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Since Intel Corp.’s positions on the market of desktop central processing units (CPUs) are very strong these days, the company is hardly interested in rapid transitions to newer micro-architectures. According to the information learnt by X-bit labs, by the end of the year the majority of Intel’s desktop processors will still be based on the Core 2 or Atom micro-architectures.

In Q1 2010 the share of microprocessors based on Nehalem micro-architecture among Intel’s desktop CPUs will be a little higher than 20%, the share will increase to a little less that about 30% in the second quarter, then will grow further to approximately 40% in Q3 and will raise to 45% in the fourth quarter of the year. As a result, the vast majority of microprocessors inside Intel-based desktops will be based on the Core 2 micro-architecture.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis..._Year_End.html

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