If this information is correct the 2.66GHz Nehalem will have roughly the same price tag as a Core 2 Quad Q9300 today. The DDR3 memory is still more expensive than its DDR2 predecessor but it should offer kickass bandwidth on the X58 if you use the new triple-channel DDR3 feature.
Intel Bloomfield Desktop Processor Family Q4, 2008 | |||
Package | Socket 1366 | Socket 1366 | Socket 1366 |
Clock | 2.66GHz | 2.93GHz | 3.2GHz |
Core | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Thread | 8 | 8 | 8 |
QPI | 4.8GT/s | 4.8GT/s | 6.4GT/s |
Cache | 8MB L3 | 8MB L3 | 8MB L3 |
Price 1Ku (USD) | $284 | $562 | $999 |
Launch date | Q4, 2008 | Q4, 2008 | Q4, 2008 |