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In this review we test the new four-core Core i7 4820K Ivy Bridge-E (IBE) processor. This is the only quad-core IBE processor that Intel will release. But it is unlocked and as such direct competition for the Core i7 4770K. That alone is interesting as X79 as a platform offers more PCIe lanes. But how well will this processor fare against Intel's own pride and joy the 4770K ? let's go check it out.
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StealBalls
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Posted on: 09/03/2013 02:01 PM
So it performs as expected which is the same scenario since the 2600k.
10% increase in IPC with each release. 2700k+10%=3770k+10%=4770k
And now 4960X is again 10% over the previous gen.
Hitting some kind of a wall there? Where are the true advances in technology? But hey they need to milk us really good don't they.
Biggest competitor a 5 year old platform with a 3 year old CPU. Oh please...
Stop releasing every year and focused on providing something truly groundbreaking ffs. Oh yeah, we got Skylake. In 2 years....
I know my comment isn't exactly 100% spot on some things, but I had to get this out. I feel a bit better now.
No you are dead right mate, this is the problem now, they ground tech to a halt because they realize why release something which is 20-30% better, when they can release something 10% better, get all the sales from that, then move to the next minimal increment, (as small as they can realistically get away with) it's a total utter scam, utter rip off, they are playing us for fools, and it works because the majority are.
Technology is showing this pattern more and more in so many different areas but PC hardware is one of the very worse.
So it performs as expected which is the same scenario since the 2600k.
10% increase in IPC with each release. 2700k+10%=3770k+10%=4770k
And now 4960X is again 10% over the previous gen.
Hitting some kind of a wall there? Where are the true advances in technology? But hey they need to milk us really good don't they.
Biggest competitor a 5 year old platform with a 3 year old CPU. Oh please...
Stop releasing every year and focused on providing something truly groundbreaking ffs. Oh yeah, we got Skylake. In 2 years....

I know my comment isn't exactly 100% spot on some things, but I had to get this out. I feel a bit better now.

No you are dead right mate, this is the problem now, they ground tech to a halt because they realize why release something which is 20-30% better, when they can release something 10% better, get all the sales from that, then move to the next minimal increment, (as small as they can realistically get away with) it's a total utter scam, utter rip off, they are playing us for fools, and it works because the majority are.
Technology is showing this pattern more and more in so many different areas but PC hardware is one of the very worse.
CPC_RedDawn
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Posted on: 09/03/2013 02:06 PM
So the 4820K is $30 cheaper than a 4770K yet it only performs around 2-3% slower. It will be overclockable once we get a better BIOS, the quad channel memory reads are just insane, it can drive SLI/Crossfire better thanks to 40 Pcie lanes....?
People here seem pretty blind, to me the better choice is without a doubt the 4820K, I was going to get a 4770K near the end of the year but now I am starting to think the 4820K would be a much better option in the long run. I mean are we really going to argue about the difference between 250fps and 248fps???
So the 4820K is $30 cheaper than a 4770K yet it only performs around 2-3% slower. It will be overclockable once we get a better BIOS, the quad channel memory reads are just insane, it can drive SLI/Crossfire better thanks to 40 Pcie lanes....?
People here seem pretty blind, to me the better choice is without a doubt the 4820K, I was going to get a 4770K near the end of the year but now I am starting to think the 4820K would be a much better option in the long run. I mean are we really going to argue about the difference between 250fps and 248fps???
Undying
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Posted on: 09/03/2013 02:11 PM
No you are dead right mate, this is the problem now, they ground tech to a halt because they realize why release something which is 20-30% better, when they can release something 10% better, get all the sales from that, then move to the next minimal increment, (as small as they can realistically get away with) it's a total utter scam, utter rip off, they are playing us for fools, and it works because the majority are.
Technology is showing this pattern more and more in so many different areas but PC hardware is one of the very worse.
I don't know why is that bothering you? Do you love spending 500$ on CPU/MB/RAM every year? I don't think so...
You got 3930k and now enjoy two years until Skylake and DDR4. It gives you chance to upgrade something that really matters more often, like a GPU.
No you are dead right mate, this is the problem now, they ground tech to a halt because they realize why release something which is 20-30% better, when they can release something 10% better, get all the sales from that, then move to the next minimal increment, (as small as they can realistically get away with) it's a total utter scam, utter rip off, they are playing us for fools, and it works because the majority are.
Technology is showing this pattern more and more in so many different areas but PC hardware is one of the very worse.
I don't know why is that bothering you? Do you love spending 500$ on CPU/MB/RAM every year? I don't think so...
You got 3930k and now enjoy two years until Skylake and DDR4. It gives you chance to upgrade something that really matters more often, like a GPU.
BLEH!
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Posted on: 09/03/2013 03:35 PM
I'm good with my "980X" for a while yet.
I'm good with my "980X" for a while yet.
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Ít says in the conclusion that the OC was giving him crash at boot!