Core i5 760 on Tap for a Q3 Release

Posted 06/11/2010 at 8:03am | by Paul Lilly

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System builders -- both OEM and the DIY variety -- will soon have a new Intel processor to play with. Slated for release in the third quarter of 2010 is the Core i5 760, one of several mainstream performance parts Intel has in the pipeline.

The Core i5 760 will come clocked at 2.8GHz on each of its four cores and contain 8MB of cache. It will support DDR3-1066/1333 memory and come with a TDP set at 95W. Like all Core i5 chips, this one is for socket 1156 owners.

No word yet on price, but for comparison, the Core i5 750 sells for about $200 street. It's essentially the same chip as the 760, but clocked slightly lower at 2.66GHz. Otherwise, both CPUs feature the same amount of cache, RAM support, and TDP rating.

It will be interesting to see where Intel prices the 760, given that the Santa Clara chip maker also sells an unlocked Core i5 655K clocked at 3.2GHz for $210. Built around a 32nm manufacturing process rather than 45nm like both other chips, the 655K targets overclockers with an unlocked multiplier, though it only has 4MB of cache.

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