Home / Component / CPU / Intel release new i3, i5, i7 CULV processors

Intel release new i3, i5, i7 CULV processors

Intel have announced a new range of ultra low voltage i3, i5 and i7 processors – something we mentioned last week on KitGuru.

The announcement was made on Engadget and it seems as if the new dual core processors will be hitting retail in June and will sit alongside the current Celeron and Pentium ULV's targeting a higher sector. These new 32nm Nehalem processors offer 32 percent greater performance than previous ULVs which is sure to give a major kick in the ass to this slow paced market.

Not only that but they are delivering 20% less power drain which should also help aid battery life which is doubly important as many machines in the ultra portable bracket use small cell units. The power drain is reckoned to be around 17w which is helping increase the thermal performance by 50 percent over the last generation.

So far Asus, Acer, Lenovo and MSI have signed on for machines featuring the CPU's with the possibility that a slate computer is on the cards for release. Interestingly CNET are reporting that Intel are targeting the iPAD market with their own tablet design using a CULV 32nm chip. The source is high too, Intel's Vice President Mooly Eden said that the company is “serious about trying to participate in the tablet market”. We would expect to see something at Computex 2010 next month but you can read more over here.

KitGuru says: It was only a matter of time before someone wanted a piece of the Apple iPad pie.

Discuss in our forums over here or just leave a quick comment below.

Become a Patron!

Check Also

AMD surprise launches the 6-core Ryzen 5 7400F CPU

AMD is quietly expanding its Ryzen 7000 series lineup with the Ryzen 5 7400F, a …

We've noticed that you are using an ad blocker.

Thank you for visiting KitGuru. Our news and reviews teams work hard to bring you the latest stories and finest, in-depth analysis.

We want to be as informative as possible – and to help our readers make the best buying decisions. The mechanism we use to run our business and pay some of the best journalists in the world, is advertising.

If you want to support KitGuru, then please add www.kitguru.net to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software. It really makes a difference and allows us to continue creating the kind of content you really want to read.

It is important you know that we don’t run pop ups, pop unders, audio ads, code tracking ads or anything else that would interfere with the KitGuru experience. Adblockers can actually block some of our free content, such as galleries!