We first got details on the specifications for Intel's Ivy Bridge processors in the early December. Today, we get an early price listing (based on 1K units) of the Ivy Bridge processors from CPU-World. Looking at the prices, the new Ivy Bridge processors will be at the same price points as the current generation Sandy Bridge processors that the upcoming platform is replacing.

Model Cores(Threads) Frequency TurboFrequency L3Cache TDP Price CurrentCPU / Price Core i5-3450 4 (4) 3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz 6 MB 77 W $184 i5-2400 / $184 Core i5-3450S 4 (4) 2.8 GHz 3.5 GHz 6 MB 65 W $184 i5-2400S / $184 Core i5-3470T 2 (4) 2.9 GHz 3.6 GHz 3 MB 35 W $184 i5-2390T / $184 Core i5-3550 4 (4) 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz 6 MB 77 W $205 i5-2500 / $205 Core i5-3550S 4 (4) 3.0 GHz 3.7 GHz 6 MB 65 W $205 i5-2500S / $205 Core i5-3750K 4 (4) 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz 6 MB 77 W $225 i5-2500K / $216 Core i5-3750T 4 (4) 2.3 GHz 3.3 GHz 6 MB 42 W $205 i5-2500T / $205 Core i7-3770 4 (8) 3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz 8 MB 77 W $294 i7-2600 / $294 Core i7-3770K 4 (8) 3.5 GHz 3.9 GHz 8 MB 77 W $332 i7-2700K / $332 Core i7-3770S 4 (8) 3.1 GHz 3.9 GHz 8 MB 65 W $294 i7-2600S / $294 Core i7-3770T 4 (8) 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz 8 MB 45 W $294 N/A

Based on the early performance seen with Ivy Bridge, the price point will make it an easier decision to make the jump to Ivy Bridge for a new build in April / May over current generation Sandy Bridge. What remains to be seen is whether or not Ivy Bridge performance will be enough for users to jump from a current gen Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge on a compatible motherboard.