Intel's Dual Core Celeron E1400 Slated for Q2

Intel has recently launched its first batch of desktop dual-core Celeron series, E1000, that are announced to work at a core clock of 1600 MHz, with an 800 MHz processor system bus and 512KB of unified secondary-level cache.

According to sources at the motherboard manufacturers' facilities, the largest x86 CPU manufacturer is ready to launch another dual core part, clocked at higher speeds, in the second quarter of 2008. The next release will be the E1400 model with core clock of 2GHz, which will bring some extra 400MHz power in the Celeron family.

The chip will feature 800MHz FSB, L2 cache of 512KB, with a maximum thermal design power of 65W. The dual-core part will be compatible with the previous Conroe processor platforms, so existing users will not have to change their motherboards in order to update their processors.

Built on the 65-nanometer Conroe technology, the processor will support Intel 64, XD Bit (Execute Disable Bit) and Speed Step instructions. Just like its less powerful counterpart (the E1000), the E1400 will be priced at $53 for thousand-unit tray quantities.

The first quarter of 2008 will be dominated by the dual-core Celeron E1200 and single-core Celeron 440, 430 and 420 models, while the second quarter will bring in the spotlight the Celeron E1400, 440 and 430. The older models E1200 and 420 will be slowly phased out.

The Celeron E1000 managed to account for three percent of the chipmaker's total desktop CPU shipments in a single quarter, but it is not likely to exceed 10 percent of the market during this year.

The dual-core Celeron line is expected to completely take over the single-core Celerons until mid-2009. As usual, Intel refused to comment upon rumors, but confirmed that single-core Celeron CPUs will continue to ship according to the market demand.

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