Intel Sandy Bridge E and LGA2011 Discussion

[vickybat]

^^ Ok but afaik, sandybridge-E does not feature a locked bclk like current sandybridge offerings.

So baseclock and bus speeds can be incremented to assist overclocking similar to nehalem based cpu's like i7 960 , 970. They didn't had unlocked multiplier but still were overclockable by tinkering with bclk.

I don't even think i7 2600k will be able to beat i7 3820. Larger cache, quad channel memory and some undisclosed facts are the reason. Its a highend part whereas 2600k is midrange.

If these rumors are true, then i7-3820 looks like a pretty strong offering. Intel won't even ship a cooler with it which means it needs a better cooler and can be overclocked.

 

[ico]

^^ Ok but afaik, sandybridge-E does not feature a locked bclk like current sandybridge offerings.

Then it is okay.

 

[d6bmg]

Can't understand the point of i7-3820.

Business.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Intel's Sandy Bridge-E Benchmarks Unveiled, Core i7 3930K (ES) gets pitted against Core i7 980X

 

[d6bmg]

Intel's Sandy Bridge-E Benchmarks Unveiled, Core i7 3930K (ES) gets pitted against Core i7 980X

Looks good, but what about price? $500?
Aren't Intel competing with AMD?

 

[Skud]

Nah, at present, Intel is competing with themselves, AMD is nowhere in the scene. And with the Bulldozer delayed for another month, Intel should have a smooth ride till at least next year.

 

[d6bmg]

^^ Then its bad for users(price wise).

 

[vickybat]

That benchmark is false.

 

[d6bmg]

^^ How can you say that?

 

[comp@ddict]

This is so gonna become the new KING of processors.

 

[vickybat]

^^ How can you say that?

Read the link properly including user comments. Besides that site isn't good in providing leaks.

Apply a bit of common sense. If i7 2600k can compete evenly with 990x, imagine how sandybridge-E will perform.
That guy in wccf has just put side by side numbers and they don't really mean anything. Wait for proper reviewers to post legitimate results.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Report: Intel Sandy Bridge-E on November 15th by VR-Zone.com

Despite all the troubles Intel has had with Sandy Bridge-E and the X79 chipset, DonanimHaber reports that it is set to release as early as November. The Platform Launch is specified as Weeks 46-47, which covers November 14th to November 27th. However DonanimHaber inisist that the final release date is November 15th.

The three SKUs are Core i7 3820, Core i7 3930K and Core i7 3960X, priced at $294, $583 and $999 respectively. The new flagship, Core i7 3960X, is expected to be 15% faster than the Core i7 990X on average. However, the 3960X is much faster in applications that rely heavily on memory bandwidth (thanks to X79's quad-channel memory) or AVX.

Meanwhile, AMD's Bulldozer continues to slip. What was once expected to be a 2 quarters lead with Bulldozer expected to release in June and Sandy Bridge-E in end 2011, is now likely to be a couple of months, at most.

 

[vickybat]

^^hmmm looks promising. I think even the quad core i7 3820 will beat i7 990x comfortably.

Lets see what bulldozer brings to the performance table.

 

[d6bmg]

^^hmmm looks promising. I think even the quad core i7 3820 will beat i7 990x comfortably.

It should do that.. But can we expect price of 3820 to be lesser than that of 990x?

 

[vickybat]

^^ Read carefully again. The price of i7 3820 will be around $294 and that's far far cheaper than 990x which is retailing around $999.

 

[topgear]

^^ so SB-e will be priced around SB core i7 2600k - any idea about the price of SB-E mobos ? can we expect SB-E mobos prices simillar to Z68 mobos - it would be an awesome deal then

 

[vickybat]

^^ No buddy , no idea on x79 motherboard pricing yet. But i think some boards will be around the 10k mark albeit the rog's, sabertooth's,big bangs , snipers etc.

These boards hopefully will start from 10k and go up depending on features and design.

 

[topgear]

^^ Ok buddy - let's wait and see

 

[vickybat]

Intel Core i7-3960X (Sandy Bridge-E) And X79 Platform benchmarked (Tomshardware)

Guys i7 3960x is compared with i7990x,i72600k and amd x6 1100t. Check it out asap.

Its an engineering sample and not the final product. Its nearly killing the competition in memory bandwidth and apps employing newer instruction sets for eg- AES-NI.

Expect higher performance in the actual released cpu.

 

[topgear]

^^ thanks for the link