Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65%

**ctal** · 09-08-2011, 08:15 AM

... According to a document with Intel's performance estimates of the Core i7-3960X processor (six cores, 3.30GHz, 15MB cache) seen by X-bit labs, the forthcoming chip for the LGA2011 platform is clearly faster than its predecessor Core i7-990X (six cores, 3.46GHz, 12MB cache) across a range of benchmarks despite of lower clock-speed amid the same amount of cores due to advantages of the Sandy Bridge micro-architecture over Nehalem/Westmere micro-architecture, quad-channel memory controller and other innovations.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...Estimates.html

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fvbounty · 09-08-2011, 08:46 AM

Thanks for the link, I'll get a cup of coffee and have some early morning reading!

**Sandog** · 09-08-2011, 07:40 PM

Article said they might refresh the line-up in Q2/2011. I wonder if this means Ivy Bridge. Also there will be 2 6 cores and 1 quad core. This has been a constant theme. Also all three chips are considered enthusiast because the 2011 socket is enthusiast platform so the 2 octo cores are unlocked and the quad partially unlocked (rumor).

JimTram · 09-09-2011, 12:18 AM

I hope they can make a board that can actually deliver the estimated performance gain. Still too early for me.

WolfSoul · 09-10-2011, 10:10 AM

Are they really expecting the average person to change pc each year

radeonized2 · 09-10-2011, 10:43 AM

12%-65% big enough spread, Hmm.. I feel like they are trying to dupe us with these marketing ploys..

WolfSoul · 09-10-2011, 11:44 AM

Like stated (by you even isn't it) most software can be run on 2 different machines and yet feel the same

JimTram · 09-10-2011, 11:51 AM

Ditto.

Even if part of their statement was true - so what? Great for 3dMark, can't really think what I would get out of it to make me upgrade again in less than a year.

I'll try to control my urges and wait on the second or third iteration if I do anything.

Between the purchase of a new truck, slide-in camper, and my Lenovo, I got to recoup some funds during the next year or so. An urge to upgrade my PC can easily be surpressed.

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Originally Posted by radeonized2

12%-65% big enough spread, Hmm.. I feel like they are trying to dupe us with these marketing ploys..

JimTram · 09-10-2011, 11:54 AM

Enthusiasts are not the average - and it is that segment of the market they are targeting. Less me for now.

How's your new rig doing? You have a screamer there and should be set for awhile. Enjoy!

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Originally Posted by WolfSoul

Are they really expecting the average person to change pc each year

radeonized2 · 09-10-2011, 12:05 PM

Great; CPU at 4.2, doubled the memory to 8 gig, upgraded the VC to a Rad-6850OC by Gigabyte.

WolfSoul · 09-10-2011, 12:11 PM

Im still "burning it in"

And yes I know.. but what happened to the times when PCs would last a few years

JimTram · 09-10-2011, 12:19 PM

The label "enthusiast" arrived and some of us got caught up in the hype!

WolfSoul · 09-10-2011, 12:24 PM

Those 2 570 DC II in SLI aren't doing bad btw.. top one seems to hang around 40's

**Sandog** · 09-13-2011, 06:36 PM

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=31743

Sir Skully · 09-13-2011, 10:47 PM

Thanks Sandog interesting read...

