CPU Wars Entering New Level

According to DigiTimes, motherboard makers are saying that the introduction of 45nm processors will escalate the CPU wars to a new level. Dual core processor speeds are expected to reach frequencies of 3GHz and higher in 2007.

Two days ago, Reuters cited Mark Bohr, director of process architecture and integration at Intel's technology and manufacturing group, as saying the US chip giant is "processing the first samples of the Penryn design, which will go back to the design team to determine if design is working as expected." Motherboard makers pointed out that Penryn is expected to raise the clock speeds of the Core 2 Duo product line above 3GHz.