Intel PC chips to be branded Intel Core processors

Intel Corporation announced that desktop processors based on the company's upcoming new micro architecture (codenamed 'Nehalem') would be formally branded 'Intel Core processor'. The first products in this new family of processors, including an 'Extreme Edition' version, will carry an 'i7' identifier and will be formally branded as 'Intel Core i7 processor'. This is the first of several new identifiers to come as different products launch over the next year.
Products based on the new micro architecture will deliver high performance and energy efficiency. This 'best of both worlds' approach is expected to extend Intel's processor leadership in future mobile, desktop and server market segments.

Initial products based on this micro architecture are expected to be in production in the fourth quarter of this year. These processors will feature Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, also known as simultaneous multi-threading, and are capable of handling eight software 'threads' on four processor cores.