Nice! finally some numbers.
looks like they got lower tdp (take note, zambezi), 2700k-like speeds.
even the lower end i5s have at least 3 gigs of min. freq. that, combined with the die-shrink should get some strong numbers. r.i.p. i5 2300!
all the good things have already been said, now caveats:
why are the high end cpus only the ones with hd 4000? most people buying those cpus won't end up using them anyway. i hope that intel will release lower end cpus with hd4000 later.
why do the cpu model numbers look so similar to amd's old radeon hd cards? 😛
why is the tdp so low? that alone makes ivy bridge a much less powerful cpu than amd's mighty fx 8150!!! muahahaha.....ha...