Intel Yorkfield to Ship This Week?

Intel’s 45nm launch last November was a great time. Their new CPUs offered better efficiency along with other perks that made it a great choice over their previous 65nm offerings. But, even though people everywhere were craving for some 45nm action, very few models were available to purchase. Up to now, only the Dual-Cores have been on e-tailer shelves, and even they are few.

According to numerous reports, however, we should be seeing these new 45nm Quad-Cores (Q9350, Q9450 and Q9550) on store shelves this week. If true, then that means Intel hit their adjusted “late Q1” launch time by a few weeks. But most importantly, it means people will finally be able to purchase the new CPUs for their own machines. For many people, these new desktop Quad’s are a lot more affordable than the 3.0GHz QX9650, which retails for just over $1,000, but was and still is kick-ass in all regards.

TG Daily is also reporting that Intel recently ramped up production for their 45nm offerings and have been churning out over 100,000 chips per day. On top of that, even though Intel put in a staggering $12 billion into the development of Penryn and it’s siblings, they expect to see over $80 billion in revenue in the years to come. Now that is a nice profit!

Add everything up and you have $12 billion at the bottom line. It is a massive investment, and virtually impossible to match by companies such as AMD, but Intel expects something in return, of course: Otellini said that the $12 billion 45 nm investment will yield about $80 billion in revenues over time.

Source: TG Daily