[CPU World] Prices of Ivy Bridge desktop processors

[dma0991]

Prices of Ivy Bridge desktop CPUs

 

[tweakboy]

Good post....

Wow soo cheap!!! 300 bucks for a quad with 8 threads. I wonder how these OC,,but ya amazing how Intel doesnt have a 1k desktop chip no more....

Maybe Haswell will be the 800 dollar chip the top of the line one in 2013 no or notch ?

 

[Kristijonas]

225$ got the processsor I want. Not bad.

 

[Annon2255]

So, I'm familiar with the K notation at the end of the model number, but who do the S and T mean? Sorry if this is a stupid question.

 

[dma0991]

So, I'm familiar with the K notation at the end of the model number, but who do the S and T mean? Sorry if this is a stupid question.

They are the low power version, hence the lower TDP.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Well, nice to see that the prices are basically the same. It would have been bad if they had raised the price, because the CPU performance is only slightly improved. I guess overall it is a pretty good deal, since you get an improved IGP and slightly better CPU performance. Still, I would have liked to see some higher clocked chips or a mainstream 300-400 dollar hex core.

Edit: If you look at the 3450 for 184.00 with a 77 watt TDP, could they not have make a six core version at 110 watts for 350.00? That would be almost double the price and only 50% more cores. I think they are waiting to come out with the E series at 500.00 plus. Kind of gouging for a hex core, but otherwise the prices are very good.

 

[Qbah]

So a Core i5 3470T is a dual core with HT but a Core i5 3450 (lower number) is a quad core? That makes no sense....

Apart from that, nice prices!

 

[Dahak]

So a Core i5 3470T is a dual core with HT but a Core i5 3450 (lower number) is a quad core? That makes no sense....

Apart from that, nice prices!

Yeah, unless its a type-o and it should be 3450t from what i can infer from that chart.

Hmm... upgrading is really tempting.

 

[MrTeal]

Good post....

Wow soo cheap!!! 300 bucks for a quad with 8 threads. I wonder how these OC,,but ya amazing how Intel doesnt have a 1k desktop chip no more....

Maybe Haswell will be the 800 dollar chip the top of the line one in 2013 no or notch ?

Intel does, it's just not socket 1155.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116491

 

[Genx87]

Microcenter will have the 3750K for 179.99. Cant wait!

 

[Caveman]

So, which chip suffix is best for performance? T, S, K? Confused... Lower power would mean more O/Cing headroom, yes?

Or is the "lower power" 3770T lower because it's a GHz clock slower?

 

[dma0991]

So, which chip suffix is best for performance? T, S, K? Confused... Lower power would mean more O/Cing headroom, yes?

Or is the "lower power" 3770T lower because it's a GHz clock slower?

Those with a T or S suffix are not overclockable unlike those with the K suffix. The T or S are like those without a suffix just that they have a lower TDP.

 

[tweakboy]

What happened to 980x 6 core 12 threads. I rather have that chip then a Sandy, but I have to pay 800 dollars to get it ,, wtf ,,

Sad no hexacore Ivy,,,, I guess technology has shutdown when it comes to cores,, most they can do on a desktop is 4 cores 8 threads,,, sad ,, tech has not come a long way since 2007 when I got my rig,,,

 

[Lonyo]

What happened to 980x 6 core 12 threads. I rather have that chip then a Sandy, but I have to pay 800 dollars to get it ,, wtf ,,

Sad no hexacore Ivy,,,, I guess technology has shutdown when it comes to cores,, most they can do on a desktop is 4 cores 8 threads,,, sad ,, tech has not come a long way since 2007 when I got my rig,,,

These CPUs are for the mainstream, and 6 cores isn't mainstream
If you want an enthusiast number of cores (6) then buy an enthusiast setup (SandyBridge-E).

 

[Soccerman06]

What happened to 980x 6 core 12 threads. I rather have that chip then a Sandy, but I have to pay 800 dollars to get it ,, wtf ,,

Sad no hexacore Ivy,,,, I guess technology has shutdown when it comes to cores,, most they can do on a desktop is 4 cores 8 threads,,, sad ,, tech has not come a long way since 2007 when I got my rig,,,

There is absolutely no reason they cant do a 6 or 8 core cpu, they dont for many reason which we have been over before.

