Results tagged “penryn” from Birmingham Mail - Technobabble

Lack of competition is never a good thing.

For us consumers it normally means higher prices and less choice, so the news that Intel's new Nehalem processors, due for release this winter is looking like a cracker is a mixed blessing.

Back in the day the AMD 64 series of single cored processors absolutely killed everything Intel had on the market, and so everyone bought one.

The launch of the Conroe dual cored type from Intel completely turned the situation on its head - Intel was now the daddy - and AMD's fortunes have somewhat waned.

With early reviews suggesting the Nehalem is 20 - 50 per cent quicker than anything around at the moment shows Intels dominance is assured.

This is quite a leap forward in computer processor terms, and AMD will be struggling to reply.

The ball's in your court AMD - and for all our sakes I hope you can come up with a winner.

For your titillation here's a pic of the new Nehalem on the left, compared to the current Penryn on the right - enjoy computer fans!!!