14 DAY TRIAL // Since Intel's new line of central processing units is steadily approaching its launch date, it is not surprising to stumble upon rumors related to it, the latest one even uncovering the number of threads that some Core i5 and Core i7 chips will sport.
As end-users know, Sandy Bridge is the codename of Intel's upcoming new generation of central processing units with integrated graphics.
These processors will have higher speeds than current models and better on-die graphics, although they won't support DirectX 11 features.
They will succeed the current Core series and will stick to the Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 branding scheme.
Of course, they will also be divided according to how many cores they feature, each type having a certain number of threads for hyperthreading.
Fudzilla claims to have uncovered just how many threads certain Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs will be built with.
Apparently, the Core i5 2500, a quad-core CPU with a TDP of 95W, a clock speed of 3.3 GHz, a cache memory of 6 MB and a turbo clock of 3.7 GHz, has only four threads.
The second Core i5 that Intel has in store is the Core i5 2500K, essentially the same chip only with an unlocked multiplier for overclocking, hence the K.
Finally, the frequency of the integrated graphics core is of 850 MHz, overclockable to 1,100 MHz, though the Core i7 still stands tall with its own maximum of 1,350 MHz.
What's more, only the Core i7 models, like the Core i7 2600, will have eight threads, although the report doesn't go into details about it.
Intel's new generation of CPUs is slated to make its official debut in early 2011, the first quarter that is, with CES being one of the events most likely to include the formal announcement.