Intel To Launch 45nm “Penryn” CPUs Next Month, Gamers Can’t Wait

Gamers and tech enthusiasts alike follow Intel’s Fall IDF conference in San Francisco, hoping to get some juicy news on upcoming technology. Intel has unveiled that their 45nm “Penryn” CPU, an improvement of the already superior Core 2 Duo technology, will launch on November 12, 2007. Initially it will be only quad core Xeon versions, but later this year gamers can look forward to cheap dual and quad core desktop CPUs, dual core going up to 3.33 GHz with 6 MB of cache, while quad cores will be topping out at 3.16 GHz with a massive 12 MB of cache. Plus a range of new improvements and better power efficiency.