Report: Intel to Replace Core i5-2380P with Ivy Bridge

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By Wolfgang Gruener
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Intel is rumored to be preparing the launch of the Core i5 3350P during this quarter, an Ivy Bridge processor without functional graphics features.

Fudzilla reports that the 69 watt quad-core CPU will run at 3.1/3.3 GHz and share the 6 MB cache of its graphics-capable processors. The 3350P will slot in just below the 3.1 GHz 3450, which sells for a tray price of $184.

As a replacement for the 32 nm 3.1 GHz 2380P, we expect the discount of the no-graphics feature to be minimal and surface at $177. Given Intel's market position at this time, there is no reason for the company to apply any pricing changes.

Intel did not officially comment on the rumor.

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18 Comments Comment from the forums
  • back_by_demand
    Office PCs? There will always be a market somewhere, bulk buying for certain sectors will always make even a minor price drop significant in the long run. How is this any different than the triple-core AMD chips that were just a quad core with one core disabled, yes I know graphics but it's still the same principle.
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  • A Bad Day
    Is it OC-able?
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  • pacioli
    Where are the i3 Ivy Bridges!?
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  • nforce4max
    The price is still high for what one gets in return, I can understand that in past models that costs to make each sample was likely around $60 a pop when considering the cost of the fluxless solder but these Ivy models should be cheaper. Intel if it was better sales needs to cut the prices on the normal models a little and introduce a K model i3 for like $140.
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  • plekter
    Indeed.. need i3 IB please!
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  • tomfreak
    pacioliWhere are the i3 Ivy Bridges!?Where is Pentium G ivybridge. I need a cost to nothing upgrades from Core 2 Duo.
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  • amuffin
    So, it's just another chip. :non:

    The point of Ivybridge was better IGP and lower power consumption, once you remove the IGP it's just another chip.
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  • amuffin
    pacioliWhere are the i3 Ivy Bridges!?You're not looking at any upgrade from a Sandybridge i3. The Ivybridge i3's DO NOT support PCIE 3.0, the only benefits are slightly lower power consumptions and the HD 4000.
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  • tomfreak
    and a 10% increase IPC which is important upgrades over for core 2 duo user who do not have budget/TDP touching quad core. a 3.6-4GHz OCed Core 2 duo is still quite a CPU, ivy bridge can solve this issues.

    I'll like to upgrade my Core 2 duo system with less than $60-100.
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  • blazorthon
    Tomfreakand a 10% increase IPC which is important upgrades over for core 2 duo user who do not have budget/TDP touching quad core. a 3.6-4GHz OCed Core 2 duo is still quite a CPU, ivy bridge can solve this issues. I'll like to upgrade my Core 2 duo system with less than $60-100.
    Actually, the performance per Hz boost from Sandy to Ivy averaged out at under 4% according to Tom's tests of some commonly used programs. Some programs took much more benefit than this, but most didn't.

    amuffinYou're not looking at any upgrade from a Sandybridge i3. The Ivybridge i3's DO NOT support PCIE 3.0, the only benefits are slightly lower power consumptions and the HD 4000.
    No graphics card that is fast enough to have a consistently significant performance difference between using PCIe 2.0 and PCIe 3.0 is also slow enough to not be bottle-necked by IB i3s in games with settings representative of the cards' performance, IB or not, so including PCIe 3.0 support in IB i3s would be kinda wasteful.
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