It is rumored that Intel's next generation processor architecture code named 'Nehalem' will launch on November 17. It has already been given a real world name of core i7.
The major change being made is the integrated memory controller and addition of L3 cache system. Then as usual the next gen will have more performance that better performance/power ratio. And of course they are quad cores. Hyper threading support has returned from the P4 era but this time Intel's claims it is better implemented. So logically it should contain 8 cores.
Initial previews and rumors suggest that this one will be performing around 20 % better than core2 processors and consuming a slightly more power. The reduction in L2 cache and addition of L3 cache from the core2 ones will result in gaming performance almost being the same.
Since this is one has integrated memory controller and support for DDR3, a new socket will be needed and won’t fit into current motherboards. The chipset x58 will be the first ones to support these new processors.
The 2.53 GHz ones will be the cheapest variants at launch at $285 and go on with higher spec models and up with extreme edition variants at $1000.
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