With the first Kentsfield-based Core 2 Extreme quad-core chip set to debut in a little over a month, DigiTimes says that Kentsfield's successor, codenamed "Yorkfield", is primed for a Q3'07 debut. Unlike Kentsfield, Yorkfield is designed from the ground up for quad-core, and will be manufactured on Intel's upcoming 45-nm manufacturing process. DigiTimes reports that accompanying Yorkfield will be Intel's new Bearlake chipset, which supports 1333MHz FSB, DDR3 1333MHz, and PCI Express 2.0.

Intel's Yorkfield will be paired with the next-generation Bearlake chipset family, which will support a 1333MHz FSB and a PCI Express 2.0 interface, according to the makers. The first Yorkfield-based systems, which will utilize the Bearlake X chipset and DDR3-1333 memory, will target the high-end gaming market, said the makers.