The past prices reduction of 45 nm intel processors was not combined with the announcement of new desktop models. Yesterday associate reported that the announcement of 45 nm dual core processor core 2 Duo e8600 (3.33 GHz) was planned on 10 August this year. Core 2 Duo e8600 (3.33 GHz) will remain the fastest dual core LGA 775. In the third quarter of the following year , will appear the havendale processors LGA 1160, which will ensure increase in the productivity in this price segment.
Associate also reports that on September 21 intel will presented the dual core processor atom 330 (1.6 GHz). It will have 2 X 512 KB cache in the second level, support 533 MHz bus. Structurally Atom 330 will be compatible with motherboard which are now compatible with Atom 230. The wholesale cost of the first dual core processor atom will reach $43.