Tom’s Hardware managed to get their hands on Intel’s new ‘S’ series of quad-core processors, which appear to be an energy-efficient refresh of the 45nm Yorkfield series. They sport a narrowed TDP of 65W, an improvement on their predecessors’ 95W, meaning they use up about the same amount of energy as Intel’s 45nm dual-core series. Apart from that, they spec exactly the same as Intel’s current 45nm quads, delivering identical performance. Impressive!

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