14 DAY TRIAL // In the coming months, Intel plans to expand its processor lineup with a series of new models based on the Sandy Bridge architecture and a recent report has just unveiled the specifications of two of these chips, the Core i3-2530M and the Core i5-2430M.
Both of these CPUs pack the same feature sets as their successors, but sport faster operating frequencies.
Intel's current Core i3-2310M and i5-2410M CPUs, are clocked at 2.1GHz and 2.3GHz, respectively.
Starting with the Core i3-2530M, this chip features two processing cores, that are clocked at 2.3GHz, 3MB of Level 3 cache memory and also features Intel's Hyper-Threading technology.
This enables the operating system to run up to four simultaneous threads on the CPU and the chip also packs support for the AES-NI and AVX instruction sets.
The TDP of the 2530M is rated at the same 35W as the current i3-2310M and graphics is handled by the Intel HD 3000 on-die GPU, but the speed of the graphics core is not yet known.
The next processor to be announced, the Core i5-2430M, also features two computing cores, which are clocked at 2.4GHz, and is equipped with 3MB of L3 cache and Intel's Hyper-threading technology.
Compared to the Core i3 CPU, the i5-2430M also gets support for Turbo Boost.
The TDP is rated at 35W and the HD 3000 graphics core should be clocked slightly higher than on the Core i3 CPU, but sadly we don't know the exact frequencies this will run at.
According to CPU-World, the two Intel processors have been already spotted in several Fujitsu, HP and Lenovo notebook models, which are expected to release by the end of May. The list includes the HP ProBook 4530s and the ThinkPad Edge E520 laptops.
No details about pricing are available at this time, but these should carry a similar price tag to that of their predecessors.