Intel Core i5-3365M Mobile CPU Set for Q3 Launch

Intel may have decided to hold off on the launch of some of its CPUs, but that doesn't mean it has succeeded in completely hiding the information regarding them. 

Whether through controlled or unintentional information leaks, data about both desktop and laptop Ivy Bridge CPUs has been trickling to the net. The chip now falling under the magnifying glass, so to speak, is the Core i5-3365M. It will be a successor, of sorts, to the Core i5-3360M, which has not been released yet either, having been slapped with a June launch (2012). The Core i5-3365M will come forward in the third quarter and, like the one above, will have two cores and the HD 4000 integrated graphics. The clock speed is of 2.8 GHz, but can go all the way to 3.5 GHz when the Turbo Boost dynamic overclocking technology comes into play. Also, the TDP (thermal design power) is of 35W.

We should of course mention that Turbo Boost is limited to 3.3 GHz when it has to drive both cores up. Anyway, the Core i5-3360M and Core i5 3365M are pretty much identical, except for the speed at which their graphics work. The former will boast an HD 4000 with 650MHz to 1200MHz speed, while the latter has the same lower limit but a top frequency of 1,350 MHz. Intel's Ivy Bridge CPUs are all based on the 22nm manufacturing process technology. We've followed the progress of the line very closely, upturning even the occasional rock (figuratively speaking of course) in our quest to keep up to date on what is and what will or may be.

Our conclusion is that the chips are unrivaled on the high-end market, but don't really offer enough to qualify as a better option than AMD's Trinity APUs on the mainstream segment, regardless of what certain, possibly biased, reviewers say.

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