[citation][nom]aznshinobi[/nom]To those who think Ivy will make a huge difference, it won't. At most gives you that PCI 3.0 support you guys were craving for, but other than that. It's just a die shrink of Sandy Bridge, it's a nice feat, but not a huge leap.[/citation]
Actually, you're wrong in a major way, and in a minor way. Intel does not do pure shrinks anymore, and has not for a while. You will see some minor performance improvements. You also left out USB 3.0, which now does not need extra chips added.
So, we should get better clock speed, lower power, PCIE 3.0, USB 3.0, better graphics, all while being cheaper for Intel to make, and cheaper for motherboard makers in the not so long term.
It's not earth shattering, but it's a solid improvement from a position of already staggering superiority.