Monday, May 12th 2014
Intel "Devil's Canyon" to Usher in 5 GHz-on-air Overclocking Era
Even as Intel launched its first Core "Haswell" Refresh socket LGA1150 chips, it left out two enthusiast-grade parts from the mix, the Core i7-4790K and the Core i5-4690K. Don't be misled into thinking that they're just multiplier-unlocked variants of the i7-4790 and i5-4690 launched today. There's a reason the two have be designated a separate internal codename altogether. Called "Devil's Canyon," the chips are made from high-performing dies binned out from the foundry, and placed on extra-durable packages with contact points that are designed for higher voltages, and a superior thermal interface material between the die and the integrated heatspreader (IHS).
Better packaging (mind the pun) isn't the only thing that sets the i7-4790K and the i5-4690K apart form their non-K counterparts, they're are also clocked higher. The i7-4790K ships with an out of the box clock speed of 4.00 GHz (the first Intel processor to do so), with a Turbo Boost frequency of 4.40 GHz. The Core i5-4670K, on the other hand, ships with a clock speed of 3.50 GHz, with Turbo Boost frequency of 3.90 GHz. The TDP of both chips is rated at 88 Watts, a wee bit higher than the 84 Watts the non-K chips are rated at. Expreview believes that the two could usher in a new era in CPU overclocking without breaking the bank over HEDT chips, and could be capable of running at clock speeds of 5.00 GHz, on air-cooling. Intel is expected to launch the two chips to crowds at Computex 2014, followed by a market release in mid-June.
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Expreview
Better packaging (mind the pun) isn't the only thing that sets the i7-4790K and the i5-4690K apart form their non-K counterparts, they're are also clocked higher. The i7-4790K ships with an out of the box clock speed of 4.00 GHz (the first Intel processor to do so), with a Turbo Boost frequency of 4.40 GHz. The Core i5-4670K, on the other hand, ships with a clock speed of 3.50 GHz, with Turbo Boost frequency of 3.90 GHz. The TDP of both chips is rated at 88 Watts, a wee bit higher than the 84 Watts the non-K chips are rated at. Expreview believes that the two could usher in a new era in CPU overclocking without breaking the bank over HEDT chips, and could be capable of running at clock speeds of 5.00 GHz, on air-cooling. Intel is expected to launch the two chips to crowds at Computex 2014, followed by a market release in mid-June.
59 Comments on Intel "Devil's Canyon" to Usher in 5 GHz-on-air Overclocking Era
Also Haswell-E isnt even out yet so how can it be better value. Which it wont.
This kind of feeds each other; someone isn’t buying the newest mobo if they’re not seeing any big motivator to consider a new CPU, which has been the case. While if this CPU is calling you to upgrade some old 2500K, your more apt to see the motivation for the thinking of pairing it with a new Z79, rather then hold on to the Z68.
It seems they need to prod the cattle to moooove…
Heres hoping the 8 core chip starts with a K variant on Haswell-E instead of only being on the 1k X variant.
I think iIntel has done so to encourage the adoption of their awkward z97 chipset and to satisfy their hardware partners. In any event, it's a step in the right direction, even if it's long overdue and possibly temporary.
For those with steady hands, it's not too difficult to pull off the heatspreader and replacement the paste with something more serious.
Also doesn't ivy have one of the best imc and single threaded performance.
I'm glad they are bringing out a whole new overclocking chip based on Haswell cores.