[Fudzilla] Intel i3 and i5 info!!! - Overclock.net

unl3a5h3d · 07-07-09

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In a recent blog post, the Santa Clara, California-based Intel has explained its latest branding strategy for its current and upcoming products, confirming the launch of the much anticipated Core i5 and the new Core i3 series of processors. According to the world's leading chip maker, customers should expect a simpler branding strategy, focusing on the company's successful Core brand. The upcoming solutions will be designed for the entry-level, mid-level and high-level markets, each of the new brands addressing a new segment.

According to a recent blog post by Intel's Bill Calder, the chip maker is moving to a simpler marketing strategy, as it wants its customers to know exactly what they are buying. This is why the upcoming products will be part of three new families, namely the Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7. As for the manufacturer's other non-Core products, Intel says that the Celeron will remain for entry-level computing at affordable price points, Pentium for basic computing and Atom for new devices, ranging from netbooks to smartphones.

The new strategy follows in the footsteps of the company's recently launched ad campaign, “Sponsors of Tomorrow,” which is aimed to provide users with a better perspective of what Intel has to offer. However, according to Bill Cader's blog post, the new Core i3 and Core i5 names are just modifiers and not brands. “For example, upcoming processors such as Lynnfield (desktop) will carry the Intel Core brand, but will be available as either Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 depending upon the feature set and capability. Clarksfield (mobile) will have the Intel Core i7 name,” Cader said in his blog post.

Centrino will be phased out from Intel's processor family as early as next year. However, the company will maintain the Celeron brand for its other products, including Wi-Fi and WiMAX. In addition, the vPro technology will be maintained, as it will be available on Intel's upcoming business parts, like Core i5 vPro and Core i7 vPro.

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HardwaterH4ck3r · 07-07-09

Hmm, so they will be maintaining the i7 line? Will it be on 1366 boards I wonder?

smoothjk · 07-07-09

I could've sworn they said they weren't going to call it Core i5...either way, something to look forward to.

Ecchi-BANZAII!!! · 07-07-09

I thought the i5 would be the low-end series and the i9 would be their next step...

JKBenchmarks · 07-07-09

Pentium going to be used still?

Can't we just replace it with the Atom already

vdek · 07-07-09

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Originally Posted by Ecchi-BANZAII!!!

I thought the i5 would be the low-end series and the i9 would be their next step...

Nope, Core i3 is the low end, Core i5 is the midrange, Core i7 is the high end, and Core i9 is the extreme end.

The i9s will be the 6-8 core gulftowns, while the i7 will be 4 core nehalems and 4 core lynnfields with hyperthreading afaik.

The i5s will contain 4 core lynnfields with no Hyperthreading afaik.

xJumper · 07-07-09

They better not make Gulftowns 6-8 Core Extreme Edition only! I was prepared to buy one or maybe even two of those for the supposed "Skulltrail 2" coming out. If that's the case than my QX6700 will have a long and prosperous life as I doubt i3 & i5 will really be any difference, i7 is nice but I'm primarily a gamer so I could put the money to better use in GPU's but the 8 Core Gulftowns were going to be my reason to upgrade.

vdek · 07-07-09

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Originally Posted by xJumper

They better not make Gulftowns 6-8 Core Extreme Edition only! I was prepared to buy one or maybe even two of those for the supposed "Skulltrail 2" coming out. If that's the case than my QX6700 will have a long and prosperous life as I doubt i3 & i5 will really be any difference, i7 is nice but I'm primarily a gamer so I could put the money to better use in GPU's but the 8 Core Gulftowns were going to be my reason to upgrade.

I don't mean it's an extreme edition processor, just the best of the core brand.

I hope it's not an extreme edition too, I want to upgrade to a 6-8 core gulftown, but not if it's going to cost me $1000+

xJumper · 07-07-09

Oh! lol... but yea like you said hope it's not extreme edition

giecsar · 07-07-09

Use the [QUOTE] tag if you didn't write that...

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