Intel Releases Two Pentium and Two Core i-series CPUs
by Kristian Vättö on October 5, 2011 9:33 AM EST- Posted in
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- Sandy Bridge
Intel has updated their product database (ARK) with four new CPUs. Two of these are branded as Pentiums: 967 and B960. The former is a low-power model with only 17W TDP for BGA-1023 socket. The latter is a regular 35W TDP for rBGA-998 socket. The two new Core i-series CPUs are i5-2430M and i7-2670QM. As the naming suggest, the i5 part is dual core whereas the i7 is a quad core chip. All these CPUs are mobile variants and based on Sandy Bridge microarchitecture. Below is a table with more in-depth specifications:
| Pentium 967 | Pentium B960 | i5-2430M | i7-2670QM | |
| Core/Thread Count | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/4 | 4/8 |
| Frequency | 1.3GHz | 2.2GHz | 2.4GHz | 2.2GHz |
| Max Turbo | N/A | N/A | 3.0GHz | 3.1GHz |
| L3 Cache | 2MB | 2MB | 3MB | 6MB |
| Graphics | Intel HD 3000 | Intel HD 3000 | Intel HD 3000 | Intel HD 3000 |
| Graphics Frequency | 350MHz | 650MHz | 650MHz | 650MHz |
| Max Graphics Turbo | N/A | N/A | 1.2GHz | 1.1GHz |
| TDP | 17W | 35W | 35W | 45W |
| Socket | BGA-1023 | rBGA-998 | rBGA-998 | rBGA-998 |
Pentium 967 is the only newcomer, the other three CPUs are just slightly higher clocked versions of their predecessors.
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Daniel Egger - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - link
I'm pretty certain that socket is not the right word to use for solder-on packages... what about package?Kristian Vättö - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - link
FixedThorburn - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - link
Pentiums don't feature the HD 3000 core, they have the 6 EU graphics without QuickSync support and are simply branded Intel GMA HD.Kristian Vättö - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - link
Check the first two Intel links. The GPU is HD 3000.mcturkey - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - link
Actually, Intel's product page says it's HD 3000:http://ark.intel.com/products/59802/Intel-Pentium-...
silverblue - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - link
Could've been a rather interesting prospect for HTPCs, perhaps?Arnulf - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - link
Not until they slap it into an LGA1155 package.silverblue - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - link
...hence my point. :)Targon - Thursday, October 6, 2011 - link
At 1.3GHz, I don't see any reason ANYONE would want that chip in any form factor. Intel graphics remains uncompetitive, and even for a low voltage device, that chip is pathetic.maroon1 - Thursday, October 6, 2011 - link
Even at 1.3GHz it is much faster AMD's Zacate and has similar TDPIt looks like a good alternative to Zacate as long as the price difference is big between the two