Core i7 "Ivy Bridge-E" Arrives Before September 11

[csbin]

http://www.techpowerup.com/187436/core-i7-ivy-bridge-e-arrives-before-september-11.html

Intel's next HEDT (high-end desktop) processors, Core i7 "Ivy Bridge-E," should launch in most global markets before September 11. The launch window for these chips opens on September 4th, and the last of the targeted markets should see these chips launched by the 11th. Among the parts launched, are the Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition flagship, the Core i7-4930K, and the Core i7-4820K.

The i7-4960X is a six-core part, with 3.60 GHz clock speed, 4.00 GHz maximum Turbo Boost, and 15 MB L3 cache; the i7-4930K is the other six-core part, which offers 3.40 GHz clocks, 3.90 GHz maximum Turbo Boost, and 12 MB L3 cache. The i7-4820K is the only quad-core part in the series, featuring 3.70 GHz clocks, 3.90 GHz Turbo Boost, and 10 MB of L3 cache. All three are based on the 22 nm "Ivy Bridge-E" silicon, are built into the LGA2011 package, feature unlocked BClk multipliers, and will run on existing motherboards based on the X79 Express chipset, with BIOS updates. It's also rumored that Intel could launch a new chipset for the platform, which offers more SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and integrated USB 3.0.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

And maybe better TIM

 

[zir_blazer]

And maybe better TIM

They're soldered. Know info already.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

They're soldered. Know info already.

And is this the last update to/for that platform/socket or will there be another upgrade chip for it? Seems like Intel is on a 2 chips and out and on to a new socket type deal

 

[ShintaiDK]

And is this the last update to/for that platform/socket or will there be another upgrade chip for it? Seems like Intel is on a 2 chips and out and on to a new socket type deal

Yes, Haswell-E will use another socket and DDR4.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Then this wouldn't be a good upgrade path for me now. Haswell :hmm:

 

[crashtech]

http://www.techpowerup.com/187436/core-i7-ivy-bridge-e-arrives-before-september-11.html

...It's also rumored that Intel could launch a new chipset for the platform, which offers more SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and integrated USB 3.0.

I'd love to know more of this. The lack of concrete info suggests disappointment awaits, or the revealing of a very well kept secret.

 

[ShintaiDK]

I'd love to know more of this. The lack of concrete info suggests disappointment awaits, or the revealing of a very well kept secret.

In terms of chipset, there is none. So full dissapointment for anyone believing that. But you can only blame sites like this to try fuel the futile hopes. I have no respect for such sites.

 

[blackened23]

If a new chipset existed it would have been sampled probably a year ago, and seeing as that has not happened, there will be no chipset. Besides which, there really aren't any substantial benefits to a new platform - the only thing a new platform will bring are more native SATA 6G ports and USB 3.0. Every high end x79 motherboard on the market has this covered already with additional ASMedia and Marvell chips. PCI-express 3.0 is also doable on current x79 as well, with some workarounds.

So with that being the case, there really isn't a compelling reason to bring a new chipset for x79. I'm sure Haswell-E will have a new platform (9 series chipsets will be for Haswell E), but it really isn't needed with IVB-E.

 

[crashtech]

I'd mostly like to see the PCIe 3.0 fixed out of the box, failing that, to know if an older board will at least boot with the new CPU well enough to perform the BIOS update.

 

[blackened23]

I'd mostly like to see the PCIe 3.0 fixed out of the box, failing that, to know if an older board will at least boot with the new CPU well enough to perform the BIOS update.

Yeah, that's true I guess. I seem to remember a few 6 series boards had problems with IVB upon release, and some vendors didn't provide immdiate BIOS updates...While SATA 6G is covered on existing boards, I've never been a fan of ASMedia and Marvell implementations. You can't cross channel them with native intel ports for RAID and SSD caching and what not. The performance always seems slightly lower than native intel SATA 6G ports as well.

 

[bwanaaa]

interesting.
unlocked multipliers and vTD support.

 

[zephyrprime]

I'd love to know more of this. The lack of concrete info suggests disappointment awaits, or the revealing of a very well kept secret.

A secret like that isn't even worth keeping since it has little market or strategic value. After all, Nobody cares much about chipsets. So I believe that we will be disappointed.

 

[crashtech]

A secret like that isn't even worth keeping since it has little market or strategic value. After all, Nobody cares much about chipsets. So I believe that we will be disappointed.

I agree.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Original rumors of what X79 was supposed to bring were a major letdown for what the chipset actually ended up offering (being arguably worse than P67 and definitely Z68 despite being "newer"), learned my lesson then, not going to expect anything now. Intel pretty much just on autopilot at this point for us enthusiasts.