Intel Preps Dual-Core Celeron Microprocessors

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Multi-core chips are sweeping the processor market and single cores are becoming harder and harder to find. This trend is about to go through the roof while prices plummet to the basement.

With affordability as the main factor in mind, Intel Corporation plans to release dual-core Intel Celeron microprocessors in the first quarter of next year. Intel’s Celeron E1000 dual-core processors are set to be made using 65nm process technology and are projected to fit into 65W thermal design power envelope. The new CPUs will be drop-in compatible with all platforms that support code-named Conroe processors. Intel plans to describe the new Intel Celeron dual-core processor as delivering “entry multi-tasking experience for value-conscious customers.”

The first Intel Celeron E1200 dual-core processor working at 1.60GHz, utilizing 800MHz processor system bus and featuring 512KB of unified secondary-level cache will emerge in the first quarter of 2008 to target cost-effective desktops. Later during the year Intel plans to add more chips into the Intel Celeron E1000 dual-core lineup, creating a comprehensive family of affordable chips with two processing engines.

News source: Xbit Laboratories

#1 Tantawi on 12 Oct 2007 - 04:07

Nice, finally a Celeron that doesn't suck

#2 bolix on 12 Oct 2007 - 04:54

or probably it will still suck, but just half the way it used to.

(1 reply) #3 macrosslover on 12 Oct 2007 - 05:10

plz let that damn chip die

#3.1 Sheppard on 12 Oct 2007 - 07:40

Why, its now based on the Core 2 Architecture, that should blow every other budget CPU out of the water.

#4 BiGdUsTy on 12 Oct 2007 - 07:28

If there ever was a good Celery every made it was the 300A

#5 Tzimisce on 12 Oct 2007 - 07:56

they need to wipe the slate, with 50 million different processors available, no wonder nobody knows anything about computers!

#6 ShiZZa on 12 Oct 2007 - 12:28

300a was actually produced if I recall. The other celrons are just by products of there big brothers if im not mistaken. So it would make sence it would take some time before they have a small stockpile starting. But i would never buy a celron. But knowing they disable stuff it sure seems that with a little extra heat celrons start acting up and I would assume again, that could be from a jumper wire of some sort.

#7 J400uk on 12 Oct 2007 - 12:31

Whats wrong with these new celerons? The current ones are just single core core 2 duos ,which as we know are fantastic, with reduced cache for a ridiculosly low price. Adding an extra core can only make things better. Theres a massive market out there for people who just want cheap computers for internet and office.

#8 eilegz on 12 Oct 2007 - 16:13

so this its lower than thos pentium dual core. still based on allendale not bad very good performance and cheap price

#9 Mike Frett on 12 Oct 2007 - 18:17

Good performance at a cheap price. That's what I'm currently looking for.

#10 jmmycrackcorn on 12 Oct 2007 - 19:39

Look out, AMD: Incoming fire from the Celeron platforms!

This will hurt AMD a heck of a lot. Right now, the only reason people buy AMD CPUs is becasue of their price/performace ratio. With a Core 2 Celeron chip on the market, I can imagine what it will do to AMD's CPU sales, especially once Intel starts making Conroe-based Celerons.

#11 Davo on 15 Oct 2007 - 04:19

I was gonna go with an E6400 C2D but now looks like I'll be getting one of these for an even better $/performance ratio.

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