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Intel's Ivy Bridge CPU Prices to be Similar to Sandy Bridge

12:10 - Tuesday 20 December 2011 by Doug Crowthers - source: CPU-World

We get an early price listing for Intel's Ivy Bridge processors, and compared them to similar current generation Sandy Bridge processors.

We first got details on the specifications for Intel's Ivy Bridge processors in the early December. Today, we get an early price listing (based on 1K units) of the Ivy Bridge processors from CPU-World. Looking at the prices, the new Ivy Bridge processors will be at the same price points as the current generation Sandy Bridge processors that the upcoming platform is replacing.

Model	Cores (Threads)	Frequency	Turbo Frequency	L3 Cache	TDP	Price	Current CPU / Price
Core i5-3450	4 (4)	3.1 GHz	3.5 GHz	6 MB	77 W	$184	i5-2400 / $184
Core i5-3450S	4 (4)	2.8 GHz	3.5 GHz	6 MB	65 W	$184	i5-2400S / $184
Core i5-3470T	2 (4)	2.9 GHz	3.6 GHz	3 MB	35 W	$184	i5-2390T / $184
Core i5-3550	4 (4)	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz	6 MB	77 W	$205	i5-2500 / $205
Core i5-3550S	4 (4)	3.0 GHz	3.7 GHz	6 MB	65 W	$205	i5-2500S / $205
Core i5-3750K	4 (4)	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz	6 MB	77 W	$225	i5-2500K / $216
Core i5-3750T	4 (4)	2.3 GHz	3.3 GHz	6 MB	42 W	$205	i5-2500T / $205
Core i7-3770	4 (8)	3.4 GHz	3.9 GHz	8 MB	77 W	$294	i7-2600 / $294
Core i7-3770K	4 (8)	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz	8 MB	77 W	$332	i7-2700K / $332
Core i7-3770S	4 (8)	3.1 GHz	3.9 GHz	8 MB	65 W	$294	i7-2600S / $294
Core i7-3770T	4 (8)	2.5 GHz	3.7 GHz	8 MB	45 W	$294	N/A

Based on the early performance seen with Ivy Bridge, the price point will make it an easier decision to make the jump to Ivy Bridge for a new build in April / May over current generation Sandy Bridge. What remains to be seen is whether or not Ivy Bridge performance will be enough for users to jump from a current gen Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge on a compatible motherboard.