Wednesday, September 12th 2012
Intel Core i7-4900 Series Arrives in Q3-2013, i7-3970X Around the Corner: Report
The fastest client computing platform, Sandy Bridge-E, won't be seeing successors for a long time now, according to a Bright Side of News report. The next-generation "Ivy Bridge-E" lineup, which will carry processor model number series Core i7-49xx, aren't due until the third quarter of 2013. Ivy Bridge-E will build on the existing Sandy Bridge-E HEDT platform with Intel X79 Express chipset. Existing LGA2011 motherboards will be able to run the i7-4900 series chips with BIOS updates.
Meanwhile, the closest addition to Intel's socket LGA2011 Core i7-3900 series is the Core i7-3970X, which displaces the Core i7-3960X from the top spot. This chip will hit the shelves in a few weeks' time. According to a leaked specs sheet, the i7-3970X ships with a nominal clock speed of 3.50 GHz, with maximum Turbo Boost speed of 4.00 GHz. The specs sheet also confirms that i7-3970X will be a six-core chip, with HyperThreading enabling 12 logical CPUs, allaying rumors that Intel will unlock two additional cores and the full 20 MB L3 cache on the Sandy Bridge-E silicon, making it an eight-core chip.
Source:
Bright Side of News
Meanwhile, the closest addition to Intel's socket LGA2011 Core i7-3900 series is the Core i7-3970X, which displaces the Core i7-3960X from the top spot. This chip will hit the shelves in a few weeks' time. According to a leaked specs sheet, the i7-3970X ships with a nominal clock speed of 3.50 GHz, with maximum Turbo Boost speed of 4.00 GHz. The specs sheet also confirms that i7-3970X will be a six-core chip, with HyperThreading enabling 12 logical CPUs, allaying rumors that Intel will unlock two additional cores and the full 20 MB L3 cache on the Sandy Bridge-E silicon, making it an eight-core chip.
19 Comments on Intel Core i7-4900 Series Arrives in Q3-2013, i7-3970X Around the Corner: Report
So I never expected one for normal desktop users. Those things are priced @ near $2000 a peice!!!
The Xeon's go for more than just $2000, (E5-4650).
My guess is that most of the 2687W's reside in wind-tunnel server racks far, far away from the ears of their users, or reside in epeen benchmark rigs under water. Neither should be a major concern for cooling.
I'd assume that the 3970X will supplant the 3960X in pricing, as is usual for Intel at the $1k price point ( 990X>980X>975XE>965XE for example), so I'm kind of doubting that the prospective buyers would be looking at the stock Intel liquid AIO for cooling duties.And then some. i7's are basically Xeons that failed QA/validation testing and have 2-4 cores and a QPI fused off . The 2690/2687W are already over $2K, while the 8-core 4P E5-46xx's are ~$3500 apiece
As for the 150W TDP... I would like Intel to release an 8-core SB-E, even if lower clocked (there are Xeon versions with OK clocks), just for the hell of it. I would buy it.
Hopefully the 4900 series will provide those.
As for the CPU cooler, SB-E doesn't come with one in the box, so it's expected of you to buy a decent part. The X79 platform isn't just for anybody.
To me, thinking that way is bad thinking. I don't cut corners, or worry about whether one cooler costs $40 and is sufficient, but another cooler costs $140, and is "certified". Chances are, for me, the $140 cooler would be bought.
I get what you are saying though, my 3770K uses roughly 50 W in P95, but rated at 95 W TDP. I use a cooler capable of about 200 W.
Notice I say often that IVB doesn't have heat issues. That's because I picked the right components, and had realistic expectations.
I'd love to get one of these 3970X chips though. I wonder..maybe another 200 MHz in OC? The chip I'm currently using does 5 GHz on air...does that mean i might get 5.2 GHz?
About the coolers, warranty aside, IMO manufacturers probably specify the absolute maximum TDP the cooler can handle (I'm just doing some logical thinking as how the marketing team always likes high numbers in specs :rolleyes:) so using that cooler on a CPU which outputs more heat will result in overheating (yes even if the CPU outputs 2W more than the cooler can handle, that will result in overheating).
And like you said, cutting corners here is bad :toast:
The Xeons however also support ECC RAM (but then again AMD supports that with desktop parts).
There can be a use for these CPU's (one of the reasons is the obvious: I buy it just because I can). Someone that does heavy rendering works and similar would rather pay $1500 for a desktop chip than $4000 for a Xeon.
The problem I see is the VRM (it needs to be made from quality components and very well cooled).
As long as you keep the CPU cool you won't see any major problems.
However, some people render with highly overclocked CPU's which IMO is a big no no (stability is a serious issue and VRM strain is huge). You can forget about using prime for stability, it's a kids game compared to long term heavy load. ;)
I'd rather pick up another CPU than buy a Xeon though, which in fact I did (3930K)
Anyway I can't wait for an 8 core with unlocked multiplier, who cares about 150w TDP, got so much radiator surface that it won't increase my temps more than 0.1c ;)
I know i should just settle for something more sensible but i fell in love with the idea of the 8 core CPU before i knew how many years Intel would take to release a desktop version and i can't justify the extra cost of a Xeon for desktop use.
May not sound too relative to the article but it's just that it was another reminder of my broken dreams so i could not resist sharing my sadness :laugh:
So, the ivybridge-e has no igp?:confused: