Eight New Intel Sandy Bridge Parts to be Released Soon
At the end of May, Intel introduced new Sandy Bridge architecture Pentium-branded chips that offer great performance for HTPCs on a budget. Things are about to get even cheaper with three new 35W T-branded parts (Pentium G530T, Pentium G630T and Core i3-2120T) . The rest of the non-T parts coming are Pentium G630, Pentium G860, Core i3-2125 (with HD3000 graphics), Core i3-2130 and Core i5-2310.
The Pentium G530T is not only a 35W TDP part, but the dual-core 2GHz Pentium will be the lowest priced Sandy Bridge yet at $47 besting the current Pentium G620 priced at $64. Another interesting part is the Core i3-2125 which will be the first i3-branded part to offer HD3000 graphics bringing a little bit more gaming prowess as the main benefit. The other parts coming are mostly slight bumps in performance to current offerings for the same price.
Intel is going to be a busy company between now and the end of September, as beyond the entry level CPUs that we revealed the pricing of yesterday, Intel has a total of eight new desktop Pentiums and Core i processors launching. Three of the new models are low-power 35W models, with the remaining models being standard desktop parts.
OH NO!!!
I may have to
OH NO!!!
I may have to reevaluate my HTPC build plans and hold off until some of these are shipped.
Wonder if Llano had anything
Wonder if Llano had anything to do with this 🙂
That Pentium G530T for $47 is pretty tempting for a client.
Agreed. I’m pretty sure I’ll
Agreed. I’m pretty sure I’ll pick one up when released for kid’s bedroom HTPC.
Damn!! Great that Intel is
Damn!! Great that Intel is finally getting competitive price wise! When these guys come out I think it’s time to upgrade my HTPC, maybe with a DH61AG. 😀
So overall speed wise how
So overall speed wise how will that cheap chip compare with the amd? What about i3. Still plenty of ummph to run a wmc interface?
PLUCKYHD wrote:So overall
[quote=PLUCKYHD]So overall speed wise how will that cheap chip compare with the amd? What about i3. Still plenty of ummph to run a wmc interface?[/quote]
I had a few days with the Pentium G620 and honestly…I was impressed. I didn’t expect much from it but for a client Media Center it had no issues with 8 HDTV streams and lag.
Which AMD? Clock for clock,
Which AMD? Clock for clock, Sandy Bridge beats AMD’s current offerings. You can check out this review for a comparison of some Pentiums vs. i3 to give an idea on that comparison.
Intel has really got the low-end right this gen. by not gimping the GPU. I can’t wait to see if the Celeron has HD2000 graphics as well.
I haven’t really kept up that
I haven’t really kept up that closely on Intel’s APU development path. My question is…is the GPU portion of the Intel APU up to snuff with AMD’s?
I recently bought my wife a new laptop with and AMD-350 APU and find that the overall performance of that laptop to be right about where I expect it to be (not great but not bad either). So unless the Intel offering is in some significant area more attractive than the AMD APU then I would base my build requirement based on the lowest cost, capable, mobo/APU combo that I can get.
FYI, APU is a term coined by
FYI, APU is a term coined by AMD. Intel is CPU + IPG. The biggest issue with E-350 for HTPC is that while GPU is sufficient (at least spec-wise if the driver can deliver) CPU is still a bit weak. Intel on the other hand has a better CPU in their Pentium parts with an IPG that is perfectly adequate for HTPC use case which makes them attractive.