Wednesday, October 31st 2012
Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition 6-core Processor Starts Selling
Intel's newest flagship desktop processor, the Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition, started selling. In Singapore, the chip is being sold at S$ 1,425 (US $1,167), including local taxes. Based on the 32 nm "Sandy Bridge-E" silicon, and built in the LGA2011 package, the i7-3970X is a six-core processor clocked at 3.50 GHz, with maximum Turbo Boost frequency of 4.00 GHz. The six-core chip is bolstered by HyperThreading, enabling 12 logical CPUs, 256 KB L2 cache per core, 15 MB shared L3 cache, and a quad-channel DDR3 integrated memory controller, supporting up to 128 GB of memory. Surprisingly, the chip's 200 MHz speed bump over the Core i7-3960X affected its TDP, which is rated at 150W, up from 130W of the i7-3960X.
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MyDrivers
89 Comments on Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition 6-core Processor Starts Selling
It is slower in games yes, but a lot faster when you load all 6 cores.
The reason why Intel has these CPU's is: Because they can.
The reason why people buy it: Because they can.
Also Intel should leave the second QPI link intact on the EE and that alone would justify its price tag instead of leaving the job to only 3MB L3 Cache.
I'd be jumpin all over a couple of unlocked 6 cores CPUs, the Asus dual socket board doesn't cost that much over the RIVE.
www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/processors/intel-xeon-e5-2687w-1074013/review#articleContent
And that's exactly what some want, an 8 core i7 CPU which would be somewhat cheaper than the Xeons and preferably be unlocked ;)
ark.intel.com/products/64582/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2687W-20M-Cache-3_10-GHz-8_00-GTs-Intel-QPI
The fastest 8-core SnB-EP chip (3.10~3.80 GHz, 8 cores, 16 threads, 20 MB L3). $1800 a pop. Quite a few top X79 motherboards support it (eg: Gigabyte X79-UP4)
wccftech.com/intel-sandy-bridgeep-e52687w-processor-unveiled-features-8-cores150w-tdp/
Man, can anyone imagine that thing unlocked at 4,8-5,0 GHz? :eek:
Maybe under water, but that would require some crazy thermal dissipation to satisfy the TDP at those kinds of power draws.