Intel's P55 Chip ready in 3Q09
Information about Intel's P55VR-Zone tech web site, P55 will support Intel's LGA1160 quad-core "Lynnfield" CPU and the dual-core "Havendale" processors. It will offer support for discrete graphics (1x16 or 2x8), and it seems to retain Intel's DMI chip-to-chip interconnect and not the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) found on the X58 chipset.
Key I/O features include 14 USB 2.0 ports, 8 PCIe 2.0 x1 ports, 6 SATA 3.0Gb/s ports, Gigabit Ethernet and Intel Matrix Storage Technology 9.0 (IMST 9.0) with FIS based port multiplier support on SATA ports.
The P55 is scheduled to be available in third-quarter 2009.
In related news, Intel plans to release five new 35W desktop Core 2 Duo processors before the end of the year. These will include the T9800, Q9000, P9600, T9550 and T8700, with prices staring from $240~$530. The introduction of these new GPUs will allow Intel to reduce pricing for the current top-end Core 2 Duo P8600 processor in the beginning of 2009.
Key I/O features include 14 USB 2.0 ports, 8 PCIe 2.0 x1 ports, 6 SATA 3.0Gb/s ports, Gigabit Ethernet and Intel Matrix Storage Technology 9.0 (IMST 9.0) with FIS based port multiplier support on SATA ports.
The P55 is scheduled to be available in third-quarter 2009.
In related news, Intel plans to release five new 35W desktop Core 2 Duo processors before the end of the year. These will include the T9800, Q9000, P9600, T9550 and T8700, with prices staring from $240~$530. The introduction of these new GPUs will allow Intel to reduce pricing for the current top-end Core 2 Duo P8600 processor in the beginning of 2009.
