Intel has updated its processor portfolio in September and has added 10 new Ivy Bridge and 10 new Sandy Bridge desktop and mobile processors.
Only three processors saw price reductions, indicating the current dominance of Intel in the CPU market.
According to the new price list, the new Ivy Bridge desktop models include
- i5-3350P (3.10 GHz, $177)
- i5-3300 (3.00 GHz, $182)
- i5-3335S (2.70 GHz, low power, $194)
- i5-3330S (2.70 GHz, low power, $177)
- i3-3240 (3.40 GHz, $138)
- i3-3225 (3.30 GHz, $134)
- i3-3220 (3.30 GHz, $117)
- i3-3240T (2.90 GHz, low power, $138)
- i3-3220T (2.80 GHz, low power, $117)
There are a few new Sandy Bridge models on the low end of the portfolio:
- Pentium G120 (3.10 GHz, $86)
- Pentium G645 (2.90 GHz, $64)
- Pentium G550 (2.70 GHz, $52)
- Pentium G2100T (2.60 GHz, $75)
- Pentium G645T (2.50 GHz, $64)
- Pentium G550T (2.20 GHz, $42)
For notebooks, Intel is offering the following new Ivy Bridge processors:
- i7-3940XM (3.00 GHz, $1,096)
- i7-3840QM (2.80 GHz, $568)
- i7-3740QM (2.70 GHz, $378)
The new Sandy Bridge CPUs are:
- Celeron B840 (1.90 GHz, $86)
- Celeron 887 (1.50 GHz, $86)
The only price reductions were the i3-2130, which drops 15 percent to $117, as well as the Pentium G870 and G550, which drop by 13 and 9 percent to $75 and $42, respectively.
This is why we should all be hoping AMD has some success with piledriver. That is, unless you like paying more money just so you can feel smug about yourself.
This is why we should all be hoping AMD has some success with piledriver. That is, unless you like paying more money just so you can feel smug about yourself.