Intel to stop production of 19 Processors

 Intel has announced the cessation of production of several variants of its desktop processors, amounting to 19 types of family Clarkdale, Lynnfield, and Sandy Bridge.

Termination is due to the presence of a newer desktop processors to replace other types of processors. All these processors use a motherboard with socket LGA1366, LGA1156 and LGA1155.





 Some types of processors that were replaced are older than two years. With the presence of Sandy Bridge processors and Sandy Bridge-E that target all segments of the line, this may be because Intel would prefer not to drop the selling price of the old processor and prefer to stop production.

A somewhat surprising that the termination of several types of Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium family of the newly launched several months ago. The series will be replaced with the newer generations like the Intel G630, G630T, and G860.


Socket LGA1366 introduced in November 2008 aimed at high-end segment. It began to be replaced LGA2011 socket that supports the Sandy Bridge-E since 14 November 2011 ago. Meanwhile, socket LGA1156 introduced in September 2009 for the mainstream segment and replaced by a support LGA1155 Sandy Bridge in January 2011.

Here's a list of processors that will be discontinued:

- Intel Pentium namely G6950, GG6960, G620, and G840 G620T
- Intel Core i3 namely 520 and 2100T
- Intel Core i5 namely 650, 660, 670, 680 and 2300
- Intel Core i7 namely 860, 870, 930, 950, 960, 980 and 990X.

In addition to processors, Intel also announced the termination of some lawasnya chipsets like Intel H55, P55 and H57.