14 DAY TRIAL // When it first introduced to the world its new processors based on the Sandy Bridge architecture, at the beginning of January 2011, Intel has only released a part of the second generation Core CPUs it announced, so recently the company has launched the rest of the chips made official back then.
This includes more than 10 new dual-core Sandy Bridge processors for the desktop and mobile markets, split into mainstream, low and ultra-low voltage series.
Starting with the desktop chips, the Santa Clara based-company has introduced four new SKUs, two low power and two regular models, including the Core i5-2390T we detailed just a few days ago.
These parts range in speed between 2.5GHz and 3.3GHz, feature dual processing cores, pack Intel's Hyper-Threading technology as well as 3MB of L3 cache.
The Core i5-2390T is the only CPU to support Turbo Boost and can reach clocks as high as 3.5GHz when single threaded loads are run.
Pricing for the three Core i3 models varies between $117 and $138 while the Core i5 CPU is listed at $195.
Moving into the mobile space, Intel has released no less than eight new processors, all of them featuring dual cores with Hyper-Threading support, Turbo Boost as well as 3 MB or 4 MB of L3 cache.
Based on the chips estimated TDP, the new models are split into three different series. The most power hungry of the bunch are the Core i5-2520M, i5-2540M and Core i7-2620M SKUs which have a 35W thermal design power.
These processors are clocked from 2.5 to 2.7 GHz and can reach between 3.2GHz and 3.4GHz when Turbo Boost is active.
Next in line are the 25W Core i7-2629M and i7-2649M which have slightly lower operating frequencies, while the most power efficient of Intel's recently released chips have a TDP of only 17W.
These CPUs are called the Core i5-2537M, Core i7-2617M and i7-2657M and range in speed between 1.4GHz and 1.7GHz while their price varies from $250 to $317.
In the coming months, Intel will release additional Sandy Bridge processor models, including a series of CPUs that will carry the Pentium designation. (via CPU-World)
