Intel SATA and mSATA 25nm SSD Roadmap Leaked – 600GB SSDs in Q4 2010
We all know that Intel has been working on the 25nm flash process for some time now and just recently the rumor mill has started working in overtime about when these new drives will be released. With the move down to 25nm, Intel is able to double the size of the company’s SSDs, which means that the ‘postville’ refresh will bring new 160GB, 300GB and 600GB drives out in the X25-M class of SSDs. Intel will also be updaing their SLC enterprise drives and with the ‘Lyndonville’ refresh drives will be available in 100GB, 200GB and 400GB capacities. This is a big deal as right now enterprise SSDs are only available in 32GB and 64GB capacities. Legit Reviews main database server has been operating on Intel X25-E SSDs since this spring and they have been stellar! The site also talks about upcoming Sandy Bridge processors, so be sure to take a look at this one!
On the processor front things are a little more iffy, but it seems safe to say that the naming scheme has changed, as the silicon wafers you’ll slot into a Q67 Express motherboard will have an extra digit (and often a letter) affixed to the end. Instead of a Core i7-870, you’ll see the likes of Core i7-2600, i7-2600S, i7-2600K and i5-2500T, with the K (as in the past) affording you an unlocked multiplier for overclocking and the S equaling reduced power consumption, or vastly reduced for the T models. German publication ComputerBase — which found and subsequently pulled the slides — somehow managed to dig up nearly full specs for desktop and laptop CPUs as well, and though we can’t verify their legitimacy, you’re welcome to marvel at the idea of a 3.5GHz processor running on just 35 watts.
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