Intel launches 16 new processors, cuts prices of 6 others

Intel has launched 16 new processors, of which half are new Sandy Bridge or second generation Core processors, and the rest are Pentium and Celeron offerings. The chip giant also announced price cuts for six of its recently released Sandy Bridge offerings.

All this is presumed to be an attempt of keeping alive interest in the Sandy Bridge platform ahead of the AMD Bulldozer launch later this month, and to compete with the AMD Llano Fusion APU, until at least Sandy Bridge Extreme processors, and the Ivy Bridge lineup make it to retail shelves.

The price cuts are minimal, anywhere between $11 and $14, or a 2% to 6% drop that probably won’t make much difference to consumers when building or upgrading their PCs – no-one should let a mere ten dollars to sway their purchasing decision by much more than a hair.

For now, there is no information as to when the new processor models, and the revised prices will hit the Indian market – however, we don’t expect it to take too long, as is usual. Check out the new processors, and various price cuts below. Let us know what you think of Intel’s latest move and offerings in the comments section below:

New Desktop Sandy Bridge Processors
Model	Cores / Threads	CPU clock / with Turbo	L3 Cache	Graphics	Graphics clock / with Turbo	TDP	Price
Core i5-2320	4/4	3.0 / 3.3 GHz	6 MB	HD 2000	850 / 1100 MHz	95 W	$ 177
Core i3-2130	2/4	3.4 / - GHz	3 MB	HD 2000	850 / 1100 MHz	65 W	$ 138
Core i3-2125	2/4	3.3 / - GHz	3 MB	HD 3000	850 / 1100 MHz	65 W	$ 134
Core i3-2120T	2/4	2.6 / - GHz	3 MB	HD 2000	650 / 1100 MHz	35 W	$ 127
Pentium G860	2/2	3.0 / - GHz	3 MB	HD	850 / 1100 MHz	65 W	$ 86
Pentium G630	2/2	2.7 / - GHz	3 MB	HD	850 / 1100 MHz	65 W	$ 75
Pentium G630T	2/2	2.3 / - GHz	3 MB	HD	650 / 1100 MHz	35 W	$ 70
Celeron G540	2/2	2.5 / - GHz	2 MB	HD	850 / 1000 MHz	65 W	$ 52
Celeron G530	2/2	2.4 / - GHz	2 MB	HD	850 / 1000 MHz	65 W	$ 42
Celeron G530T	2/2	2.0 / - GHz.	2 MB	HD	650 / 1100 MHz	35 W	$ 47
Celeron G440	1/1	1.6 / - GHz	1 MB	HD	650 / 1000 MHz	35 W	$ 37

New Mobile Sandy Bridge Processors
Model	Cores / Threads	CPU clock / with Turbo	L3 Cache	Graphics clock / with Turbo	TDP	Price
Core i7-2960XM	4/8	2.7 / 3.7 GHz	8 MB	650 / 1,300 MHz	55 W	$ 1096
Core i7 2860QM	4/8	2.5 / 3.6 GHz	8 MB	650 / 1,300 MHz	45 W	$ 568
Core i7 2760QM	4/8	2.4 / 3.5 GHz	6 MB	650 / 1,300 MHz	45 W	$ 378
Core i7-2640m	2/4	2.8 / 3.5 GHz	4 MB	650 / 1,300 MHz	35 W	$ 346
B840 Celeron	2/2	1.9 / - GHz	2 MB	650 / 950 MHz	35 W	$ 86

New Prices of Existing Desktop Sandy Bridge Processors
Model	Cores / Threads	CPU clock / with Turbo	L3 Cache	Graphics	Old Price	New Price
Core i5-2390T	2 / 4	2.7 / 3.5 GHz	3 MB	HD 2000	$ 195	$ 184
Core i5-2400S	4 / 4	2.5 / 3.3 GHz	6 MB	HD 2000	$ 195	$ 184
Core i5-2405S	4 / 4	2.5 / 3.3 GHz	6 MB	HD 3000	$ 205	$ 201
Core i5-2500T	4 / 4	2.3 / 3.3 GHz	6 MB	HD 2000	$ 216	$ 205
Core i5-2500S	4 / 4	2.7 / 3.7 GHz	6 MB	HD 2000	$ 216	$ 205
Core i7-2600S	4 / 8	2.8 / 3.8 GHz	8 MB	HD 2000	$ 306	$ 294