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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Equinoxe
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#4943072 Posted on: 10/23/2014 01:22 AM

Still good with my x79 3930K.

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#4943078 Posted on: 10/23/2014 01:33 AM

^ same here this 3770k will last me a good while now with consoles making anything past 8 threads useless at least for everyday use and normal gamers.

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#4943087 Posted on: 10/23/2014 02:05 AM

They all look tastey to me, maybe i might upgrade lol

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#4943094 Posted on: 10/23/2014 02:28 AM

Fml how long am I gonna run with this 2600K...

Is it such a bad thing that you don't have to spend money and upgrade ur mobo and cpu to have decent performance? I am still running an i7-980x gulftown system and I'm probably going to stick with it until we see 6 core cpus that can fit in a mini itx board (maybe 10nm cannonlake?)

Since you dont need to upgrade pc's as much you can buy other really cool things. I bought the new 55" OLED set for 3000 off cleveland plasma online instead of upgrading to x99 and I am getting more enjoyment from this oled set than I would from the minor speed bump upgrading from x58. Believe it or not the i7-980x clocked at 4.2ghz still runs everything quick and smoothly as long as you have a decent gpu and decent ssd.

Only thing I need to spend money on is a GM210 gpu when they get released next fall and I ordered a 1TB samsung 850 pro when amazon had them priced at 549.99 even though I only need 512GB it was too good of a deal as the 512GB ones are going for 400.

So don;t be upset guys. This is actually a good thing that we don't need to keep buying new mobo's and cpu's. Use the money you would normally spend upgrading your core components to get cool things like better peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, webcam. Better monitor with 4k or g sync. Better speakers or headphones or mics. Hell even a better desk or pc chair. There's lots of other things you can spend your money on. This is actually a blessing in disguise.

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#4943228 Posted on: 10/23/2014 09:09 AM

I'm not sure where you guys see Boadwell going for 10 physical cores, as that graphic in the news post still shows 6 and 8 cores for Broadwell-E.

But, of course, I share sympathy with my fellow X58 users, but this one doesn't change my plans to upgrade to Haswell-E in 2014 in any way...

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