Forthcoming Intel “Penryn” processors, when used in desktop computers, will have more than 40 percent better gaming performance than their currently available Core 2 counterparts, according to indicators presented today at Intel Developer Forum in Beijing.
There are also expected increases of about 15 percent for imaging-related applications and 25 percent for 3-D rendering, as well as more than 40 percent faster video encoding with Intel SSE4 optimized video encoders.
“The indicators were based on pre-production 45nm Hi-k Intel quad core processor running at 3.33 GHz with a 1333 MHz front side bus (FSB) and 12MB cache versus an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor QX6800 introduced last week at 2.93 GHz with 1066 FSB and 8MB cache,” Intel’s press release says.
For high-performance computing (HPC) and workstation systems, senior vice present and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group Pat Gelsinger, who provided performance indicators for “Penryn”, said to expect gains up to an estimated 45 percent for bandwidth intensive applications and a 25 percent increase for servers using Java.
These indicators for server and workstation-use “Penryn” processors were derived from pre-production 45nm Hi-k Intel Xeon processors with 1600 MHz front side bus for workstation and HPC, and a 1333 MHz front side bus for servers versus today’s quad-core Intel Xeon X5355 processors.
Intel has announced earlier it will begin producing its next-generation “Penryn” family of processors in the second half of this year.
