Monday, February 14th 2011
Intel Restructures LGA1366 Core i7 Lineup
Intel today restructured its high-end LGA1366 Core i7 processor lineup for the better. To begin with, it "released the Kraken" with Core i7-990X Extreme Edition, a new high-end six-core processor based on the 32 nm Westmere silicon. The 990X comes with an unlocked BClk multiplier, and carries nominal clock speed of 3.46 GHz. The Core i7-990X Extreme Edition displaces the existing i7-980X Extreme Edition from its US $999 price-point, which will be gradually phased out.
The non-XE Core i7-970 six-core chip received a welcome price-cut, it will soon be priced at $583 from its current $880. Apart from the six-core leviathans, the quad-core Core i7-960, which is clocked at 3.20 GHz, is now priced at $294, displacing i7-950, and providing an alternative to Core i7-2600K, which is effectively MIA till the LGA1155 chipset issue is resolved.
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
The non-XE Core i7-970 six-core chip received a welcome price-cut, it will soon be priced at $583 from its current $880. Apart from the six-core leviathans, the quad-core Core i7-960, which is clocked at 3.20 GHz, is now priced at $294, displacing i7-950, and providing an alternative to Core i7-2600K, which is effectively MIA till the LGA1155 chipset issue is resolved.
28 Comments on Intel Restructures LGA1366 Core i7 Lineup
Also, having the 6 cores near 500$ is an awesome thing for lga 1366 and because of this, it will still be a viable option, EVEN AFTER LGA 2011 release.
Wonder if this will drop them down even more or if that was somehow already reflecting the price change since this has been for the last few months or so.
Either way, really looking forward to getting my a 970 now. Don't have any desire for more then what I've got on my X58 setup except a 6 core.