According to the preliminary bloomfield processors tests, we can now talk about a solid 30% of advantage over predecessors (Core 2) with equal clock frequency.
But let us note : First , motherboard on base of intel x58 chipset with LGA 1366 will not be characterized by cheapness . Accessible processors LGA 1160, will appear only in the second-half of the following year. Cooling units for LGA 1366 motherboard will be also updated , and DDR- 3 memory has to be sold on three slots. In a word, 30-50% of overprice in comparison with penryn .
Furthermore, in the beginning of the following year intel is not going to actively supply bloomfield processors in the desktop market segment . The large part of reserves will be directed to the needs of two-processor systems (server class) .
Associates report that bloomfield processors will be originally limited by three models with 2.66 GHz, 2.93 GHz and 3.2 GHz frequency. In this case low-end model will cost $316, and the high-end - $999.