14 DAY TRIAL // By the end of Q3 2011, Intel plans to release a wide number of new desktop processors based on the Sandy Bridge architecture, ranging from Pentium to Core i7 parts, and no less then eight of these CPUs have recently been priced.
Making our way to the top, the first processors that we encounter are low-power 35W models from the company's T-Series, which were specially designed to be used in small form factor systems as well as AIO desktops.
According to information uncovered by VR-Zone, the cheapest of these CPUs will be the Pentium G530T that is priced at a mere $47 and it includes dual processing cores clocked at 2GHz and 2MB of L3 cache.
This is followed by the pricier $70 G630T, that also features a dual-core design, but this time, also comes with 3MB of L3 cache as well as with a 2.3GHz clock speed.
Eve faster than both of these processors is the Core i3-2120T, which has an operating frequency of 2.6GHz, 3MB of L3 cache and Hyper Threading support, all for a $127 price tag.
Moving on in Intel's lineup, we arrive to a pair of new full-fledged Pentium chips, the G630 and G860, both of these coming as updated version of the current G620 and G850, respectively, as they only feature a 100MHz higher clock speed.
The chips will be launched at the same recommended prices as their predecessors, $64 and $86, so Intel will have to lower the costs of its current Pentium desktop parts.
A similar fate will also be shared by some of Intel's Core i3 and Core i5 processors, as these too will be replaced with more powerful and feature rich chips later this quarter.
The most interesting addition brought to this CPU series is the Core i3-2125 that offers a clock speed 200MHz higher than the Core i3-2105 it's meant to replace, while maintaining the same HD 3000 integrated GPU and the $134 price tag.
The two other Sandy Bridge processors to be released by the end of Q3, the Core i3-2130 and Core i5-2320, are nothing more than speed bumps of the current i3-2130 and i5-2310 and raise their operating speeds by 100Mhz, while maintaining the MSRP at $134 and $177, respectively.