Core i5
655K at 3.2GHz
Intel is preparing yet another, much cheaper CPU to address the Mainstream 2 market and
this new unlocked CPU should show its face by early June 2010. The name of
this part is Core i5 655K and this is a dual-core with four treads clocked at
3.2GHz and based on a 32nm CPU core and 45nm graphics core that are also
integrated on the chip.
This CPU certainly
supports Turbo and since this CPU is completely unlocked it should overclock
much better than the currently available Core i5 650. Core i5 650 is also clocked
at 3.2GHz and has 4MB cache but it’s not completely unlocked and you can only
have limited success with overclocking.
The new
Core i5 655K fits in socket LGA 1156 and has a 73W TDP. It will come at a premium price compared to Core i5 650. In
the US Core i5 sells for $194.90 (non reduced price) and you can imagine that
the Core i5 655K will cost slightly more. In Europe the same CPU sells for some
€150 and the unlocked K version is most likely to cost a few euro more.
