Intel Haswell Refresh Codenamed Devil’s Canyon have Improved TIM

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/20/2014 09:59 AM | source: | 25 comment(s)

Ever since Ivy Bridge tweakers, enthusiasts and overclockers have been complaining about the heat of the Core processors. This is related towards the thermal insulation solution that Intel provides. good news, the the K-Series Haswell Refresh processors would feature updated overclocking features and the improved TIM design.

Intel seems to finally be fixing the TIM issue once and for all with their upcoming Haswell Refresh processors. The K-Series Haswell Refresh processors in specific are codenamed Devil’s Canyon which would offer used an improved design that incorporates updated packaging materials, improved TIM (Thermal Interface) and processors that are specifically re-engineered for enhanced performance and overclocking. So many users who have been waiting for Intel to update their TIM design since Ivy Bridge can now check out the new processors for their overclocking needs reports wccftech.

The Core i7-4790K will be the flagship processor of the Haswell Refresh lineup and the first 22nm consumer CPU to obtain clock frequency of 4 GHz. It will feature 4 cores and 8 threads along with a fully unlocked design which will allow users to overclock the chip past the limits thanks to the improved thermal design and updated package materials.

Supported by the latest 9-Series chipset (Z97/H97/B95) motherboards which have started to leak just a few days ago, the new Haswell Refresh processors would be available as early as April 2014. The K-Series Haswell Refresh series would arrive a bit later in Mid 2014 so we can expect launch in June or July 2014 timeframe. The 9-Series motherboards would feature superficial changes since they come with almost the same feature set as 8-Series except they add support for M.2 interface and a few other vendor exclusive tech. So far we have managed to obtain names of the Haswell Refresh desktop and mobile variants which can be seen below:

Intel Haswell Refresh Core Desktop Lineup:

SKU	Cores	Threads	Clock	L3 cache	iGPU	Unlocked
Core i7-4790K	4	8	3.6 GHz/ 4.0 Ghz	8 MB	HD 4600	Yes
Core i7-4790	4	8	3.5 GHz/ 4.0 Ghz	8 MB	HD 4600	No
Core i5-4690K	4	4	3.5 GHz/ 3.9 Ghz	6 MB	HD 4600	Yes
Core i5-4690	4	4	3.3 GHz/ 3.9 Ghz	6 MB	HD 4600	No
Core i5-4590K	4	4	3.3 GHz/ 3.7 Ghz	6 MB	HD 4600	Yes
Core i5-4590	4	4	3.2 GHz/ 3.7 Ghz	6 MB	HD 4600	No
Core i5-4460	4	4	3.2 GHz/ 3.7 Ghz	4 MB	HD 4600	No
Core i3-4360	2	4	3.3 GHz/ 3.7 Ghz	4 MB	HD 4400	No
Core i3-4350	2	4	3.2 GHz/ 3.6 Ghz	4 MB	HD 4400	No
Pentium G3450	2	2	3.4 GHz	3 MB	HD Graphics	No

Intel Haswell Refresh Core Mobility Lineup:

SKU	Cores	Threads	Clock	L3 cache	iGPU	Price
Celeron 2980U	2	2	1.6 Ghz	2 MB	HD Graphics (Haswell)	$107
Core i5-4310M	2	4	2.7 GHz	3 MB	HD 4600	$225
Core i5-4310U	2	4	2 GHz	3 MB	HD 4400	$281
Core i5-4340M	2	4	2.9 GHz	3 MB	HD 4600	$266
Core i5-4360U	2	4	1.5 GHz	3 MB	HD 5000	$315
Core i7-4610M	2	4	3 GHz	4 MB	HD 4600	$346
Core i7-4810MQ	4	8	2.8 GHz	6 MB	HD 4600	$378
Core i7-4860HQ	4	8	2.4 GHz	6 MB	HD 5200	$434
Core i7-4910MQ	4	8	2.9 GHz	8 MB	HD 4600	$568
Core i7-4940MX	4	8	3.1 GHz	8 MB	HD 4600	$1096

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-Tj-
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#4785372 Posted on: 03/20/2014 12:18 AM

My mobo uefi is already ready for this :nerd:

Well I would swap mine if it were a crappy OC'er, but I can't complain @ 4.6Ghz - 1.228v or 4.7Ghz @ 1.274v

Although that improved TIM and better gluing sounds nice.

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#4785390 Posted on: 03/20/2014 01:09 AM

it about time to improve the tim. still nothing rivals the core i7 from Sandy Bridge and on...

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#4785436 Posted on: 03/20/2014 02:40 AM

Wow. About time. These or ivy bridge E? What's better

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#4785450 Posted on: 03/20/2014 03:16 AM

Wow. About time. These or ivy bridge E? What's better

I'd go out on a pretty sturdy limb to say these.

I'm frickin in if it doesn't cost all of the fingers on my left hand.

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#4785452 Posted on: 03/20/2014 03:23 AM

It will cost the same as 4770K, performance is also the same, only 100mhz faster.

Now it all depends how far will it oc, 5ghz with ease or max avg 4.6-4.8ghz., instead of 4.2-4.4ghz avg by 4770k.

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