Friday, May 23rd 2014
Multiplier-Unlocked Pentium G3258, Core i7-4790K and Core i5-4690K Listed
Several online retailers began listing Intel's next wave of unlocked socket LGA1150 processors, ahead of their June 2014 launches. Among these are the Core i7-4790K, the Core i5-4690K, and the Pentium G3258. The series begins with the i7-4790K and the i5-4690K, which bear an exclusive codename, "Devil's Canyon." These are special hand-picked "Haswell" dies that feature higher voltage limits, and a higher-grade package, with special high-current LGA contact points, and a superior thermal interface material between the die and integrated heatspreader (IHS).
The i7-4790K is a quad-core chip, featuring HyperThreading (8 logical CPUs), HD 4600 graphics, 8 MB of L3 cache, and clock speeds of 4.10 GHz, with Turbo Boost frequencies of a staggering 4.40 GHz. The i5-4690K, on the other hand, is a quad-core chip that lacks HyperThreading, and features 6 MB of L3 cache, but respectable clock speeds of 3.50 GHz, with 3.90 GHz Turbo Boost. Both chips feature unlocked base-clock multipliers, support for higher memory frequencies, uncore clocks, etc. The Core i7-4790K is priced around US $370, on the stores it's up for pre-order. The i5-4690K, on the other hand, is listed around $250.
The surprise package here is the new Pentium G3258, which is an "unlocked" chip. The rationale behind launching such a sub-$100 unlocked chip, could have been the fact that 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Intel's iconic Pentium brand, which made it a household name. The G3258 is based on the "Haswell" silicon, and is a dual-core chip that lacks HyperThreading, Turbo Boost, and AVX instruction-set. It still offers a respectable clock speed of 3.20 GHz, and 3 MB of L3 cache. The chip is priced around $80.
The i7-4790K is a quad-core chip, featuring HyperThreading (8 logical CPUs), HD 4600 graphics, 8 MB of L3 cache, and clock speeds of 4.10 GHz, with Turbo Boost frequencies of a staggering 4.40 GHz. The i5-4690K, on the other hand, is a quad-core chip that lacks HyperThreading, and features 6 MB of L3 cache, but respectable clock speeds of 3.50 GHz, with 3.90 GHz Turbo Boost. Both chips feature unlocked base-clock multipliers, support for higher memory frequencies, uncore clocks, etc. The Core i7-4790K is priced around US $370, on the stores it's up for pre-order. The i5-4690K, on the other hand, is listed around $250.
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- 22 nm Ivy Bridge-E silicon
- 8 cores, 12 threads
- 16 MB L3 cache
- Unlocked multiplier
- Quad-channel DDR3 IMC
- 3.20 GHz clock speed with 3.50 GHz Turbo Boost
- 150W TDP
[/wishful_thinking]It's nice to see that Intel may have addressed the thermal interface material issue. We shall see.
Also, those are not new by any mean, just the same silicon as haswell, so it will be crazy if they wont work on 8x board
EDIT: Added a source: www.fudzilla.com/home/item/34809-devil’s-canyon-launch-rumoured-for-computex
lack of competition allows behave more like a pig with puppies .
Without the protective cover will definitely be colder .:)I think I'll wait for Broadwell.
...and how can you complain about an overclockable Pentium? It's like an i3 that would be unlocked, I think there is more of a market for something like that than you think.
Because we all know Haswell was pretty poor in those respects!
I see it as Intel listens to enthusiasts!
Z97 and DC were always on shaky ground - seems like a quick stop gap to help motherboard manufacturers have something to sell this year. Z87 had something new - 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports and refined USB 3.0 over the USB 3.0 bugfest in Z77.