Intel brings Core i7 to laptops Intel's Mooly Eden shows off the Clarksfield processor, "fresh" off the oven. (Credit: Juniper Foo/CNET Asia) SAN FRANCISCO--In a characteristic Mooly Eden move, the vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group at Intel started by talking about "a kickass processor", wasting no time in introducing the company's latest and fastest mobile processors to date, the Core i7 and Core i7 Extreme. The media briefing was held today at the Intel Developer Forum. The two new "Clarksfield" processors will be the fastest notebook chips ever from the Santa Clara company, thanks to the Internet growth explosion and increasingly demanding apps and media, "a trend that dictated what we need to do", said Eden wearing his trademark beret.  Demanding apps and Internet growth explosion will dictate processor performance. (Credit: Juniper Foo/CNET Asia) Based on the Nehalem microarchitecture, these quad-core laptop chips are the mobile equivalent of the Lynnfield processors (a.k.a. Core i7 and i5) introduced recently for desktop systems. They will be targeted squarely at processor-intensive applications such as gaming, multimedia management and multithreaded software. As Eden reiterates often throughout the hour-long session, regardless of what others say, "performance is still very relevant". The new Core i7 mobile processor, formerly codenamed Clarksfield, comes with two key features onboard. The Intel Turbo Boost Technology can boost clock speeds by up to 75 percent depending on the workload and operating environment, while the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology ensures a more efficient allocation of processor resources for improved performance. In addition, the Core i7 Extreme chip will support Intel Extreme Memory Profiles and Intel Extreme Tuning Utility, which lets users optimize their machines for either performance or battery life.  Performance differences between a Core 2 Extreme and Core i7 Extreme processor. (Credit: Juniper Foo/CNET Asia)  Performance differences between a Core i7 Extreme and a Core i7 processor. (Credit: Juniper Foo/CNET Asia) Being the impassioned mobility evangelist, Eden gave four good reasons to switch to a Core i7 laptop:
 Some rated speed stats on a Core i7. (Credit: Juniper Foo/CNET Asia) Clearly, the notebook vendors have taken that last point to heart and are already jumping on the opportunity bandwagon, with major brands like Lenovo, Dell and HP having their Core i7 portable machines spotlighted at the briefing. Some are said to have begun shipping their laptops. The price of the new chips, based on 1,000 units, will range from US$364 for the Core i7-720QM to US$1,054 for the top-end Core i7-920XM.  An upcoming Dell with Core i7 inside, among several brands featured at the event. (Credit: Juniper Foo/CNET Asia) Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., mobile processor, Core, Laptop Computer, Chip
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