Multiple sources are reporting that Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E desktop and workstation platform has been delayed until the first quarter of 2012.

Intel’s replacement for the LGA-1366 Core platform was due by the fourth quarter of this year, and motherboards based on the new 32nm LGA 2011 socket format were shown off at this year’s Computex.

It has widely speculated that the rationale for the delay has is to ensure that Intel has a strong lineup at CES 2012.