With the introduction of the first Core i5 in September, and the arrival of Core and Pentium i3 in socket LGA 1156 in the coming weeks, it seemed the LGA 775 socket sentenced. However, two new processors should appear on the same period.

First Core 2 Duo E8700, a Wolfdale clocked at 3.5 GHz which is spoken in a long time, but which is still pending. It must be said that with the E8600 still sold more than 200 euros, it is not sure how this would position E8700. Sell a dual-core legacy at a price or there are quad-core next-generation is not very logical. Intel probably expected a stronger reaction to AMD to reconsider its price range, and bring to pass the newcomer. Specific level, the Core 2 Duo E8700 has 6 MB of cache, and uses a FSB of 1333 MHz Its TDP is 65 watts.

Then, a successor to the Pentium E6500 ... the E6600. Scheduled for January 17 next, it will be clocked at 3.06 GHz with FSB 1066 MHz, L2 cache of 2MB, and a TDP of 65 watts. It will be introduced at $ 84; the Pentium E6500 will then see its price drop to $ 74. The Intel LGA 775 platform will still be current in 2010, particularly on the low end; we can expect that other references in the land during the year.

If new models arrive, some we say goodbye, including the Celeron E1600 and E1500 and Core 2 Quad Q9400, which will no longer be available after July 9, 2010 boxed.