Intel's First Sandy Bridge-Based Celeron CPU Officially Launched

Intel has just enlarged its Sandy Bridge processor lineup with a new entry-level addition that goes by the name of Celeron B810 and is destined to be used inside cheap laptops and other mobile systems, as it features reduced functionality and clock speeds.

The launch of the B810 is definitely good news for those interested in purchasing an entry-level notebook as the processor features the same architecture, that delivers an increased IPC (instruction per clock) as well as on-die integrated graphics, as its more powerful second generation Intel Core siblings.

Sadly, not so many details are available regarding the chip's integrated GPU, but Intel's Sandy Bridge-based Celeron CPUs are expected to feature reduced functionality in this regard, hinting to the use of low clock speeds associated with a lower number of EUs.

As far as the rest of the specs are concerned, the CPU packs dual processing cores, that are clocked at 1.6GHz, 2MB of L3 cache memory and has a maximum TDP of 35W.

Other more advanced features, such as Turbo Boost, Hyper Threading or the AVX and AES-NI instruction sets, were stripped when designing the B810.

Intel's flagship processor in the mobile Celeron line is the P4600, which is clocked at 2GHz, and features the same TDP as the B810.

The price of the two processors is also the same as they both are available for $86 in quantities of 1,000 units.

So far, the Celeron B810 has been spotted in some Fujitsu notebooks as well as in the Esprimo Q900 mini PC.

Apart from this chip, Intel's Celeron lineup is also rumored to include a ULV (ultra low-voltage) Sandy Bridge based processor that should be called the B847 and feature a 1.1GHz clock speed and a 17W TDP. At this point, it's unclear when this model arrives. (via VR-Zone)