Intel's Sandy Bridge E-Series processor has reportedly been delayed by an entire quarter as the chip-maker is now planning to boost the speed of the existing Sandy Bridge platform first over the summer before launching the processor’s elite version in winter.

Previously, Sandy Bridge E-Series processor was expected to be available during the third quarter of 2011, but now it possible released date has been pushed further to sometime in the fourth quarter of this year.

Reports about the postponement, which based on a document obtained by X-bit Labs, also states that the potential processor will make use of the LGA2011 socket and offer additional large cache to maximize the speed of single-threaded as well as double-threaded apps, along with several other enhancements.

Reports are claim that E-Series processor will bear 4-6 cores, paired with the Intel’s X68 "Patsburg" core-logic set.

The manufacturer will reportedly release the Core i7 9-series Extreme Edition processor sometime ahead of the E-Series’ launch.

However, the report is based on leaked document, and Intel is yet to confirm the report.