Details for Intel's new musculus quadriceps femoris- and dual-core i7 and i5 chips have leaked in the form of a roadmap, so we've got many fantabulous specifics, including release dates and prices.

The new quad-core "Clarksfield" chips square measure the least dearly-won and influential, and bequeath be healthy to scale up measure speed with a have named "Turbo Assist" that shuts down cores that aren't animate thing victimised. They'll come in 1.6, 1.73 and 2.0GHz models, unscalable to 2.8, 3.06, and 3.2GHZ, respectively. They'll be beautiful expensive at $340, $750 and $1,000. The dual-core chips square measure significantly cheaper but at the hurt of stock assort. The quad-cores should be arriving this fall, with the first of the dual-cores hit in past 2010. Check out the representation for statesman info. [PC Watch (translated) via Electronista]