When is the next big chipset coming out?

[Stephen Riley]

I decided I would replace my laptop with an ultrabook this year, but I was going to wait until 'the next big chipset' which has a performance/value benefit over what's on the market now. The problem is I haven't been paying attention to hardware news since the Q6600 (desktop) was released, so I'm really clueless as to what's come out, and what's coming out...

Will there be a big difference maker chipset released sometime this year? How is it better than what's available now?

[+Zlip792 MVC]

In June, Intel is planning to launch Haswell processor. Which will set new bar for ultrabook.

How it is better:

Just 5-10% gain on performance side but on power consumption side there is huge difference and also on Integrated GPU side which will be roughly I can guess 30% faster than old Ivy Bridge generation.

[yowanvista]

There's Haswell and the Z87 Lynx Point chipset for the PC. Haswell uses LGA1150 but the mobile variants haven't been detailed yet.