Intel Skylake microarchitecture will be launched in 3rd quarter of 2015 and until then the company will be launching new haswell processors to fill the gap. The list includes Core i3 4170, i3 4170T, i3 4370T, Pentium G3260, G3260T, G3460T and G3270. These new processors are 100 MHz faster than their existing Core i3 and Pentium counterparts. Interestingly these Core i3 processors have support for hyper threading technology and most come with either 3MB or 4MB cache.
Specifications of Core i3 4170, 4170T, 4370T, Pentium G3260, G3260T, G3460T, G3270 are given below:
| Model | Cores | Threads | Frequency | L3 cache | Graphics | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i3-4170 | 2 | 4 | 3.7 GHz | 3 MB | HD 4400 | 54 Watt |
| Core i3-4170T | 2 | 4 | 3.2 GHz | 3 MB | HD 4400 | 35 Watt |
| Core i3-4370T | 2 | 4 | 3.3 GHz | 4 MB | HD 4600 | 35 Watt |
| Pentium G3260 | 2 | 2 | 3.3 GHz | 3 MB | HD | 53 Watt |
| Pentium G3260T | 2 | 2 | 2.9 GHz | 3 MB | HD | 35 Watt |
| Pentium G3460T | 2 | 2 | 3 GHz | 3 MB | HD | 35 Watt |
| Pentium G3470 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 GHz | 3 MB | HD | 53 Watt |
All Intel Pentium processors come with Intel HD graphics with support for basic features. Core i3 series have better graphics than Intel Pentium series.