Intel would like you to know about a new processor it’s selling. It’s a 6-core, 12-thread, 14-nanometer design that draws 65 watts and runs at 2.9Ghz, called the Core i5-110. If you watch Intel processors like a hawk, that might sound familiar: The specs appear to be identical to the Core i5-10400, a Comet Lake CPU that first debuted in 2020.
In product terms this is what’s known as a “rebadge,” and it’s hardly unprecedented for both regular chips and other designs. But given the pace of CPU tech, and the issues Intel is facing at the moment, this particular example might rub consumers the wrong way. Assuming they notice, of course — the entire point of a rebadge is getting products out there without making much of a splash. The new listing was spotted by Twitter poster @momomo_US.
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Intel is calling this a “Core™ processors (Series 1)” though in its defense, it does identify it as “products formerly Comet Lake in the listing. One thing that hasn’t changed is the price. At $200 USD, the i5-110 costs exactly the same as the Core i5-10400 did five years ago. Even if you think that’s a good deal (it’s pretty milquetoast), tracking down the DDR4 RAM to go with it in 2025 might just cancel out any budget plans.