Intel Mobile Core i3 and i5 Chips Confirmed

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Intel today confirmed in a press briefing that they will launching mobile editions of their low- and mid-range Core i3 and Core i5 processors in the upcoming new year. The chips will be Intel’s new Arrandale design, and will also feature some new graphical options.

Intel’s integrated graphics boards have long been standard on most non-gaming notebooks. The on-board graphics are notorious for poor performance, and Intel is hoping to change that. The new Core i3 and Core i5 dual-core mobile processors will have a GPU core processor. Intel has promised that the dedicated GPU solution will be able to provide “high-end” graphics for the notebooks.

While it probably won’t be as good as a Radeon HD 5850, hopefully they can provide better graphics than the current GMA on-board graphics.  At the press briefing, Intel showed off some low-end laptops running World of Warcraft without issue.

The mobile Core i5 chip will also come with Intel’s Turbo Boost overclocking feature that is found on Intel’s Core i5 and i7 desktop models. The new mobile Core i3 and i5′s are set to launch on January. No pricing was announced, but you’ll be more likely to buy them with a new notebook sometime after that.