Intel is reviving the Celeron processor. Both Intel and AMD are trying to catch the low end users which have been left out of the Dual Core revolution. Till now there have been no real low end cheap Dual Core processors. Intel decided to revive the old known name for cheap low end processors - Celeron.
Intel’s new Dual Core Celeron will be based on the new Core 2 micro-architecture and not the old P4 Netburst. Intel will be releasing the Celeron E1x00- series. They will have a slower FSB and will cut down the L2 cache that is shared between the two cores. Basically Intel is offering the same specs as before but now users can get a Dual Core system and it will be based on Core 2 Duo architecture, which saves on power.
Core 2 Celeron E1200 Dual Core Processor - 1.6 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 512 KB of L2 cache
The Core 2 Dual Core Celeron will sell from 35$ - 60$.
As for performance, we can’t expect much. With the low clock speed and the small cache, it is unlikely that Intel Celeron E1000 dual-core microprocessors will show incredible performance.
Although there are two things to be noted:
- Intel is aiming for the low end users, so performance is not the issue here. Intel describes the Dual Core, Core 2 Celeron as “entry multi-tasking experience for value-conscious customers”
- We have to wait and see how over-clockable the new processors really are.
As the Intel vs AMD war starts its ninth round -
The launch of low-cost dual-core Intel Celeron E1000-series processors will cause the chip giant’s rival Advanced Micro Devices to either waterfall prices of its entry-level single-core AMD Athlon LE and AMD Sempron chips, or to introduce value dual-core processors as well and reconsider pricing of single-core offerings.
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