Full Intel Sandy Bridge Desktop CPU Lineup Detailed (Roundup)

We've managed to come up with plenty of info regarding Intel's forthcoming CPU platform, Sandy Bridge, up until now, but if you're planning to build yourself a desktop computer on this platform and you're looking forward to finding out what your options will be, here's a quick walk trough of Intel's entire desktop lineup. The people over at ComputerBase have managed to create a whole chart comprising just about all of the desktop-bound Sandy Bridge CPUs out there, which includes no less than 18 different processor models, starting from the basic Pentiums and going as high as Core i7. At the bottom of the chart we find the Pentium G620T through Pentium G850 CPUs (a total of four units), offering 2.2 up to 2.9 GHz frequencies, 2 cores, 2 threads, a 3MB cache, HD 2000 built-in graphics (650 - 850/1000 Mhz frequencies in both standard and turbo modes are common throughout most of the lineup, 650 going for the low-voltage models) and 65W TDPs (apart from the G620T, that only requires around 35W). Now, moving on to the Core i3 group, we come across three models (Core i3-2100T, Core i3-2100 and Core i3-2120) running at 2.4, 3.1 and 3.3 Ghz frequencies, respectively, and featuring 2 cores, four threads, 3MB of cache and the same graphics configuration mentioned above (TDPs for this group is also set at 65W, apart from the first, low-power model, that only sports 35W). The Core i5 Sandy Bridge series seems to be the best-developed, featuring no less than 8 different models whose frequencies range between 2.7 and 3.3 Ghz, while the cache has been upped to 6 MB. All of the CPUs in this group provide 4 cores and 4 threads (apart from the entry-level Core i5-2390T), while the TDP values are set in the 35W through 95 W interval. Last, but certainly not least, comes the Core i7 flagship lineup, comprised also of three different models (the Core i7-2600S, Core i7-2600 and Core i7-2600K) featuring 4 cores and 8 threads, frequencies running from 2.8 to 3.4 and sporting 8MB of cache. The “odd men out” in terms of graphics are the top-range Core i7-2600K and Core i5-2500K models, both of which pack HD 3000 graphics. Well, all we can do right now is wait for Intel to make the official announcement for the lineup during CES time, and then start shipping them, in order to see just what these little computing marvels are up to.