Intel is preparing yet another, much cheaper CPU to address the Mainstream 2 market and this new unlocked CPU should show its face by early June 2010. The name of this part is Core i5 655K and this is a dual-core with four treads clocked at 3.2GHz and based on a 32nm CPU core and 45nm graphics core that are also integrated on the chip.

This CPU certainly supports Turbo and since this CPU is completely unlocked it should overclock much better than the currently available Core i5 650. Core i5 650 is also clocked at 3.2GHz and has 4MB cache but it’s not completely unlocked and you can only have limited success with overclocking.

The new Core i5 655K fits in socket LGA 1156 and has a 73W TDP. It will come at a premium price compared to Core i5 650.  In the US Core i5 sells for $194.90 (non reduced price) and you can imagine that the Core i5 655K will cost slightly more. In Europe the same CPU sells for some €150 and the unlocked K version is most likely to cost a few euro more.