3/09/2012 07:56:00 PM
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By the end of the second quarter of this year, Intel is expected to launch a new Pentium processor based on the company’s Sandy Bridge architecture, which will improve upon the specs of its predecessor.
The new Intel CPU, called the Pentium G870, was uncovered by Fudzilla, which also provided us with an almost full list of its key specifications.
Starting with the release of its first Sandy Bridge Pentium processors, every Pentium CPU introduced by Intel since then has come as a 100MHz higher clocked part when compared to its predecessor.
The dual-core Pentium G870 is no exception to this rule and, as CPU-World reports, other than this small speed bump it will most probably be identical with the current G860.
What this means is that the 3.1GHz CPU should come equipped with 3MB of Level 3 cache memory, built-in Intel HD graphics, SSE4 support, as well as with an integrated dual-channel memory controller.
Other more advanced features like Hyper-Threading or AVX support are sadly missing from the features pack, as is the case with most other Sandy Bridge-based Pentium CPUs out there (the only exception is the Pentium 350 for micro-servers).
The TDP of the Pentium G870 should be set at 65 Watts, while its MSRP should remain identical with that of the 860 ($86 US).
Intel introduced its first Pentium processors based on the Sandy Bridge architecture in May last year. Since then, this product family has been refreshed only once, in September 2011.
It looks like the G870 will be the chip maker’s last Pentium CPU to utilize the Sandy Bridge design, as in the third quarter of this year this line will be updated to include some new chips derived from the company’s 22nm Ivy Bridge architecture.
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