Monday, October 24th 2011
Intel Releases Core i7-2700K Processor
Intel released its latest performance-segment processor, the Core i7-2700K. The i7-2700K is a quad-core chip in the LGA1155 package, based on the 32 nm "Sandy Bridge" silicon. It is clocked at 3.50 GHz, and features an unlocked base clock ratio multiplier, which makes overclocking possible. It features AVX instruction set, AES native acceleration, HyperThreading (which enables 8 logical CPUs), 256 KB L2 cache per core, and 8 MB of shared L3 cache.
Apart from these, it packs a dual-channel DDR3 integrated memory controller, PCI-Express root complex, and Intel HD 3000 series integrated graphics. The TDP remains consistent with many other Core i5 and Core i7 "Sandy Bridge" chips, at 95W. An interesting development here is that the pricing of Core i7-2700K didn't turn out to be what Amazon and MWave were charging for their pre-orders (around US $380), the retail price of this chip is merely $15 higher than that of the Core i7-2600K, at $332.
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CPU World
Apart from these, it packs a dual-channel DDR3 integrated memory controller, PCI-Express root complex, and Intel HD 3000 series integrated graphics. The TDP remains consistent with many other Core i5 and Core i7 "Sandy Bridge" chips, at 95W. An interesting development here is that the pricing of Core i7-2700K didn't turn out to be what Amazon and MWave were charging for their pre-orders (around US $380), the retail price of this chip is merely $15 higher than that of the Core i7-2600K, at $332.
51 Comments on Intel Releases Core i7-2700K Processor
1.) These are cherry-picked chips, like the 990x and are virtually guaranteed 5.0Ghz on air.
2.) It's a money grab from Intel. They foresaw Bulldozer failing and decided to release a chip identical to the 2600k but for more money, knowing the average consumer won't know the difference and will pay extra for the 2700k.
I wish there was at least something more to the 2700k, like 2MB more cache.
For the overclocker, this means that the 2600k is now obsolete, as the higher-binned chips will now become 2700Ks. That also means that perhaps the spread of multis available in each bin will diminish.
For Intel, it means higher profit margins.
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So now, people who couldn't be bothered, or couldn't afford, to buy a half dozen or dozen 2600K's and bin them can get a similar quality, uber-overclockable binned cpu without the hassle. Convenient.
And now there will be no 'diamond in the rough' 2600K's, because they'll be clocked at 3.5 and branded as 2700K's.
Hey intel gota crazy idea..
put your 12EU GPUs into CPUs that people will buy that do not intend to overclock and leave the lame IGP stuff for hte 2500K and 2600K and 2700K units.Setups that people have NO intenetion of using IGP for.
Ok, right now it is kind a invisible (too minor clock speed bump), but lets suppose intel released 2900K 4Ghz chip. Same 95W tdp. To me it seems that those 2900K would be (cherry) picked 2600Ks, with better thermals. Where i am wrong?
and....need some benches!
Not much to be honest, but any 2600K user can do that for about USD 0.
Also 15 bux price diff is Intel`s recommended, when buying batch of 1000 chips. In reality it`ll be higher @ stock.
P.S. Nor 2500Kers need any upgrades, using rig maily for gaming. )
And anyway, SB-E is out mid-November, which will shake up everything, so I'd wait until then before buying anything. I'm looking to upgrade my system, so I'm holding on too (impatiently).
99% of 2600k's will do 3.5Ghz with no bump in Vcore. So I highly doubt these are binned at all.WTF do you eat at mcdonalds? I can get out of there, and Im a hell of an eater, for $7 or less.Its too bad the 930 actually clocked WORSE than most 920's (D0).
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As i see it, with this move intel just says to itself that yields are getting even more mature, so it is time to boost clock speed a little and discontinue previous sku (and because there is no binning, 2600k is unmanufacturable at this point; only 2700k comes off the lines). Right now the diff between chips intel shipped now and half year ago is almost unnoticeable. But as time goes, quallity delta will become bigger and it will be more noticable.
And of course, upgrade from 2600k to 2700k undoubtedly would be great fail : ).