Price of Intel Core i3 Ivy Bridge in Europe

As previously reported, Intel will launch new generation of processors, Ivy Bridge as the successor of last Intel processors on the market today.

Before launching Core i3 Ivy Bridge to the market, Intel first will launch its flagship Core i7 and Core i5. Core i3 generation Ivy Bridge for desktop is estimated will be available on June in three models.

As quoted from VR-Zone, three models are Core i3-3220, Cire i3 3225 and Core i3 3240. The first model, Core i3 3220 is priced $ 149 according to some online store in Europe.

The second model, Core i3 3225 is priced at around $ 172. This model has been equipped with sophisticated Intel graphics, Intel HD Graphics 4000.

To Compete Intel Ivy Bridge, AMD Prepare Trinity

The launch of new processors, Ivy Bridge apparently sparked reaction to Intel rival, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices). AMD reportedly is producing APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) with code name Trinity and is expected to appear on the market in third quarter this year. APU itself is a name that was given by AMD for its products that incorporate with Radeon graphics processors  in  single chip.

As quoted from Fudzilla, the processor will be included in Trinity platform codenamed Virgo and use a new socket, socket FM2.

The fastest processors from AMD Trinity is A10 5800K  quad-core with speed of 3.8 GHz, 4MB cache, 100W TDP and memory support to DDR3 1866 MHz RAM memory.