Wednesday, July 31st 2013
Core i7 "Ivy Bridge-E" Pricing Surfaces
With Core i7-4770K "Haswell" and Z87-based motherboard combos going for as low as $450, Intel is shaping its upcoming Core i7 "Ivy Bridge-E" HEDT platform in a way that doesn't create a big pricing gap between the two platforms, and that those with the monies for an i7-4770K + Z87 platform are sufficiently tempted to drop in a few extra coins for an HEDT platform.
To begin with, Core i7-4820K is expected to be priced at US $310, a whole $40 cheaper than the Core i7-4770K. This quad-core chip features 3.70 GHz clocks, 3.90 GHz maximum Turbo Boost, 10 MB of L3 cache, 48 PCI-Express gen 3.0 lanes, and a quad-channel memory controller; compared to the 3.60 GHz clocks, 3.90 GHz Turbo Boost, 8 MB L3 cache, 24 PCI-Express gen 3.0 lanes, and a dual-channel memory controller. To its credit, the i7-4770K features higher IPC thanks to its more advanced micro-architecture. Socket LGA2011 motherboards, such as Intel's DX79TO can be had for as low as $150. Tempting offer there.
Moving on, the Core i7-4930K will be the cheaper of the two six-core Ivy Bridge-E parts. It will be priced at US $555, making it almost $50 cheaper than i7-3930K (launch pricing) from the previous generation. This chip features clock speeds of 3.40 GHz, with 3.90 GHz maximum Turbo Boost, and 12 MB of L3 cache. Leading the pack is the Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition. This part stops shy of charging a four-figure sum, bearing a US $990 price-tag, $60 cheaper than the Core i7-3970X. The six-core part features 3.60 GHz clocks with 4.00 GHz maximum Turbo Boost, and 15 MB of L3 cache.
Intel's Core i7 "Ivy Bridge-E" HEDT processors will launch some time between September 4th and 10th.
Source:
VR-Zone
To begin with, Core i7-4820K is expected to be priced at US $310, a whole $40 cheaper than the Core i7-4770K. This quad-core chip features 3.70 GHz clocks, 3.90 GHz maximum Turbo Boost, 10 MB of L3 cache, 48 PCI-Express gen 3.0 lanes, and a quad-channel memory controller; compared to the 3.60 GHz clocks, 3.90 GHz Turbo Boost, 8 MB L3 cache, 24 PCI-Express gen 3.0 lanes, and a dual-channel memory controller. To its credit, the i7-4770K features higher IPC thanks to its more advanced micro-architecture. Socket LGA2011 motherboards, such as Intel's DX79TO can be had for as low as $150. Tempting offer there.
Moving on, the Core i7-4930K will be the cheaper of the two six-core Ivy Bridge-E parts. It will be priced at US $555, making it almost $50 cheaper than i7-3930K (launch pricing) from the previous generation. This chip features clock speeds of 3.40 GHz, with 3.90 GHz maximum Turbo Boost, and 12 MB of L3 cache. Leading the pack is the Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition. This part stops shy of charging a four-figure sum, bearing a US $990 price-tag, $60 cheaper than the Core i7-3970X. The six-core part features 3.60 GHz clocks with 4.00 GHz maximum Turbo Boost, and 15 MB of L3 cache.
Intel's Core i7 "Ivy Bridge-E" HEDT processors will launch some time between September 4th and 10th.
35 Comments on Core i7 "Ivy Bridge-E" Pricing Surfaces
It won't be much later than that as Intel need a halo DDR-4 product on the market around then, or AMD will likely have the market to themselves for people wanting non-BGA DDR-4 desktop systems.
Desktop mainstream LGA Broadwell (if it ever appears) or Skylake will be H2 '15, so much later.
Edit: Unless you're desperate, I don't see the point of IB-E now. Though if the rumoured 4910K appears soon and is much cheaper than the 4930K, but still clocks well, then I can see that being semi-appealing.
I imagine Intel might release a cheaper octacore in early 2015, like how they did with i7-970 a while back, for hexas.
If the i7-4930K goes for less than 2200 RON in my country... ($656), Id be tempted to get one (currently, cheapest i7-3930K goes for about $710), if I can scrap the cash before Q1 2014... else, Id rather wait for Socket 2011-3 or Steamroller.
Because I would use PCIe 2.0 graphic until 20-21 Avgust 2013 than PCIe 3.0 and than in September-October I could sell 3930K for 350e and buy 4930K for 500e.
Huge mistake.
Than I would wait Haswell E, not immediately, some time to pass and manufacturer offer more DDR4 models.
But everybody make mistakes...
My 3930K does 5,2GHz so I'm set until 2011-3 :toast:
I mean 4.6-4.8GHz are real expectation.
Under 4.6GHz is bad.
I would be satisfied with 4.7-4.8GHz and 4500MHz every day.
H100 with 4x Gentle 2100RPM onwould try hard to cool down 4500MHz 6cores.
But that would be rig, not some 4770K.
I can't even turn Internal GPU. I mean that work and I see in device manager but I can't get picture on Intel HD4000, even Post screen I can't see, no signal at all.
But I can turn dedicate and Internal in same time with picture on dedicate.
Because of that and because I see that as mass problem on different hardware I finished with CPU with Internal GPU. I need that only for two week until 780 Classified came and that can't work.