Processor giant Intel will start mass production of its first 32nm architecture, Westmere, in Q4. This is a “simple” shrink of the current Nehalem architecture and the next microarchitecture after that will be Sandy Bridge. Earlier rumors have stated that Intel’s 32nm Sandy Bridge architecture will appear in early 2011, but now it looks like the first CPU models could be introduced as early as Q4 2010.
Intel’s 32nm Westmere processors will most likely not appear before the end of the year, to be completed with the six-core Gulftown CPU in Q2 2010. Clarkdale for desktops and Arrandale for the mobile segment sport two processor cores and one integrated graphics circuit, and by the looks of it Sandy Bridge will initially be used to fill the gap between Intel’s first 32nm circuits.
Sandy Bridge will start off as a quad-core architecture that has been revealed to sport an integrated graphics circuit and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.
Clock frequencies are expected to land between 2.8GHz to 3.4GHz but we would guess that they may go higher considering the excellent state of Intel’s 32nm technology. We’re very eager to learn more about what AMD will bring out to compete with Sandy Bridge.
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