 

[Lonyo]

Well, nice to see that the prices are basically the same. It would have been bad if they had raised the price, because the CPU performance is only slightly improved. I guess overall it is a pretty good deal, since you get an improved IGP and slightly better CPU performance. Still, I would have liked to see some higher clocked chips or a mainstream 300-400 dollar hex core.

Edit: If you look at the 3450 for 184.00 with a 77 watt TDP, could they not have make a six core version at 110 watts for 350.00? That would be almost double the price and only 50% more cores. I think they are waiting to come out with the E series at 500.00 plus. Kind of gouging for a hex core, but otherwise the prices are very good.

They could have done that, if they wanted to kill SandyBridge-E before it's even really launched, and piss off a lot of people who invested into it already.

Intel is playing a very clever game with their processors. They are giving pretty much everyone what they want, while maximising their own profit.
Sometimes timings get a little frustrating (like with SB-E being so late), but generally they have segmented their markets in a way which doesn't anger anyone particularly much, everyone feels like they are getting a pretty good deal.

 

[frostedflakes]

Can't wait to see how these OC.

 

[dma0991]

Intel's to do list for Ivy Bridge.
1. Shrink to 22nm
2. Tri-gate
3. Increase GPU performance
4. Target ARM or mobile in general

Adding 2 extra cores would seem like a great idea but I doubt we'll be seeing an IB release by April if they do. Even if they managed to do so, I would doubt it would benefit them in the form of getting the most out of their customers. SB-E boxes will be collecting dust and those who did purchase SB-E previously will be pissed.

Not too keen to see Intel going with the moar cores path that AMD took and it turned out to be a bummer. I'd rather have a healthy bump in IPC with every generation rather than more cores.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Intel's to do list for Ivy Bridge.
1. Shrink to 22nm
2. Tri-gate
3. Increase GPU performance
4. Target ARM or mobile in general

Adding 2 extra cores would seem like a great idea but I doubt we'll be seeing an IB release by April if they do. Even if they managed to do so, I would doubt it would benefit them in the form of getting the most out of their customers. SB-E boxes will be collecting dust and those who did purchase SB-E previously will be pissed.

Not too keen to see Intel going with the moar cores path that AMD took and it turned out to be a bummer. I'd rather have a healthy bump in IPC with every generation rather than more cores.

I agree with you about favoring better IPC over more cores. Unfortunately with Ivy, we see neither more cores nor a significant increase in IPC. And not even as much power savings as I expected. As impressed as I was with Sandy Bridge, Ivy is kind of a disappointment.

 

[RichUK]

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I agree with you about favoring better IPC over more cores. Unfortunately with Ivy, we see neither more cores nor a significant increase in IPC. And not even as much power savings as I expected. As impressed as I was with Sandy Bridge, Ivy is kind of a disappointment.

Until you find out its OC potential...

 

[Ajay]

Intel's to do list for Ivy Bridge.
1. Shrink to 22nm
2. Tri-gate
3. Increase GPU performance
4. Target ARM or mobile in general

Intel is not targeting ARM or tablets with IB.

 

[LoneNinja]

Not bad, better IGP, lower TDP, slightly better performance, all at basically the same prices as Sandy. AMD is in real trouble, Intel is gonna be out performing their 125W parts with half the power consumption while including integrated graphics.

 

[toyota]

Not bad, better IGP, lower TDP, slightly better performance, all at basically the same prices as Sandy. AMD is in real trouble, Intel is gonna be out performing their 125W parts with half the power consumption while including integrated graphics.

they already do that

 

[skipsneeky2]

The 3770k looks like a very tasty option.

The addition of the 3670k a slighter slower 3770k maybe for $299 would have been nice.

Love how it has the same tdp of 77w as the 3750 despite having ht i bet its energy efficiency will be thru the roof.

Don't doubt a 3770k will hit 5ghz without much hassle which makes it very appealing.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

The "S" on the back of the processor model # generally means that the TDP for the processor is about 2/3 of the normal model so on the Intel Core i5-2500 (3.3GHz) which has a TDP of 95w the Intel Core i5-2500S (2.7GHz) is at 65w and comes with a normal HSF (heatsink/fan). The Intel Core i5-2500T (2.3GHz) runs at 45w TDP and comes with a low profile HSF to fit into a small form factor case for something like HTPC systems.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthisiast Team