Intel Launches New Notebook CPUs, Updates Pricing

Posted 06/23/2010 at 7:38am | by Paul Lilly

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Intel earlier this week launched a handful of mobile Core i7 processors and has plans to release even more chips in the very neary future. Here's how it breaks down (prices in trays of 1,000):

• Core i7 940XM Extreme Edition (2.13GHz): $1,054
• Core i7 840QM (1.86GHz): $546
• Core i7 740QM (1.73GHz): $364
• Core i7 640M (2.13GHz): $332
• Core i5 580M (2.66GHz): $257
• Core i5 560M (2.66GHz): $225

In the ultra-thin sector, Intel recently unveiled the Core i7 660UM (1.33GHz, $305) and Core i5 540UM (1.2GHz, $241). and come mid-July, the company plans to drop the price of its Core i7 640UM (1.2GH). In September, Intel will release a couple of dual-core parts, the Core i7 680UM (1.46GHz) and Core i5 560UM (1.33GHz), as well as a bunch of low-voltage chips, including the core i7 660LM (2.26GHz).

Several other processors have either recently been released, or soon will be, including:

• Celeron U3400 (1.06GHz): $134
• Celeron P4600 (2GHz): $86
• Pentium T3500 (not listed): $80
• Atom N455 (1.66GHz): $64
• Atom N475 (1.86GHz): $75
• Atom N550 (1.5GHz): $86

As 2011 rolls around, Intel will follow all of this up with its next-gen Huron River platform (32nm Sand Bridge processor, Cougar Point chipset, and Wi-Fi module).

Image Credit: Intel