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Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Arrives in Q4

Jul 23rd, 2012 07:42 Discuss (67 Comments)

Intel's next high-end desktop processor, the Core i7-3970X Extreme, arrives in Q4, 2012, according to a DonanimHaber report. The i7-3970X is expected to ship with clock speeds of 3.50 GHz, with maximum Turbo Boost frequency of 4.00 GHz. The six-core chip is based on the 32 nm "Sandy Bridge-E" silicon, and built in the LGA2011 package. Its feature-set is consistent with that of the Core i7-3960X, with 15 MB shared L3 cache, HyperThreading, and unlocked base-clock multiplier. In all likelihood, the i7-3970X could displace the i7-3960X from its price-point.

Source: DonanimHaber

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67 Comments on Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Arrives in Q4

#51

radrok

Vray renderer for example, it can take up to 64 cores on a single machine. :toast:

#52

Dent1

tricksonWhy all the talk about 8 cores and 12 cores? I mean Intel can kick ass with fewer cores than AMD right now and really how many games or even programs out there need any more than 4 cores? This is just Intel making AMD look weak and they are.

Yes, Intel executives meet up once a week at a roundtable to discuss "how to make AMD look weaker". Yes, that is how Intel spend their revenue.

#53

gopal

Well AMD is smart that they do not make vert expensive cpu which will not sell

#54

radrok

Or they are not selling CPUs at insane price points because they don't have any that will compete with current Intel X lineup?

I remember a time when both AMD and Intel had 850$+ CPUs on the market.

#55

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

radrokOr they are not selling CPUs at insane price points because they don't have any that will compete with current Intel X lineup?

I remember a time when both AMD and Intel had 850$+ CPUs on the market.

I would have to agree with this. AMD just doesn't have a CPU that can compete CORE FOR CORE that is. :shadedshu

#56

Nordic

tricksonI would have to agree with this. AMD just doesn't have a CPU that can compete CORE FOR CORE that is. :shadedshu

Ya. Following the trend of bulldozer... Amd would be making a 24 core desktop processor to compete at that price point

#57

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

james888Ya. Following the trend of bulldozer... Amd would be making a 24 core desktop processor to compete at that price point

No AMD would need a 24 core CPU just to keep up with the 4 and 6 core offerings of Intel. :roll:

#58

Nordic

tricksonNo AMD would need a 24 core CPU just to keep up with the 4 and 6 core offerings of Intel. :roll:

When I read my post, and then your post, they say the same thing to me. So we agree amd would need 24 core cpu to keep up with intel's high end

#59

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

james888When I read my post, and then your post, they say the same thing to me. So we agree amd would need 24 core cpu to keep up with intel's high end

:roll:

#60

D007

lol waste of time and money imo.. Only a handful of eliteists will buy these.

#61

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

D007lol waste of time and money imo.. Only a handful of eliteists will buy these.

That would be the smart people, You mean. ;)

#62

T4C Fantasy

CPU & GPU DB Maintainer

gopalUse P4 for a year and then upgrade it to the 2600 you will see improvements:D

i moved from a Pentium 4 HT 3.2GHz 478 pin, to a 3770K, i used the P4 from 2004-2011, i notice a differance, but not as much as an ssd does over an hdd

#63

Nordic

T4C Fantasyi moved from a Pentium 4 HT 3.2GHz 478 pin, to a 3770K, i used the P4 from 2004-2011, i notice a differance, but not as much as an ssd does over an hdd

I moved from a pentium p3 I had since I was a kid to a amd anthlon dual core 2.3ghz thing. I noticed a huge difference and that was with vista installed too, compared to xp. Everything else was also newer, like a sata hdd compared to ide. When I then moved to my 2500k I noticed a difference. When I overclocked it to 4.5ghz... eh little difference in desktop stuff but big in games and encoding. My i3-2150 in my laptop seems so slow and I know its the processor not the hdd. That is just desktop stuff.

#64

Ikaruga

T4C Fantasyi moved from a Pentium 4 HT 3.2GHz 478 pin, to a 3770K, i used the P4 from 2004-2011, i notice a differance, but not as much as an ssd does over an hdd

P4@3.2GHz vs 3770K is night and day, just keep looking=) If you want to play recent game titles, you might need a fast video card as well, but the Ivy-Bridge is a real monster compared to the Northwood. They are not even in the same league, and that's stays true even when you do nothing else but browsing the net:)

#65

T4C Fantasy

CPU & GPU DB Maintainer

james888I moved from a pentium p3 I had since I was a kid to a amd anthlon dual core 2.3ghz thing. I noticed a huge difference and that was with vista installed too, compared to xp. Everything else was also newer, like a sata hdd compared to ide. When I then moved to my 2500k I noticed a difference. When I overclocked it to 4.5ghz... eh little difference in desktop stuff but big in games and encoding. My i3-2150 in my laptop seems so slow and I know its the processor not the hdd. That is just desktop stuff.

lol put an ssd in your laptop.... youll notice a bigger diferance than your cpu does because of the face value an ssd makes is immediately apparent, for example boot time, the very first thing you do when you install new hardware :P so oviously you will automatically notice an ssd over an hdd over any cpu to cpu combo

#66

Nordic

T4C Fantasylol put an ssd in your laptop.... youll notice a bigger diferance than your cpu does because of the face value an ssd makes is immediately apparent, for example boot time, the very first thing you do when you install new hardware :P so oviously you will automatically notice an ssd over an hdd over any cpu to cpu combo

I plan on it too. Waiting for a bigger drop in prices. I already boot up in 20 seconds, but 8 sounds better.

#67

Kheng

You can always move to a farm of 2P E5-2600 series Xeons for a rendering farm (Rack mounted), which is what we are going to do (rather than buying heaps of expensive 3930K / 3960X systems)

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