Since making their debut in June, there are a lot of attention given to the 4th generation Intel Core processors a.k.a Haswell thanks to the improvement that Haswell carries in terms of power savings and integrated graphics performances. That being said, it is not exactly a substitute for the top-level performance that Intel Extreme Edition processors are able to provide for hardcore desktop users out there.
However, the Intel Extreme Edition desktop processor line-up is still based on the Sandy Bridge-E architecture that was originally launched in November 2011. That changed yesterday though, with the arrival of the new Intel Extreme Edition processors that are based on Ivy Bridge-E architecture.
Built with up to six cores as well as a Turbo Boost speed of up to 4.0GHz, the new Ivy Bridge-E Intel Extreme Edition processors are currently available in three models: Corei7-4960X, i7-4930K and i7-4820K. All these new processors are compatible with LGA2011 CPU socket and Intel X79-based motherboards that were previously used for Sandy Bridge-E.
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According to Intel, the new Ivy Bridge-E Intel Extreme Edition processors also comes with improved CPU multiplier from 57 in Sandy Bridge-E to 63. Additionally, users are also able to perform real-time core overclocking, power limits, and turbo voltage control without the need to reset the system. The arrival of these new processors also marked the release of Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 4.2.
We’ll let these slides that Intel have provided to us to describe the amount of performance that the Ivy Bridge-E processors have, using the Core i7-4960X (the highest end Ivy Bridge-E model) as the benchmark:
As compared to previous generation Sandy Bridge-E Core i7-3960X.
As compared to previous generation Sandy Bridge-E Core i7-3960X.
As compared to Haswell Core i7-4770K, the highest-end 4th Generation Intel Core processor as of now.
You can expect to see them to be made available in market very soon but we have to pass you this warning: your wallet most probably will feel the burn once you realized how much each of these processors might cost you (it is hinted on one of the slides above). Not to forget, these new Ivy Bridge-E Intel Extreme Edition processors don’t come with their own cooling solution although the company have conveniently introduced the separately available Intel Liquid Cooling TS13X solution alongside them.
Since Intel technically hasn’t officially launched these new Ivy Bridge-E processors in the market just yet, information about it at retailers might be scarce for now but you are already able to check out performance reviews of Intel Core i7-4960X in major hardware sites throughout the world. So, expect to hear more about them once Intel Developer Forum takes place next week.
