If you are planning to upgrade to a new P55 platform, here is Intel's latest listing of LGA1156 processors. According to Intel, the new generation of Intel processors codenamed 'Lynnfield' will be available in September 8th, 2009, while the new Intel P55 chipset solutions will be available at the same time.



Intel said that it planned to focus their strategy around Intel Core. Today the Intel Core brand has a mind boggling array of derivatives (such as Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad, etc). Over time those will go away and in its place will be a simplified family of Core processors spanning multiple levels: Intel Core i3 processor, Intel Core i5 processor, and Intel Core i7 processors. Core i3 and Core i5 are new modifiers and join the previously announced Intel Core i7. It is important to note that these are not brands but modifiers to the Intel Core brand that signal different features and benefits. For example, upcoming processors such as Lynnfield (desktop) will carry the Intel Core brand, but will be available as either Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 depending upon the feature set and capability. Clarksfield (mobile) will have the Intel Core i7 name.

So the key here is there will be a range of features and capabilities within the Intel Core family - Intel's flagship brand representing the highest performance and the latest technology - but simplified into entry-level (Intel Core i3), mid-level (Intel Core i5), and high-level (Intel Core i7).

Note that the Core i5 series of CPUs will not support the Hyper-Threading technology.

CPU family	Model	Codename	Speed	Threads	Cache	Socket	TDP	DDR3 speed	Price
Core i7 Extreme Edition	975 XE	Bloomfield	3.33 GHz	4C/8T	8 MB	LGA 1366	130 W	1.066/ 800 MHz	$999
Core i7 Extreme Edition	965 XE	Bloomfield	3.20 GHz	4C/8T	8 MB	LGA 1366	130 W	1.066/ 800 MHz	$999
Core i7	950	Bloomfield	3.06 GHz	4C/8T	8 MB	LGA 1366	130 W	1.066/ 800 MHz	$562
Core i7	940	Bloomfield	2.93 GHz	4C/8T	8 MB	LGA 1366	130 W	1.066/ 800 MHz	$562
Core i7	920	Bloomfield	2.66 GHz	4C/8T	8 MB	LGA 1366	130 W	1.066/ 800 MHz	$284
Core i7	870	Lynnfield	2.93 GHz	4C/8T	8 MB	LGA 1156	95 W	1.333/ 1.066 MHz	$562
Core i7	860	Lynnfield	2.80 GHz	4C/8T	8 MB	LGA 1156	95 W	1.333/ 1.066 MHz	$284
Core i7	860s	Lynnfield	2.53 GHz	4C/8T	8 MB	LGA 1156	82 W	1.333/ 1.066 MHz	N/A
Core i5	750	Lynnfield	2.66 GHz	4C/4T	8 MB	LGA 1156	95 W	1.333/ 1.066 MHz	$192
Core i5	750s	Lynnfield	2.40 GHz	4C/4T	8 MB	LGA 1156	82 W	1.333/ 1.066 MHz	N/A