Enhancements like these have meant that Intel have verified these new processors as next generation. The actual cores themselves and the integrated GPU are married together meaning the ring bus which they are connected to and semiconductor die they are inside share resources. With Sandy Bridge, Intel have taken it one step further.

They were largely separate entities that happened to be on the same die. Over a year ago we saw Intel integrate graphics cores to their Clarkdale processors. Previous LGA1156 processors from the Core i5 series (Lynnfield) are 45nm and (Clarkdale) 32nm. The Core i5 series fits into the mainstream market of processors whilst the Core i7 the performance market.Įach of our new family of processors are 32nm. The K indicator signifies that the chip has an unlocked multiplier and therefore is ideal for those wishing to performance tune the processor by overclocking. They are named with the 2xxx suffix - at this current moment in time there is Core i5 2300, 2400, 25K and Core i7 26+. The new 2nd Generation 6 Series Intel Core i7, i5, i3 are with us. But, some 15 months on and we have a successor to the short-lived LGA1156 Core i7, i5, i3. LGA1156 basically offers excellent performance at a lower price-point compared to the LGA 1366 Core i7. Delivering excellent performance to enthusiasts who are perhaps on a budget. These chips paved the way for the mainstream market. A little over a year ago now we saw the introduction of the Intel Core i7, i5 and i processors which replaced the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad predecessor.

Intel core i5 2400, 3.4 ghz quad core