Wednesday, January 4th 2012
Intel Discontinues Over 25 Desktop CPU Models
With Intel's third-generation Core processor family (codenamed: Ivy Bridge) on the horizon, the company is issuing product discontinuation notices to channel partners, and stopping production of as many as 25 desktop CPU models, spanning across various product lines. Intel notified partners to suspend supply of Core i5-661/660, Core i3-530, Pentium E5700 and Celeron E3500, it will cease production for these chips in the second quarter of 2012.
Moving on, production of several LGA1366, LGA1155 and LGA1156 Core i3/i5/i7 processors, including Core i7-960/950/930/870; Core i5-2300/680/670, and Pentium G960, will cease in Q2 2012. But before that, production of Core i7-875K, Core i7-860S, Core i5-760/750S/655K, and Celeron 450/430 will stop in Q1 2012. Apart from these, production of Core i7-880S/870S, Core Duo E7500/E7600, Pentium E6600/E550 and Celeron E3300 will stop in Q2 2012, sources revealed to industry observer DigiTimes.
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DigiTimes
Moving on, production of several LGA1366, LGA1155 and LGA1156 Core i3/i5/i7 processors, including Core i7-960/950/930/870; Core i5-2300/680/670, and Pentium G960, will cease in Q2 2012. But before that, production of Core i7-875K, Core i7-860S, Core i5-760/750S/655K, and Celeron 450/430 will stop in Q1 2012. Apart from these, production of Core i7-880S/870S, Core Duo E7500/E7600, Pentium E6600/E550 and Celeron E3300 will stop in Q2 2012, sources revealed to industry observer DigiTimes.
18 Comments on Intel Discontinues Over 25 Desktop CPU Models
I think some big OEMs are still using them chips for builds but most of them are built and sold by other computer shops.
Don't know the reason why AMD would take this route, but it would have been interesting if I can plug in a new Trinity Core based on the Piledriver Core in my Crosshair V mobo, :)
ark.intel.com/products/36503/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E7500-%283M-Cache-2_93-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB%29
I don't think there ever was a Pentium-M based Core Duo (note the absence of '2' !) called E5700.
Edit: Okay, there were Westmere processors for the 1156, but only in the form of the dual core Clarkdale processors. "Tick" did not happen for the quad cores.
It would be like doing a 6 core for 1155, this will never happen, atleast for now.