besides low-voltage ones, but I agree it is very unlikely to happen.

Thanx for that line, but at this point I am not sure if the 640M is going to be an extreme CPU, although I seriously wish it were.

 

Here is the latest product map of Calpella, including the Q4 refresh:

High Performance
Processor Number	Intel® Smart Cache	Base Frequency	Maximum Turbo Frequency	Max TDP	DDR3 Speed	Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology	Number of Cores	Price	Available Since
Intel® Core™ i7-940XM	8MB	2.13GHz	3.33 GHz	55W	1333/1066MHz	Yes	4	$1096	Q3'10
Intel® Core™ i7-920XM	8MB	2.00GHz	3.20 GHz	55W	1333/1066MHz	Yes	4	$1054	Q3'09
Intel® Core™ i7-840QM	8MB	1.86GHz	3.20 GHz	45W	1333/1066MHz	Yes	4	$568	Q3'10
Intel® Core™ i7-820QM	8MB	1.73 GHz	3.06 GHz	45W	1333/1066 MHz	Yes	4	$546	Q3'09
Intel® Core™ i7-740QM	6MB	1.73GHz	2.93GHz	45W	1333/1066MHz	Yes	4	$378	Q3'10
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM	6MB	1.60 GHz	2.80 GHz	45W	1333/1066 MHz	Yes	4	$364	Q3'09

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Mainstream
Processor Number	Intel® Smart Cache	Base Frequency	Maximum Turbo Frequency	Max TDP	DDR3 Speed	Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology	Number of Cores	Price	Available Since
Intel® Core™ i7-640M	4MB	2.80 GHz	3.46 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q4'10
Intel® Core™ i7-620M	4MB	2.66 GHz	3.33 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$332	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i5-580M	3MB	2.66 GHz	3.33 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q4'10
Intel® Core™ i5-560M	3MB	2.66 GHz	3.20 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q4'10
Intel® Core™ i5-540M	3MB	2.53 GHz	3.06 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$257	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i5-520M	3MB	2.4 GHz	2.93 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$225	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i5-450M	3MB	2.4 GHz	2.66 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q2'10
Intel® Core™ i5-430M	3MB	2.26 GHz	2.53 GHz	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i3-370M	3MB	2.4 GHz	NA	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q3'10
Intel® Core™ i3-350M	3MB	2.26 GHz	NA	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i3-330M	3MB	2.13 GHz	NA	35W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q1'10
Intel® Celeron™ P4500	2MB	1.86 GHz	NA	35W	1066/800 MHz	No	2	$86	Q2'10

Power Efficient
Processor Number	Intel® Smart Cache	Base Frequency	Maximum Turbo Frequency	Max TDP	DDR3 Speed	Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology	Number of Cores	Price	Available Since
Intel® Core™ i7-660LM	4MB	2.26 GHz	3.06 GHz	25W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q4'10
Intel® Core™ i7-640LM	4MB	2.13 GHz	2.93 GHz	25W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$332	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i7-620LM	4MB	2.00 GHz	2.80 GHz	25W	1066/800 MHz	Yes	2	$300	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i7-680UM	4MB	1.46 GHz	2.53 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q4'10
Intel® Core™ i7-660UM	4MB	1.33 GHz	2.40 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	$317	Q2'10
Intel® Core™ i7-640UM	4MB	1.20 GHz	2.26 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	$305	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i7-620UM	4MB	1.06 GHz	2.13 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	$278	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i5-560UM	3MB	1.33 GHz	2.13 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q4'10
Intel® Core™ i5-540UM	3MB	1.20 GHz	2.00 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	$250	Q2'10
Intel® Core™ i5-520UM	3MB	1.06 GHz	1.86 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	$241	Q1'10
Intel® Core™ i5-430UM	3MB	1.20 GHz	1.73 GHz	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q2'10
Intel® Core™ i3-330UM	3MB	1.20 GHz	N/A	18W	800 MHz	Yes	2	N/A	Q2'10