Intel Preparing Ivy Bridge-E for September Release

3 SKUs, early September release. That is what the rumor mill has to say about Intel’s upcoming high-performance desktop parts code named Ivy Bridge-E.

Ivy Bridge-E - Image courtesy Wccftech.com
Ivy Bridge-E (Courtesy Wccftech.com)

A supposedly leaked slide puts the launch of three processor parts in the range of 4-11 of September. There’s three parts that are to be released on that date. The top dog is i7-4960X, a six core (12 thread) part with a clock speed of 3.6 GHz and turbo up to 4 GHz. The runner up is i7-4930K. This one should also have six cores (12 threads) but with a slightly lower clock speed of 3.4 GHz and turbo up to 3.9 GHz. The final part that is expected is called i7-4820K and should come to the party with four cores (8 threads) with a base clock of 3.7GHz and turbo up to 3.9GHz. These parts will feature 15, 12, and 10MB of cache respectively, and support for quad-channel DDR3 memory up to 1866MHz.

The i7-4960X is expected to sell in the $999-1$,099 price range, as is the tradition at Intel for the top performance desktop processor. The wildcard here is the presence of a quad core part, which could end up priced closer to Haswell SKUs, but still be paired with the high-performance X79 platform, socket 2011 and quad-channel memory. Note the K moniker, which specifies this CPU is unlocked for added overclocking pleasure. All three CPUs are expected to fit in the 130W thermal envelope.

Intel is not expected to release a new chipset for these parts, relying on the trusted X79 for the time being, although it is not impossible X89 may arrive further down the road.

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I am wondering if the 4820k, with quad channel memory and the adjustable straps will match haswell on s1150? With so many dud haswell retail CPU's will people be happier with IB-e?

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Quad channel ram means little to nothing though outside of bandwidth. It doesnt make a difference in benchmarking it seems and also not with any other applications...

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You don't think IB-e will have any 2d benching advantage over ib on 1155?

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Nope. sb-e didn't have any advantages over sb. They topped out lower and any extra cache didn't seem to matter on the hex

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3d on ln2 might be nice...quad 8970+49/30k-60x at 6ghz :D

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How about the heat spreader? Will that be soldered and if so, will that help performance at all, or just temps?

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Who knows... And temps only. I imagine its just like IB though.

As far as 3d, in 11 and vantage, sure, otherwise, nope as others dont respond to cores.

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Exactly...should be fun for those. :p

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Quad channel DDR3-2800? One can dream :-/

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We're talking Ivy-E still...how many Ivies did 2800 with 4 sticks? :p

I guess you would know better than me anyway.

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