Still using E8400, time to jump ship?

[taq8ojh]

No, that is not the case. IB-E is the server version of Ivy Bridge, which they just so happen to also sell as a high-end desktop/workstation.

Ah. It's a bit confusing, because IB server CPUs already exist, and then comes Haswell as next gen IB, and then there's supposed to be next gen IB server CPUs? Jesus.

 

[Sheep221]

Ah. It's a bit confusing, because IB server CPUs already exist, and then comes Haswell as next gen IB, and then there's supposed to be next gen IB server CPUs? Jesus.

They exist but are for 1155 not LGA 2011. The IB-E is 2011 as well and will feature enthusiast desktop and server CPUs just like it was with SB-E

 

[oneofusjustin]

yeah but how much is the Ivy E chip going to cost? is it just gonna be an extreme edition?

 

[oneofusjustin]

E8400 is below an i3 at stock and probably on par with a G2120. ANY i5 on the market would DOUBLE the performance you currently have.

No one cares about NICs because aside from Intel's superior prowess in that department, everyone is just "good enough" for most but not on par with Intel's NICs.

If you actually need an LGA 2011 board or chip, and you might since BF4 loves more cores, you might as well get a i7-3820 now to tread water first and then upgrade later to Ivy-E. The few months with the i7 will please you compared to the E8400 you have now.

so socket 1155 ( or 2011???) and an ivy bridge then upgrading to ivy-E 6 core seems like a decent path to me... so whats the point of the haswell socket? does it have a future?

 

[mnewsham]

yeah but how much is the Ivy E chip going to cost? is it just gonna be an extreme edition?

IB-E is expected to release in September.

If I were to give rough price estimates(*), i7-4820k will be ~$340 for 4 core, 8 thread, low end SKU. Next up will be the i7-4930k @~$600, 6 cores 12 threads, for the middle of the pack. Finally on the high end the i7-4960X probably coming in at right around $1,100, again 6 cores, 12 threads.

These are for the consumer IB-E parts, there will be Xeon branded ones as well such as the Xeon E7-8800V2 which will be a 15 core, 30 thread behemoth that is expected to support DDR4 when it launches in Q1-2 of 2014. However that is probably going to be a bit out of most consumer's price area.




*Prices are rough estimates based on past and current socket 2011 pricing.

 

[vailr]

Side question: are the Haswell socket 1150 Xeon CPU's compatible with dual-socket motherboards?
One of several examples:
Intel Intel Xeon E3-1245V3 Haswell 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116909
Specifically: would Apple currently be able to create a dual-socket Haswell-based MacPro? Or are these 1150 Xeon's only usable on single-socket motherboards?
Is that Xeon Haswell CPU compatible with desktop motherboards, such as:
GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5H
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128593

 

[mfenn]

These are for the consumer IB-E parts, there will be Xeon branded ones as well such as the Xeon E7-8800V2 which will be a 15 core, 30 thread behemoth that is expected to support DDR4 when it launches in Q1-2 of 2014. However that is probably going to be a bit out of most consumer's price area.

Yeah, those bad boys are like 7 grand each.

Side question: are the Haswell socket 1150 Xeon CPU's compatible with dual-socket motherboards?

No, they are not. Only socket 2011 parts are dual-socket capable. Most of those extra pins are for the QPI interconnects between the sockets.