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The main idea of the new kernel I5 chip is simple: it is cheap - even cheaper than the Intel chips are based on older technologies.

(Credit: Amazon) I5, which brings the new Intel "Nehalem" microarchitecture into the mainstream PC market, just make many, if not most, of the old processors for desktop PCs obsolete. Consumers should look no further than the prices on sites like Amazon. I5-750 lists for $ 250, and adults - based on Intel's latest-generation Core microarchitecture 2 "- Q9650 lists for $ 319.

Official prices from Intel in the number of 1000 makes the gap in price, even more sharply: $ 196 for I5 and $ 316 for the Q9650.

"The new Core i7 and Core I5's to bring prices down to more basic level, the main I5-750 in 1KU (1000) price of $ 196, far below the Core 2 Quad Q9650 at $ 316," said Intel spokesman George Alf.

"We are very serious about bringing all these new processors Core to the new price point, and you will see this trend will continue with the Westmere, he said, referring to Intel's upcoming processors based on next-generation 32-nanometer production.

Comparison of old and new, some consumers may be noted that the older Q9650 is, for example, more on-chip memory and higher clock frequency than the core i5. But the writing on the wall: consumers will almost always opt for the new over the old, when new is cheaper.

On Tuesday, Dell began offering Studio XPS 8000 tower with Core I5 from $ 799 and package 4 GB, Dual Channel DDR3 "and 500GB hard drive, along with other features. Adding 20-inch monitor hikes is up to $ 979.

Post more complicated, however, to update the CPU Core i7, because they maintain the same identifier i7, like their predecessors - the first in November - but offer different features that are not obvious to the less complex and potentially offensive to some buyers savvy consumers .

"It becomes confusing for the more technically knowledgeable buyer and for us, as system builders," said Kelt Reeves, president of enthusiast PC maker Falcon Northwest. "Buying Core-i7 950 model?" Well, then you can have no more than 12 gigs (gigabytes) of triple-channel memory, and you buy a memory in sets of 3 sticks. Purchase Core i7-870? Well, installed memory in pairs and Max you can have 8 concerts, "he explained.

Reeves continues. "For example, if you are a heavy user of Photoshop with 12 gigabytes of memory, faster, can be very important to you," he added, noting, in this case the consumer would choose for Core i7 900 episodes on the new 800 series.

There are other errors too. At I5-core processors, HyperThreading is not included, as CNET's Rich Brown said Tuesday. Hyperthreading effectively doubles the number of tasks - processes or threads - the chip can do. "Heavy multitasking and those who use multi-threaded software will feel the loss here," Brown said.