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Intel Core i7 Haswell-E and X99 Motherboards Launch Date Revealed
It wasn't a big secret really, but over in Asia the launch date for the new X99 motherboards and Core i7 5960X, Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K have been leaked. The release date 'should' be on the 29th of August, 2014 according to Hermitage Akihabara. Interesting is that they also have photo's online.
Recently the website Coolaler already posted an article with details and specifications of three of the upcoming Haswell-E processors, namely the Intel Core i7-5960X, Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K.
And keep in mind, the following is are speculated
Intel Core i7-5960X Extreme Haswell-E
Haswell-E will have one X-type processor or the Extreme processor, and two K-series or the unlock processors. The Intel Core i7-5960X Extreme Haswell-E processor, being the flagship CPU, features a total of 8 cores / 16 threads and has Hyper Threading. It has a base clock of 3.GHz with 20MB cache and will support DDR4 memory. It will also support multiple graphics card configuration with the first two cards running at x16 speed and the third one running at x8 speed. It will also have a maximum PCI Express link speed of 8GT/s and a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of 140W.
Intel Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K Haswell-E
The Extreme processor is followed by two Core i7 processors with unlock multipliers – the Intel Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K Haswell-E. Both processors features 6 cores / 12 threads, also with Hyper Threading, and has a base clock of 3.5GHz and 3.3GHz respectively. The Intel Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K will also support DDR4 memory and a memory frequency of 2133MHz. Both processors are somewhat the same, but they differ in the PCI Express configuration. The Core i7-5930K will have 2 x16 + 1 x8 configuration, similar with the Core i7-5960X; meanwhile the Core i7-5820K will only support 1 x16 + 1 x8 + 1 x4 multiple graphics card configuration.
It seems that the Intel Core i7-5930K will be the sweet spot processor here, unless Intel will change the specs before officially releasing it, or announce another “better” Haswell-E processor along the way.
Of course everything is speculation up-to this point, Intel ahs not shared any information.
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#4895642 Posted on: 08/18/2014 01:10 AM
fender ahhh don't upgrade to haswell now!!! you've waited this long you might as well wait for broadwell (if you aren't into the enthusiast chipsets and prefer to go z97 mainstream)
fender ahhh don't upgrade to haswell now!!! you've waited this long you might as well wait for broadwell (if you aren't into the enthusiast chipsets and prefer to go z97 mainstream)
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#4895652 Posted on: 08/18/2014 01:33 AM
Too late man I all ready bought the parts and they will be delivered tomorrow.
fender ahhh don't upgrade to haswell now!!! you've waited this long you might as well wait for broadwell (if you aren't into the enthusiast chipsets and prefer to go z97 mainstream)
Too late man I all ready bought the parts and they will be delivered tomorrow.
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#4895664 Posted on: 08/18/2014 02:01 AM
The thing is if games do not start taking advantage of the extra cores then a Highly clocked Devils Canyon will blow an 8 core away for gaming. The 8 core will not clock so high and the cores are not utilized in games so the cpu with the higher Bandwidth will win on performance in games in theory.
See that? that's a 5960x. It's also a 5960x with the lid removed, and one can clearly see that it has 12 cores, 4 of which have been disabled.
So basically, mate, it's a rebadged Xeon and Xeon's are not as good for gaming as other cpu's. If your a gamer id tread carefully before you buy
I think we may have a good chance at 8 cores being utilized for gaming considering the consoles have 8 x86 cores games should start to get much better at using 4-8 cores.
The thing is if games do not start taking advantage of the extra cores then a Highly clocked Devils Canyon will blow an 8 core away for gaming. The 8 core will not clock so high and the cores are not utilized in games so the cpu with the higher Bandwidth will win on performance in games in theory.
See that? that's a 5960x. It's also a 5960x with the lid removed, and one can clearly see that it has 12 cores, 4 of which have been disabled.
So basically, mate, it's a rebadged Xeon and Xeon's are not as good for gaming as other cpu's. If your a gamer id tread carefully before you buy
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#4895670 Posted on: 08/18/2014 02:26 AM
I'm mainly getting it for the video encoding. The games i play don't need an upgrade from i7-980x and 5870 even. I play starcraft 2, diablo 3, path of exile, hearthstone, league of legends, world of warcraft, civilization V. Well some games could use more power only because i have a 2560x1600 resolution. If it was just standard 1080 resolution my current setup would max everything out. But i7-5960x + GM200 maxwell titan 2 will fully max me out at 2560x1600 for the games i play no problem. And who knows maybe just maybe it will overclock really well and hit close to max oc of the 4 core haswells
I'm mainly getting it for the video encoding. The games i play don't need an upgrade from i7-980x and 5870 even. I play starcraft 2, diablo 3, path of exile, hearthstone, league of legends, world of warcraft, civilization V. Well some games could use more power only because i have a 2560x1600 resolution. If it was just standard 1080 resolution my current setup would max everything out. But i7-5960x + GM200 maxwell titan 2 will fully max me out at 2560x1600 for the games i play no problem. And who knows maybe just maybe it will overclock really well and hit close to max oc of the 4 core haswells
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Or if you are into Virtual PCs more cores is good as well as more RAM.