Friday, May 23rd 2014
Multiplier-Unlocked Pentium G3258, Core i7-4790K and Core i5-4690K Listed
Several online retailers began listing Intel's next wave of unlocked socket LGA1150 processors, ahead of their June 2014 launches. Among these are the Core i7-4790K, the Core i5-4690K, and the Pentium G3258. The series begins with the i7-4790K and the i5-4690K, which bear an exclusive codename, "Devil's Canyon." These are special hand-picked "Haswell" dies that feature higher voltage limits, and a higher-grade package, with special high-current LGA contact points, and a superior thermal interface material between the die and integrated heatspreader (IHS).
The i7-4790K is a quad-core chip, featuring HyperThreading (8 logical CPUs), HD 4600 graphics, 8 MB of L3 cache, and clock speeds of 4.10 GHz, with Turbo Boost frequencies of a staggering 4.40 GHz. The i5-4690K, on the other hand, is a quad-core chip that lacks HyperThreading, and features 6 MB of L3 cache, but respectable clock speeds of 3.50 GHz, with 3.90 GHz Turbo Boost. Both chips feature unlocked base-clock multipliers, support for higher memory frequencies, uncore clocks, etc. The Core i7-4790K is priced around US $370, on the stores it's up for pre-order. The i5-4690K, on the other hand, is listed around $250.
The surprise package here is the new Pentium G3258, which is an "unlocked" chip. The rationale behind launching such a sub-$100 unlocked chip, could have been the fact that 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Intel's iconic Pentium brand, which made it a household name. The G3258 is based on the "Haswell" silicon, and is a dual-core chip that lacks HyperThreading, Turbo Boost, and AVX instruction-set. It still offers a respectable clock speed of 3.20 GHz, and 3 MB of L3 cache. The chip is priced around $80.
The i7-4790K is a quad-core chip, featuring HyperThreading (8 logical CPUs), HD 4600 graphics, 8 MB of L3 cache, and clock speeds of 4.10 GHz, with Turbo Boost frequencies of a staggering 4.40 GHz. The i5-4690K, on the other hand, is a quad-core chip that lacks HyperThreading, and features 6 MB of L3 cache, but respectable clock speeds of 3.50 GHz, with 3.90 GHz Turbo Boost. Both chips feature unlocked base-clock multipliers, support for higher memory frequencies, uncore clocks, etc. The Core i7-4790K is priced around US $370, on the stores it's up for pre-order. The i5-4690K, on the other hand, is listed around $250.
55 Comments on Multiplier-Unlocked Pentium G3258, Core i7-4790K and Core i5-4690K Listed
I can't get too excited. I don't want to be disappointed.
Side note: Does this mean you need a nice motherboard to overclock your cheap CPU? :p
That's a rhetorical question.
Finally a use for those stock heatsinks bundled with most quadcores.
Ps some mobo manufacturers didnt specifically mention 4790K, because there was no real info about 4790K yet (early February 2014) or they would probably face charges from Intel.
What intel said was this, nvm this Haswell refresh.
Broadwell is going to enable 2 different kinds of devices, one you can plug the chips directly into existing systems (Z87) and second we will have brand new systems (z97) with a broad new range of fanless designs..
This info was released behind closed doors back in September 2013, no sign of Z97 yet, then 3-4 months later (~ December 2013) VR-zone or was it Expreview shows up with news saying Z87 is dead no Broadwell support and what not..
At ~ 22-23second mark
Directly from Intel CEO mouth, or are you calling him a liar now? :D
I don't trust anything vr-zone or expreview at this point anymore. All they did was make some extra traffic @ their sites..
Just wait, you will see all it takes is IMEI firmware bios update.
You just can't put it in official support list when it is not even out yet, can you? Besides, those CPU support lists are always updated with some delay.
*That video was shot back in September 2013 no sign of new systems yet, ie Z97.
Of course they're not gonna say that out loud, they need to sell some Z97 first.
vr-zone.com/articles/intels-9-series-will-support-broadwell/53203.html
Directly from MSI:
Yes maybe with MSI, but that still doesnt confirm it wont work with other manufacturers.. Unless that Intel CEO trolled, but why would he?Like I said, I dont trust VR-zone at this point.
So you say that INTEL ceo was bs when he said you can plug the chip into existing systems? by existing systems Im 100% sure he meant Z87 mobos since there was no Z97 yet in early September..
Why would he say that then?
I really can't, and won't, start trying to interpret the exact meaning of those words. They are so broad, pun intended, that they can mean anything. I can only say what Intel & motherboard manufacturers give as technical documents. No bullshit there. 100% facts. And they don't look too promising for general compatibility with Broadwell & Z87.
Z100 is for skylake & DDR4.
Yeah I guess we will just have to wait and see when Broadwell gets released..