Tuesday, August 26th 2014
Intel Core i7 "Haswell-E" Pricing Detailed
Intel will price its next-generation Core i7 "Haswell-E" HEDT processors along expected lines. The lineup will begin with the Core i7-5820K, priced at US $389 - just $50 more than a Core i7-4790K. There are some major trade-offs you need to consider when choosing between the two. The i7-5820K is a six-core chip, but its motherboard and newer, costlier DDR4 memory, will jack up your overall platform costs. The i7-4790K lets you buy a motherboard as cheap as $120, and memory that's as cheap as it gets. It's now confirmed that the i7-5820K features 6 cores, 12 threads enabled by HyperThreading, a quad-channel DDR4 memory interface, and 15 MB of L3 cache, but a narrower 28-lane PCI-Express 3.0 root complex. The chip features TurboBoost frequency of 3.60 GHz.
To use the platform to its fullest, you'd need to part with at least US $583 for a processor. That's what will get you the Core i7-5930K. Also a six-core chip, the i7-5930K features a wider 40-lane PCI-Express 3.0 root complex, letting you set up 3-way and 4-way high-end multi-GPU setups with sufficient bus width for each of the cards running in tandem. The chip features 6 cores, 12 threads, a quad-channel DDR4 IMC, 15 MB of L3 cache, and TurboBoost frequencies of up to 3.70 GHz. Leading the pack is the Core i7-5960X, Intel's first eight-core high-end client CPU. It's priced at a wallet-scorching $999. For close to a grand, you get 8 cores, 16 threads enabled with HyperThreading, a massive 20 MB of L3 cache, a quad-channel DDR4 IMC, and 40 PCI-Express 3.0 lanes. To keep the eight cores within Intel's desired 140W thermal envelope, the company had to go easy on the clocks. It offers TurboBoost frequencies of up to 3.50 GHz. All three chips feature unlocked base-clock multipliers.
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To use the platform to its fullest, you'd need to part with at least US $583 for a processor. That's what will get you the Core i7-5930K. Also a six-core chip, the i7-5930K features a wider 40-lane PCI-Express 3.0 root complex, letting you set up 3-way and 4-way high-end multi-GPU setups with sufficient bus width for each of the cards running in tandem. The chip features 6 cores, 12 threads, a quad-channel DDR4 IMC, 15 MB of L3 cache, and TurboBoost frequencies of up to 3.70 GHz. Leading the pack is the Core i7-5960X, Intel's first eight-core high-end client CPU. It's priced at a wallet-scorching $999. For close to a grand, you get 8 cores, 16 threads enabled with HyperThreading, a massive 20 MB of L3 cache, a quad-channel DDR4 IMC, and 40 PCI-Express 3.0 lanes. To keep the eight cores within Intel's desired 140W thermal envelope, the company had to go easy on the clocks. It offers TurboBoost frequencies of up to 3.50 GHz. All three chips feature unlocked base-clock multipliers.
36 Comments on Intel Core i7 "Haswell-E" Pricing Detailed
...what the **** is a frush Gus ?
The 5820k and 4790k are both Haswell. The difference is functionally a larger die area (owing to more cores and a greater PCI-e complex), and a soldered on lid. The 4790k has "new" thermal material to make it suck less when overclocked, but you really can't beat a mechanically fused lid for heat transfer.
I'll reserve judgement for when actual benchmarks comparing the two exist. For now, Intel has successfully introduced a new artificial segment into the market. If I didn't see it coming, it might be interesting. Gimping the PCI-e might be a reasonable way to introduce high end gaming to the more expensive "enthusiast" level platform.
This is not a problem if you want to use just one PCI-e graphic card, or am I wrong?
If you are primarily playing games and will never use more than 2 GPUs, there is absolutely no point in buying a 2011 based platform.
So your argument is that Intel is bad because high-end CPUs that only a very small percentage (<5%) of the market has use for have a higher price than the mainstream CPUs that fulfill the needs of the vast majority of customers?
Pricing is Intel dumb as usual, wonder when TPU will review one against a 4790k.
The pricing is actually not as bad as I thought/was worried about. In fact the lower entry is priced pretty decently considering what could have been the price.
5930k here I come!
That is to say that processors like the 4930K, 4790K and 4790 cost about ~$80 and ~$60 less respectively at Microcenter then they do at places like Newegg for example.
So that is to say I am cautiously optimistic about seeing lower then MSRP on the Core i7 5820K and low enough to be significant,.......at least at Microcenter. If not then the 5930K is looking that much more attractive.
Why you may ask? It's simple; They're generally honest. I talked to one of them, and they indicated exactly what I saw. Microcenter takes the MSRP of a CPU, and generally meets or undercuts it. They do so, and run motherboard combination sales, to get people through the door. That CPU might cost them $45, have an MSRP of $70, and Microcenter will have it on shelves at $60. You save $10, so you'll happily go to their stores and spend the money. While you're there, you see a bunch of gaming mice, and decide that another $40 isn't a big expense. You also see that new GPU that your new rig would absolutely love, so you spend $200. By the time you are done you've spent $300 on a $60 CPU.
I love them for their deals, but they're crack dealers. If you don't have a ton of will power those CPU deals wind-up costing you (having said all of this, I admit I've been guilty of it).
Jeez, who fed the troll? :shadedshu:
Maybe you need to be reminded of that exchange?
As for the specs and pricing, I'm just a little bummed they chose to segregate the 8 core chip to a single tier. In doing that, many SB-E owners on the 3930k chip might choose not to upgrade (not that they need to generally). I would definitely have bought an 8 core 5930k but I don't see the point in buying another 6 core extreme part.
I'll wait for some comparison reviews, hopefully see how much better the new chips are over their 3 year old counterparts. As for pricing, I have foregone children to feed my PC habits. Easy trade off. :D
The 5820K is going to be popular whether or not someone uses it's abilities or not. Doesn't cost all that much over an i7, nor does the board. The RAM might at first but will quickly drop. Amount of lanes is nice at x16, x8, and x4 (M.2!).
Generally speaking though I simply order a product online such as my Core i7 3930K and then pick it up at a local Microcenter,..........then leave,.......with nothing other then the product I ordered online,..... :)
I typically don't even look left or look right.
CPU / motherboard combos are great provided the combo actually has the exact CPU / motherboard you want.
When I built my Core i7 3930K / ASUS P9X79 Deluxe based system I had a ~$260 coupon at Amazon so it made more sense to me to just buy the CPU at Microcenter and the motherboard at Amazon. All other hardware for the initial build I already had which made the build comparatively cheap.
Dave I hope you're reviewing the board I'm thinking about.
But I am now stuck between the MSI Gaming, Lightning, and the Asus Rog board.
Personally I think I'll end up waiting until October or possibly November before buying though,......unless there is some crazy time sensitive deal that will save me a ton of cash.