Intel: 11 Penryn Mobile Processors or Nothing

Following our previous article about Penryn processor and future Mobile platform, Digitimes announced that Intel is planning to release not less than 11 45-nm Penryn mobile processor for both Santa Rosa and upcoming Montevina:
- The first 5 Penryn processors will arrive in Q1 2008, designed to run on Santa Rosa with a 800MHz FSB (most recent MacBook Pro and iMac), and will be clocked at 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2,6 and 2.8GHz. Both high-end models will feature 6MB L2 cache, while the other ones will only have 3MN L2 cache.
- When Montevina will be introduced to replacecurrent Satan Rosa (Q2-Q3 2008), Intel will release 6 dedicated Penryn processors supporting 1066MHz FSB. Clockspeed will top at 2.53, 2.8 and 3.06GHz for high end models featuring 6MB L2 cache and 35W TBD. The tree other processors targeting mainstream market will be clocked at 2.13, 2.4 and 2.53GHz and only 3MB L2 cache.
Based on Apple's history, we will most likely not have a revision standing for 3 months in 2008 between Santa Rosa and Montevina platform. So either Apple adopt early in advance 45nm Penryn for the current Santa Rosa platform, with a revision of MacBook Pro in coming month (together with Leopard launch?) with simultaneous transition to Santa Rosa for the MacBook. Or Apple will only adopt Penryn processor when Montevina will be already established around June 2008.