Intel Core i7-5960X, Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K Haswell-E CPUs Specs Out
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Matt26LFC
OK, not sure I understand the PCI Express configurations, are they saying that the 5820K will support X16 with 1 card installed and only X8 X8 when running CF or SLI? That can't be right surely for the top end chipset can it?
k3vst3r
It's basically top card will get 16x an next card 8x an 3rd card 4x
remember it's not the chipset, but actual chip which has the lanes....5820k will be bottom end chip
H83
The more cores you add, the more you decrease the clock speeds because of thermal constraints, if i´m not mistaken.
Anyway i´m interested and curious about the entry CPU, the 5820K. If it costs the same as the 4820K, then i could buy a very decent gaming machine with the a six core CPU instead of going with an 4790K.
Matt26LFC
Oh rite, shame you don't get a few more lanes on this chip, X16 X8 X8 would have been nice, seeing X4 on Haswell E and X99 just seems underwhelming since its Top End and will be for a few years. It probably will be Skylake E that gets the next big chipset and that won't be around for a good while yet.
Ven0m
We'll have yet to see turbo speeds. 3GHz base for 8-core Extreme may look kinda disappointing. However if they offer good boost speeds, like in case of laptops, it may look completely different.
Also, it may be much better to get "good old" 4770k / 4790k for a gaming rig, as they should offer great clock speeds at lower power usage and less money, which should be more than enough for games and general computer usage. Also, the motherboards are cheaper for such CPUs. However for workstations, usually more cores = better.
drac
Prices... hmm hmmmm
GeniusPr0
Wow, what a joke. Premium platform and Intel makes the 5820K a trashcan.
H83
If those are the prices then Intel can keep them...
Denial
The entry level of Ivybridge E (I forget the model) was cheaper than the 3770K.
I don't see the problem. If your work requires more cores go with E, if not don't. It's that simple.
BLEH!
Exactly. I do audio work, hence 6 cores.
k3vst3r
It's new platform an new memory DDR4, so it's going to cost regardless.
rl66
it will be like the actual entry level of E
1x16 + 1x8 or 2x8 depending on your config... on paper it's a huge difference... but on usage it's nearly none :3eyes:.
well... it's the E serie don't expect cheap :banana: (and more expensive on Xeon W and X).
Warrax
People have to keep in mind of the motherboard prices on 2011 platform, at least 100$ higher than cheapest Z87/Z97 so 300-400$ for cheapest 2011 i7 CPU is normal and not a shot in the foot for Intel like some people seems to think.
If the 5920K is less than 400$, I'll upgrade for sure. Just waiting for DDR4 prices now...
Dragondale13
20mb cache! Droolz!!!
Solfaur
Indeed, beastly thing, too bad the CPU will be at least 1000$, high end mobo 3-400$ and DDR4 RAM will most likely also be quite expensive at first. It's a step in the right direction though, I'm very eager to see the performance gains, not sure if I'll afford them just yet. 😀
GhostXL
I better start saving. This will be the only real upgrade for me. a 5930K, X99, and DDR4.
I just can't see myself going to Z97 and 4790K for an almost non existent performance boost.
I'll either wait for prices to come down, or put back as much as I can to save for it.
Denial
I doubt that setup is going to provide much of a boost either, with the exception of heavily threaded applications (obviously). DDR4's latencies are similar to the DDR2->DDR3 transition and currently aren't worth the trade at 2133 as most desktop applications are far more sensitivity to latency then bandwidth. I also doubt the 5930 is going to do anything above 4.5Ghz without a significant increase in voltage.
At least with the Z97 you can upgrade to Broadwell and hope that it brings some single threaded performance gains.
Personally I'm sticking with this until either games force me to go for more cores or something with 20%+ single threaded performance comes out.
Dragondale13
Better to wait and see what performance and ocing is like.But is it wrong of me to think (purely lamen) that program code is gonna need an upgrade (so to speak) as well?
Denial
Yeah I don't think it will either. The market shifted and Intel is focused on low power and iGPU performance. I can't blame them, they go where they money is. The only thing that may get me to switch is motherboard features. I bet ASUS/MSI/EVGA etc are feeling the same pain we are. If we aren't upgrading they aren't selling new boards. They're going to have to come out with more attractive feature sets in order to compel users to buy. M.2 is a nice one.
GeniusPr0
Yeah, it'll be another 2 years
