Intel Ivy Bridge Chips

Your wait is almost over for the next-generation chip, Ivy Bridge. The new chip from Intel promises better battery life and performance improvements.

Ivy Bridge processors should be announced in the 4th week of April, between April 22 and April 28. The announcement will include only quad-core models: mobile Core i7 and Core i7 Extreme families, desktop Core i7, Core i5-3570K, i5-3570T, i5-3550, i5-3550S, i5-3450 and i5-3450S. The announced chips will be available for sale on April 29, and the reviews and benchmarks should be published on the same day.

Dual-core Ivy Bridge Core i3 chips are expected later in the year, in the third quarter--just in time for holiday shopping.

Intel calls Ivy Bridge a tick+. While CPU performance steps forward, GPU performance sees a more significant improvement - in the 20 - 50% range.

Perfect for ultrabooks and smoking fast laptops.

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