14 DAY TRIAL // In the first quarter of 2012, Intel is expected to launch a series of new Celeron processors based on the Sandy Bridge architecture and one of these chips, the Celeron B815, was already spotted in the Dell Vostro 1550 notebook.
The yet unreleased Celeron processor features two computing cores running at a frequency of 1.6GHz and includes 2MB of Level 2 cache.
While the specifications of the CPU look extremely similar with those of the Celeron B810 is meant to replace, the B815 does feature a higher maximum clock for the integrated graphics that can now reach 1050MHz, instead of 950MHz in the previous chip.
The rest of the CPU specifications include a dual-channel DDR3-1333MHz memory controller, SSE4.2 and VT-x virtualization support, a 35W Thermal Design Power (TDP) and pricing is expected to be set at $86 US (about 62.7 EUR).
The Vostro 1550 notebook spotted by CPU-World on Dell's Japanese website pairs this CPU with 4GB of system memory, a 500GB hard drive with a spindle speed of 5400RPM and a 15.6-inch screen.
In addition to the Celeron B815, Dell has also listed in the specifications of the notebook the yet unreleased Core i5-2450M processor that we have detailed in a previous article.
In essence, the i5-2450M is a higher clocked version of the Core i5-2430M which Intel introduced a short while ago.
As a result, the chip comes with a base clock of 2.5GHz and a maximum Turbo Boost speed of 3.1GHz, compared to the 2.4GHz and 3GHz frequencies of the CPU is meant to replace.
In addition to the processor clocks, Intel has also increased the maximum operating frequency of the integrated graphics core that now works at 1.3GHz.
Right now we don't know when any of these two chips will be made official by Intel, but Q1 2012 seems to be the most likely target.