14 DAY TRIAL // Although details about future Sandy Bridge processors have been popping up all over the Web, these usually targeted top of the line Core i7 and Core i5 processors, details about entry-level CPUs being sketchy, although this doesn't seem to be the case anymore, rumors suggesting that a Sandy Bridge 32nm Celeron processor is scheduled to be released in Q3 2011.
Coming from everybody's favorite fud source, Fudzilla, the report claims this future CPU is intended to replace the venerable Celeron E3500 processor.
Built on top of the Wolfdale core, this 45nm chips is clocked at 2.7GHz and comes with 1MB of cache and 800MHz bus speed, making it a particularly low performance chip for today's standards.
Fortunately, Intel plans to replace this with a 32nm Sandy Bridge based chip, that should come with a much lower TDP (the E3500 is rated at 65W) while also offering an important speed boost over the Wolfdale core.
Unfortunately not many other details are known at this time, Fudzilla claiming that is not clear if Intel wants to keep the graphics core enabled, although there is a strong chance that Intel HD graphics will be part of the package as the Celeron line is targeted towards entry level computers where integrated graphics are usually an important feature to be had.
As all the other Sandy Bridge processors to be released, this new Celeron chip will also use the LGA 1155 socket, its price being set at $52 for 1000 units.
As stated earlier, the transition is set to happen in Q3 2011, more than six months after the Sandy Bridge architecture will be launched.
This latest development in the Sandy bridge saga comes right after a Chinese website published a full review of the Core i7 2600K Sandy Bridge CPU, detailing much of its architecture as well as its performance in a large number of benchmarks.