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electronista.com - 8/16/2008

Leaked Intel slides show 8-core CPUs, AVX

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Intel's upcoming processor generations will double the number of cores per chip and add a brand new language for specialized code, according to leaked slides obtained by CanardPlus. Although the semiconductor company's Core i7 will just receive a ma...

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Leaked Intel slides reveal 8-core CPUs, AVX instruction set
Engadget — ... unknown, geeks can expect Ivy Bridge and Haswell (both doing the whole 22-nanometer thing) to surface between 2011 and 2012. The Sandy Bridge architecture will reportedly "double the number of cores per die to eight," while a new instruction set coined Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) will likely get most of the attention. For those of you who haven't conked out yet (you know who you are), hit the links below to get a better idea of what your future rigs will likely house. [Via Electronista]Read | Permalink | Email this ...

Intel 8 Cores?
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide — ... perform as many as four calculations in a single instruction. The extensions should accelerate performance in media encoding, 3D modeling. These planned upgrades are not the end of the story. As you can see in the slideshow, Intel has also come up with long term plan covering until 2012. Intel promises substantial improvement by then. Intel is believed to be confirming some or all of this information at next week’s Intel Developer Forum, which will primarily focus on Core i7. [Electronista] ...