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ctal Eschews Obfuscation Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 2,307	Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% ... According to a document with Intel's performance estimates of the Core i7-3960X processor (six cores, 3.30GHz, 15MB cache) seen by X-bit labs, the forthcoming chip for the LGA2011 platform is clearly faster than its predecessor Core i7-990X (six cores, 3.46GHz, 12MB cache) across a range of benchmarks despite of lower clock-speed amid the same amount of cores due to advantages of the Sandy Bridge micro-architecture over Nehalem/Westmere micro-architecture, quad-channel memory controller and other innovations. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...Estimates.html __________________ "I didn't say I didn't say it. I said that I didn't say that I said it. I want to make that very clear." -- George Romney, in 1968, while campaigning for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
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fvbounty Eat Wild Pacific Salmon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Alameda Ca Posts: 11,191	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% Thanks for the link, I'll get a cup of coffee and have some early morning reading! __________________ Asus P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3, Intel I7 2700K Cooled by Corsair H100, 16 Gigs Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B, Asus GTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5, Crucial 256GB m4 SSD W7 Ultimate, 1 TB WD Black data, Corsair 650D case with Corsair AX750 PS, 2X Dell 24" lcd monitors, Corsair Vengeance K90 Mechanical keyboard, Corsair M60 mouse, Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System ....and some other stuff! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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Sandog Future Haswellian Join Date: May 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 9,998	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% Article said they might refresh the line-up in Q2/2011. I wonder if this means Ivy Bridge. Also there will be 2 6 cores and 1 quad core. This has been a constant theme. Also all three chips are considered enthusiast because the 2011 socket is enthusiast platform so the 2 octo cores are unlocked and the quad partially unlocked (rumor). __________________ New Haswell System Waiting on.... NVidia GTX 770 Intel Haswell i7-4770K Intel Extreme Edition DZ87KLT-75K
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JimTram Seabees, USN-Retired Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 6,050	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% I hope they can make a board that can actually deliver the estimated performance gain. Still too early for me. __________________ ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Gen3, Intel i7-2600k cooled by Intel Liquid Cooling Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16G (4x4G) EVGA GTX 570 SC Intel 520 180G, Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB, Sony Optiarc HT-Omega eClaro, Sennheiser HD280 Pro Corsair 550D Case with 2x120 fans, Antec Truepower 750W PSU Deck-Legend Frost KB, Logitech MX518 Mouse APC Back-UPS Pro 1000 Win7 Home x64 SP1 Dell™ U2311H iPhone 5 Black 16G
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WolfSoul Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 3,518	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% Are they really expecting the average person to change pc each year __________________ Cooler Master Storm Trooper/Silent Pro Gold 1000 W Asus Rampage III Extreme - Intel I7-960 - 3 X 4 GB mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 2 X 256GB Samsung 830 - 1 TB WD Velociraptor - 2 X 2 TB WD Caviar Black - 2 TB Seagate Sata III Barracuda LG BH10LS38 BluRay Burner - Plextor PX-L890SA DVD Burner Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion - Gigabyte GTX 670 WF OC 2GB Dell U2412M - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround System - Creative Tactic3D Wrath Logitech G19 Gaming keyboard - Logitech G9X laser Gaming Mouse
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radeonized2 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,791	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% 12%-65% big enough spread, Hmm.. I feel like they are trying to dupe us with these marketing ploys..
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WolfSoul Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 3,518	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% Like stated (by you even isn't it) most software can be run on 2 different machines and yet feel the same __________________ Cooler Master Storm Trooper/Silent Pro Gold 1000 W Asus Rampage III Extreme - Intel I7-960 - 3 X 4 GB mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 2 X 256GB Samsung 830 - 1 TB WD Velociraptor - 2 X 2 TB WD Caviar Black - 2 TB Seagate Sata III Barracuda LG BH10LS38 BluRay Burner - Plextor PX-L890SA DVD Burner Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion - Gigabyte GTX 670 WF OC 2GB Dell U2412M - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround System - Creative Tactic3D Wrath Logitech G19 Gaming keyboard - Logitech G9X laser Gaming Mouse
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radeonized2 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,791	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% Great; CPU at 4.2, doubled the memory to 8 gig, upgraded the VC to a Rad-6850OC by Gigabyte.
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WolfSoul Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 3,518	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% Im still "burning it in" And yes I know.. but what happened to the times when PCs would last a few years __________________ Cooler Master Storm Trooper/Silent Pro Gold 1000 W Asus Rampage III Extreme - Intel I7-960 - 3 X 4 GB mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 2 X 256GB Samsung 830 - 1 TB WD Velociraptor - 2 X 2 TB WD Caviar Black - 2 TB Seagate Sata III Barracuda LG BH10LS38 BluRay Burner - Plextor PX-L890SA DVD Burner Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion - Gigabyte GTX 670 WF OC 2GB Dell U2412M - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround System - Creative Tactic3D Wrath Logitech G19 Gaming keyboard - Logitech G9X laser Gaming Mouse
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JimTram Seabees, USN-Retired Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 6,050	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% The label "enthusiast" arrived and some of us got caught up in the hype! __________________ ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Gen3, Intel i7-2600k cooled by Intel Liquid Cooling Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16G (4x4G) EVGA GTX 570 SC Intel 520 180G, Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB, Sony Optiarc HT-Omega eClaro, Sennheiser HD280 Pro Corsair 550D Case with 2x120 fans, Antec Truepower 750W PSU Deck-Legend Frost KB, Logitech MX518 Mouse APC Back-UPS Pro 1000 Win7 Home x64 SP1 Dell™ U2311H iPhone 5 Black 16G
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WolfSoul Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 3,518	Re: Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by 12 to 65% Those 2 570 DC II in SLI aren't doing bad btw.. top one seems to hang around 40's __________________ Cooler Master Storm Trooper/Silent Pro Gold 1000 W Asus Rampage III Extreme - Intel I7-960 - 3 X 4 GB mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 2 X 256GB Samsung 830 - 1 TB WD Velociraptor - 2 X 2 TB WD Caviar Black - 2 TB Seagate Sata III Barracuda LG BH10LS38 BluRay Burner - Plextor PX-L890SA DVD Burner Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion - Gigabyte GTX 670 WF OC 2GB Dell U2412M - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround System - Creative Tactic3D Wrath Logitech G19 Gaming keyboard - Logitech G9X laser Gaming Mouse
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