Core i5 turbo boosts to 3.6GHz

Intel plans to launch a mainstream version of its current Nehalem architecture, Core i5 (Lynnfield), in Q3 2009. Core i5 processors will come in three flavors: 2.66 GHz, 2.8 GHz, and 2.93 GHz, with 8 MB of L3 cache, a TDP of 95 watts, and will use the new LGA-1156 socket. All three are quad core parts, but the 2.66 GHz part does not support Hyperthreading, thus it has 4 threads while the other CPU’s will have 8 threads. Intel plans to price them at $196, $ 284 and $ 562 U.S. dollars respectively.

A report over on the Chinese website HKEPC, indicates that these CPU’s will feature significant boost to their operating frequency under turbo mode as compared to the current Core i7 CPU’s. Under turbo,the 2.66 GHz version will speed up to 3.2 GHz, whereas the 2.8 GHz version will boost to 3.46 GHz and the 2.93 GHz to 3.6 GHz.

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