Intel to update Core i7 processor product line

According to Taiwan's motherboard industry indicated that, Intel plans
to update the next quarter, Core i7 processor product line which
introduced two new models include the Core i7 975 and Core i7 950, to
replace the Core i7 965 and Core i7 940, the core clock will be
However, to further improve the price of the same than the current
price has improved significantly. In addition, the new Core i7
processor models will be transferred to the new D0 Stepping, according
to industry internal test data that the effect of overclocking than C0
Stepping has improved significantly.

Although the launch of Core i7 processors, only quarter, but by the
global economic downturn and rival AMD Phenom II processor performance
impact, there is no anticipated sales boom in order to upgrade the
Core i7 and X58 platform sales, Intel plans to update the next quarter
Core i7 processor product line, the introduction of a higher core
clock Core i7 975 and Core i7 950, while prices remain unchanged but
cost-effective compared to the listing, and aims at steady high-end
market to ensure the effectiveness of imperial throne.

Core i7 975 processor core clock to 3.33GHz, support 6.4GT / s QPI,
built-in 8MB L3 Cache, do not lock the multiplier so that players can
effectively play overclocking processor overclocking ability to
maintain a 130W TDP processor and D0 Stepping switch core, each of
1000 priced at 999 U.S. dollars, it will replace the Core i7 965
processor original location.