Intel Leaks Their Atom N470 1.83GHz CPU Press Release a Bit Early -- Now Official

Intel has possibly accidentally published their press release that was set for Monday, March 1. Everything you need to know is below and it's the Atom N470 CPU that has a clock speed of 1.83GHz along with 512kb of L2 cache and DDR2-667 RAM support. This should hit some netbooks pretty soon, considering that an event is kicking off next week - CeBIT.

Update: Early this morning Intel made this CPU official - according to Maximum PC.

Intel Expands Atom Processor Line-up for NetbooksMarch 1, 2010

Today Intel introduced the Intel® Atom™ processor N470. This new, faster Atom processor for netbooks has integrated graphics built directly into the CPU to help enable improved performance and smaller, more energy-efficient designs for the popular netbook category. The single core Atom processor runs at 1.83GHz, with 512k of L2 cache and DDR2-667 support. Major OEMs are expected to introduce systems based on this processor over the coming months to further differentiate their netbook offerings with a higher frequency to deliver additional responsiveness for online and basic computing tasks.

[Slash Gear]