Mainstream Nehalem: Lynnfield comparison photo revealed
http://www.pctunerup.com/up/results/...0213_L_0_1.jpg
JC at Xfastest posted some comparison photos of the yet-to-come mainstream Nehalem CPU, the Lynnfield and sever model Gainestown.
Lynnfield is scheduled to launch in Q4 2009. This version of Nehalem uses Socket LGA1160. Rather than the high end QPI link, Lynnfield sticks on DMI link, and only supports dual channel DDR3 memory.
(DMI, Direct Media Interface is Intel’s Northbridge-Southbridge link. Currently it is used on all Intel mobos. But in next gen mainstream mobo DMI will become the link between CPU and southbridge.)
http://www.pctunerup.com/up/results/...0341_L_2_1.jpg
From left to right: Lynnfield, Yorkfield, Gainestown
PCB is obviously bigger than the LGA775 Yorkfield.
