Intel Core i7 Broadwell-E HEDT Chips Delayed to 2016

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/22/2014 06:13 PM | source: | 20 comment(s)

Thye next gen enthusiast platform Broadwell-E chips, e.g. upcoming processors like the Core i7 6960X - 6930K and 6820K have a renewed launch date. That would be in one to two years from now in 2016 according to the Chinese VR-Zone. These upcoming 14nm processors are developed under codename "Broadwell-E" with a LGA2011v3 socket package.

The processors should be compatible with motherboards based on Intel's X99 Express chipset (after firmware updates). The HEDT CPUs will feature six to eight cores and would get up to 20MB of cache. Obviously these processors will support quad-channel DDR4 memory. According to the latest rumor Intel plans to start supplying pre-ES samples of the “Broadwell-E” to partners in the second quarter of 2015, engineering samples (ES).

	Intel Ivy Bridge-E	Intel Haswell-E	Intel Broadwell-E
Series	Core i7-4960	Core i7-5960	Core i7-6***
Max Cores	6	8	8-10?
Threads	12	16	16-20?
LLC Cache	15 MB L3	20 MB L3	20 MB L3
Memory	DDR3-1866	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2400
Memory Population	Quad Channel DDR3	Quad Channel DDR4	Quad Channel DDR4
Chipset	X79	X99	X99
TDP	130W	140W	140W
Launch	Q3 2013	Q3 2014	Q1 2016

Intel stated that the new HEDT CPUs will come with six or eight cores, up to 20MB of last-level-cache, quad-channel DDR4 memory, PCI Express 3.0 lanes, 140W thermal design power.

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