3930k upgrade to e5 2690 es

[warzeta]

i got the oportunity to buy a e5 2690 es (600us) since lga 2011-3 is so expensive right i wonder how will look the xeon against the newest 5960x and if is worth the upgrade from a 3930k

thanks

 

[Ketchup]

ES = engineering sample.

Those belong to Intel. They are illegal to sell.

https://communities.intel.com/thread/26542

 

[Burpo]

It's between the 3930K and the 5960X.. Not really much of an upgrade, but 2 extra cores are better for multitasking..

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-3930K+@+3.20GHz

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E5-2690+@+2.90GHz

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-5960X+@+3.00GHz

 

[warzeta]

ES = engineering sample.

Those belong to Intel. They are illegal to sell.

https://communities.intel.com/thread/26542

I bought it from a private person for 600us and sold my old 3930k for 350us
im upgrading from a 3930k and i have a asrock x79 extreme 4

the question is how do i look now with a e5 2690 against a 5960x

by the way the es 2690 is C1 revision

 

[Lepton87]

ES = engineering sample.

Those belong to Intel. They are illegal to sell.

https://communities.intel.com/thread/26542

It doesn't work that way, it's not illegal just because Intel says so. I guess the key piece of information here is the local law and whether or not that Intel's clause has any legal effect or not. So while it is illegal for you to buy one in the US it might be legal for me to buy one here in Poland.

 

[NTMBK]

It doesn't work that way, it's not illegal just because Intel says so. I guess the key piece of information here is the local law and whether or not that Intel's clause has any legal effect or not. So while it is illegal for you to buy one in the US it might be legal for me to buy one here in Poland.

It is not their property to sell. The equipment is on lease from Intel, and they can request it back at any time. It would be like me selling you a BMW I hired from Hertz.

 

[schmuckley]

eh..lower clock speed vs 2 extra cores.
Y U no 4930k?

 

[TurtleCrusher]

It is not their property to sell. The equipment is on lease from Intel, and they can request it back at any time. It would be like me selling you a BMW I hired from Hertz.

Most ES after immediate relevancy are just given away. I got a P4 Northwood 2.53Ghz ES from a friend in late 2004.

 

[jpiniero]

Most ES after immediate relevancy are just given away. I got a P4 Northwood 2.53Ghz ES from a friend in late 2004.

Pretty sure Intel's policy is to destroy the chips once the testing is completed, as to not tempt people from selling it.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I take it overclocking isn't an option? Because the best course of action would have been to invest in more/better cooling or just sit on the money and save up for something new, seeing as the Xeon can't really be overclocked, it really wouldn't take much of an overclock for the 3930K to be faster regardless of whether or not the application could leverage two more threads (6 cores @ 4.5+GHz > 8 cores @ 2.9GHz/~3.2GHz with turbo on all cores), and of course it would be even faster for anything that doesn't use all 8 cores.

 

[warzeta]

I take it overclocking isn't an option? Because the best course of action would have been to invest in more/better cooling or just sit on the money and save up for something new, seeing as the Xeon can't really be overclocked, it really wouldn't take much of an overclock for the 3930K to be faster regardless of whether or not the application could leverage two more threads (6 cores @ 4.5+GHz > 8 cores @ 2.9GHz/~3.2GHz with turbo on all cores), and of course it would be even faster for anything that doesn't use all 8 cores.

i got the cpu today and after testing it seems no problems but sometibg weird. it look like a C2 and not c1 and it doesnt say ES anywhere.. ?

 

[Burpo]

Does it say QBVD?
http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/QB/QBVD.html

Socket: LGA2011, Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz, Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz, No of Cores: 8 (2 logical cores per physical), Max TDP: 135
Execution Technology are not supported on processors with C0 and C1..

Looks like you got the good one..

 

[warzeta]

Does it say QBVD?
http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/QB/QBVD.html

Socket: LGA2011, Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz, Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz, No of Cores: 8 (2 logical cores per physical), Max TDP: 135
Execution Technology are not supported on processors with C0 and C1..

Looks like you got the good one..

on aida64 and cpuz it says C2 where should it say if it is QBVD? by the way it doesnt say it ES anywhere . wonder if the seller got confuse and sent me a retail processor...Since there is not C2 ES

 

[Burpo]

Yes, there were.. It would be on the heat spreader of the CPU. The letters QBVD would indicate an ES with C2 Stepping.

Like the CPU below says QA82 ES

 

[Ketchup]

on aida64 and cpuz it says C2 where should it say if it is QBVD? by the way it doesnt say it ES anywhere . wonder if the seller got confuse and sent me a retail processor...Since there is not C2 ES

Glad to hear you got a legit chip. Enjoy!

 

[warzeta]

damn it seems the seller sold me on ebay a c1 es but the one i have home is a SR0L0 C2 it seems i got a good deal for 550 buck! cant complain

 

[ilem]

Anyone know where I can find some empty E5-2690 Boxes?

Sounds a bit dodgy. Why would you want these?
administrator allisolm

 

[Burpo]

Not retail box, but..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-PROTE...742940?hash=item35f6bb651c:g:gnEAAOSwuTxV7tYZ

"Original Intel Container Packaging Box with Manual Booklet as pictured also available ONLY upon request "

 

[Giorgosgr]

My personal opinion is that overclock is a must if you have 3930k or your 8 Core SB-E cpu