During August last year AMD company demonstrated the four core processor phenom generations , which operated at 3.0 GHz frequency with air cooling. And recently AMD released the processor phenom X4 9850 Black edition witch could only approach this frequency after some overclock.
Associate reported about the ability of existing 45 nm models four core deneb processors to operate at 3.0 GHz frequency .
If 45 nm AMD processors can reach the 3.0 GHz frequency , witch will improve the company position , then Intel plans to present the first four core processors bloomfield , which relate to nehalem generation with the new architecture.