Monday, April 4th 2011
Intel to Bid Farewell to LGA1366 with Core i7-995X Extreme Edition
Intel is preparing its next high-end/enthusiast desktop platform for release in Q4 2011. That platform will be driven by a new socket, the LGA2011, and the new Intel X79 Express chipset. Before that, Intel will give its 2-year old current enthusiast platform, the LGA1366 and X58 Express, a fitting farewell with a new high-end processor model, the Core i7-995X Extreme Edition. The i7-995X is a six-core processor based on the 32 nm "Gulftown" silicon. It features a default clock speed of 3.60 GHz (27 x 133 MHz), 3.86 GHz max Turbo, though the BClk multiplier is unlocked to help with overclocking.
The six x86-64 cores are aided by Intel HyperThreading technology to give the OS a total of 12 logical CPUs (threads) to deal with. The processor features a triple-channel (192-bit wide) DDR3 memory controller, and connects to the X58 chipset over a 6.4 GT/s QuickPath Interconnect link. Intel will launch its new chip some time in Q3 2011, i7-995X is expected to be priced at $999 (in 1000-unit tray quantities), displacing the current SKU at this price, the Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. For now, a lucky few (read: "industry partners") have access to engineering samples.
Source:
DonanimHaber
The six x86-64 cores are aided by Intel HyperThreading technology to give the OS a total of 12 logical CPUs (threads) to deal with. The processor features a triple-channel (192-bit wide) DDR3 memory controller, and connects to the X58 chipset over a 6.4 GT/s QuickPath Interconnect link. Intel will launch its new chip some time in Q3 2011, i7-995X is expected to be priced at $999 (in 1000-unit tray quantities), displacing the current SKU at this price, the Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. For now, a lucky few (read: "industry partners") have access to engineering samples.
77 Comments on Intel to Bid Farewell to LGA1366 with Core i7-995X Extreme Edition
With SB systems offering tons of performance at an affordable price, and Ivy Bridge and Bulldozer just around the corner, I just see no point in investing so much money in a dead platform, extreme benching or not... :ohwell:
Moving from an E8500 to a i7 920 was incredible:)
On topic, as others have said "this is an enthusiast" CPU. It is not meant for mainstream (or even most enthusiasts) and it will sell to those that want to push this CPU as far as it will go!
Btw - Sandy Bridge > Gulftown
You can play minesweeper or edit/encode your "how I smashed the record" video when you're not benchmarking, with the i7-995X.
Anyway dead platform and overprice cpu woo! N tnx
(with the exttreme editions where priced like amd blacks.. Much nicer and would make these sell easy (:
i much prefer SB, runs cooler, but small overclock headroom for the non K ver..
and for that i7 995X, it have no use unless its cooled by LN2
But that's not the real reason Intel makes these chips. Just like any top end component, they won't sell a whole lot, but they will draw more attention to the entire lineup. AKA: Advertising. "We have the fastest, therefore we are better."
At any rate, most average users I know upgrade every 3 years or so. So the market must be there, or else they wouldn't be selling them. I don't see the problem with hardware becoming more powerful.
To conclude, in my opinion, more powerful computers and applications that use that power aren't going away anytime soon.
I would not waste money on this Intel CPU. It would be wise to save up money for the Intel Sandy Bridge EX LGA 2011.