Intel Sandy Bridge processors already available?
Intel's 32nm Sandy Bridge chips – the company's second generation Core processors - are already on release in Malaysia, despite the official launch being scheduled for CES, Las Vegas in January 2011.
Sources from Lowyat.net claim that the Core i5-2300, the i5-2400 and the i7-2600 have all been spotted and photographed in boxes in a Malaysian electronics store.
The Sandy Bridge processor integrates four high performance x86 cores, an optimised gpu, a dual channel DDR3 memory controller and a 20lane PCIe interface. The 40nm AMD Zacate processor integrates two x86 Bobcat cores (each with a 512kbyte L2 cache), a dedicated Radeon HD5000 graphics and multimedia engine, a DDR3 memory controller, a client northbridge and a 4X PCIe link. Fine grained power gating, dynamic voltage/frequency scaling and enhanced display refresh are amongst the key enablers for low power operation. The vPro-equipped chips will be upgraded to incorporate antitheft technology.
