Over the past couple of days (ever since the whole CES fray began, to be precise), we've been talking quite a lot about notebooks that come equipped with “future Intel Core processors.” Of course, this expression was a little strange, but what the manufacturers meant by it was that the respective machines would make good use of the brand-new Core i7, i5 and i3 CPUs, which Intel has just officially announced at CES 2010.

“Chipzilla” went all the way at CES, since the company released several platform products, including more than 25 processors pertaining to the Intel Core i7, i5 and i3 series and Intel 5 Series Chipsets. More than 400 laptop and desktop PC platform designs are expected from computer makers based on these products, with another 200 expected for embedded devices.

According to Intel, its new 2010 Core processors are manufactured on the company’s 32nm process, which includes Intel’s second-generation high-k metal gate transistors. This technique, along with other advances, helps increase a computer’s speed while decreasing energy consumption.

These new desktop, mobile and embedded processors are based on the company's “Nehalem” micro-architecture, and the new Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors also feature the Intel Turbo Boost Technology, which automatically accelerates performance, adjusting to the workload to give users an immediate performance boost when needed. Additionally, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, available in Intel Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3 processors, enables smart multi-tasking by allowing each processing core to run multiple “threads.”

Supporting the all new 2010 Intel Core processors, the Intel 5 Series Chipset is the company’s first single-chip chipset solution, evolving from simply connecting components to providing a range of platform innovation and capabilities. Furthermore, the all-new 2010 Intel Core processor family is the first to integrate graphics into mainstream PC processors. With Intel HD Graphics, the processors provide good-quality visuals and smooth high-definition (HD) video playback.

It’s also the industry’s first integrated solution to deliver multi-channel Dolby TrueHD and DTS Premium Suite home theater audio. In addition, Intel HD Graphics support mainstream and casual 3-D gaming without the need for an add-in video card, and offer full support for the new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.

Another intuitive feature available to mainstream notebook buyers includes Intel Switchable Graphics, which allows users who play very graphics-intense games to automatically switch between Intel’s integrated graphics to a discrete version on the fly, without having to re-boot, for optimal battery life and performance.

“For the first time, there's a new family of Intel processors with the industry’s most advanced technology available immediately at virtually every PC price point,” said Sean Maloney, executive vice president and general manager of the Intel Architecture Group. “These smart processors adapt to an individual’s needs, automatically providing a ‘boost’ of performance for everyday applications. They become energy efficient to the point of shutting down processing cores or reducing power consumption to provide performance when people need it, and energy efficient when they don’t.”

Well, all that remains to be said now is... bring them computers on (and we're pretty sure we'll see loads of new models in the upcoming time frame).


We are just a few, but there are many of you, Softpedia users, out there. That's why we thought it would be a good idea to create an email address for you to help us a little in finding gadgets we missed. Interesting links are bound to be posted with recognition going mainly to those who submit. The address is .