Intel Santa Rosa Platform Socket & Launch Date Details

[Apoptosis]

We have a few more details on the upcoming Santa Rosa platform, which uses Intel's Merom Core 2 Duo processor, as well as a revised launch date.

Intel's upcoming Santa Rosa platform will incorporate a new socket design and is expected to launch later than originally expected.

DailyTech is reporting that the Santa Rosa platform for Intel's 64-bit Merom processor will use a new interface, called Socket P. This may be a necessary change to properly support the new features on Santa Rosa, but will also prevent users from using original Socket M Yonah or Merom processors with the new platform. Socket P Merom processors will be released for the new platform, but have the same architecture and overall features of the "original" Merom processors which will be released for the Napa platform in August (Rumor has is August 7th).

Oh well I guess all good things come to the end and the ability to use Dothan, Yonah, and Merom processors all on the same platform was great while it lasted. Let's only hope that the socket P platform is only as good to us!

[kenc51]

Socket "P"??? Looks like Intel are just creating yet another market for their chipset business! They seem to bring out a new chipset for every new CPU.

I'll see if I can find out more about this "P" in a week or so......if anything

[Apoptosis]

Intel’s Santa Rosa platform is expected to launch in 1H’07 with new Socket P based Core 2 Duo processors. Santa Rosa is the next major revision to Intel’s successful Centrino mobile platform and will bring a new chipset and Intel's Robson technology. At the heart of Santa Rosa will be the upcoming Crestline GM965 Express chipset with a fourth generation integrated graphics core that will be a derivative of Intel’s GMA X3000 found on desktop G965 Express chipsets.

I can't wait

[DMB2000uk]

expected to launch in 1H’07 with new Socket P based Core 2 Duo processors

You mean Merom right? Not conroe?

Dan