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
I'm at a crossroad now. Go with my Haswell plan that I set years ago....or IB-E.
AMD needs to catch up so Intel stops price gouging on 2011. That, or FTC needs to open a monopoly probe into Intel. There's absolutely no reason why those hexa-cores shouldn't be selling for $200 instead of $550.
Intel...
LGA1366 started off with Bloomfield but Gulftown was never really an affordable or economical upgrade path for the masses.
LGA2011 Sandy Bridge-E to Ivy Bridge-E is a rather small performance gain / refresh but at least something is taking place before moving on to a new incompatible platform / socket. Sandy Bridge-E to Ivy Bridge-E also has the same pricing scheme a processor lineup scheme unlike the move from Bloomfield to Gulftown.
Lets not forget that some people complain bitterly when there is no processor refresh / new lineup before moving on to a new socket / platform.
The overall life and longevity of LGA2011 as a whole is the bigger issue here not just the life of Ivy Bridge-E.
No big deal since locked 1366 hexas could've been overclocked with BCLK, still something good from Intel.
To really get competitive in this segment AMD should roll out some 6-8 modules CPU (12-14cores) imho.
I can't really see them to do this since this market is sooooo niche.
Can't wait to see how will intel outrageously price an eventual Hsw-e octa... I bet 1200 usd+
$550 for a 6-core IB-E processor is pretty damn good in my book.
Also, per the >$500 out the door pricing? An EVGA X79 SLI board for $169 ($150AR), and a $310 4-core IB-E is less than $500.
As far as longevity is concerned, have we forgotten that skt2011 has 40 usable PCI-E lanes plus the 8 off the PCH? :confused:
However, when LGA1366 was launched there was no lower end alternative unless you count the supplanted LGA775 Core 2 / Core 2 Quad platform.
I was an early adopter and bought a Core i7 920 on the day of launch along with an Asus P6T Deluxe motherboard. I already had DDR3 RAM as my then current LGA775 motherboard supported both DDR2 and DDR3.
The entry level cost of an LGA1366 platform was no different then with respect to that of the entry level cost of an LGA2011 platform today.
The problem with the higher end platforms today is that the midrange performance marginalizes it. Pray that Intel doesn't wise up and cripple the performance segment to make the higher end enthusiast segment shine a bit brighter!
What we need is Haswel.
It's OK. No need to open CPU for nice OC.
I mean that is point of everything, pay 450e and under OC you save 450e instead of 4960X.
OC 770 and you are close to 780, OC 7950 and you have 7970.
I would rather pay 350-400 motherboard for IB-E than Haswell.
PC sales have been in their longest decline ever. I can't think that Intel's monopoly has a lot to do with it. My CPU is four years old and it is still more than adequate and was cheaper than what is being offered now. This is ridiculous. If Intel priced their products to sell instead of being anti-competitive, I highly doubt the sales decline would have lasted this long. People have more incentive not to buy than to buy.
Regardless of PC posting declines year on year, Intel is still pulling in mega bucks year after year. I am not worried or surprised, because the time of the traditional PC is almost up and we will just have to wait for the next successor to appear. In the meantime desktop PC is just going to limp on.