Wednesday, October 31st 2012
Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition 6-core Processor Starts Selling
Intel's newest flagship desktop processor, the Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition, started selling. In Singapore, the chip is being sold at S$ 1,425 (US $1,167), including local taxes. Based on the 32 nm "Sandy Bridge-E" silicon, and built in the LGA2011 package, the i7-3970X is a six-core processor clocked at 3.50 GHz, with maximum Turbo Boost frequency of 4.00 GHz. The six-core chip is bolstered by HyperThreading, enabling 12 logical CPUs, 256 KB L2 cache per core, 15 MB shared L3 cache, and a quad-channel DDR3 integrated memory controller, supporting up to 128 GB of memory. Surprisingly, the chip's 200 MHz speed bump over the Core i7-3960X affected its TDP, which is rated at 150W, up from 130W of the i7-3960X.
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89 Comments on Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition 6-core Processor Starts Selling
I looked that the specs... I even know what L3 cache does and I am positive you wouldn't notice the difference of 3MB :nutkick:
lol Intel u disappoint :D
I have been looking at these EE CPUs for the last 8 years or so and i can honestly say that i don't think the pricing "scheme" has changed at all in that time. They still want ~ $1200 for a single CPU :shadedshu
I have a feeling Intel might just axe IB-E altogether and launch a new HEDT platform based on Haswell in mid-late and leave LGA2011 out dying much like they did with LGA1366, only worse as this time as users hoping to upgrade to IB-E would have just aging SB-E to poke at.
I think people look at EE chips, often like what they see then freak when they see the price. I’m not saying it isn’t a justified sticker shock but clearly the product isn’t priced for you if its going to cause conniption fits.
It’s a classic case of I want the best money can buy (or high-end) but don’t want to pay for it. EE pricing has always been consistently high from what I can recall so this is nothing new.
Having said that, Intel has done there job with the lower-end LGA1155 platform very well indeed. Therefore there is a lower cost but highly powerful option and this will likely continue on the upcoming LGA1150 platform as well.
ark.intel.com/products/64582/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2687W-20M-Cache-3_10-GHz-8_00-GTs-Intel-QPI
I also find that the 10Mb L3 is a nice perk with the 3820.
Most people OC far above that. THAT is why it's an issue. Far different to start at 77W than to start @ 150 W...
I'm tempted to try to get a sample, but at 150W, I dunno.
4.0 GHz turbo clocks though...yeah, I'mma gonna ask for one.
Because my current 3960X @ 5.0 GHz is too damn slow.
Yet...;)...
I had 3960X pull 155 W @ STOCK. Through 8-pin only.
FX-4100 STOCK 122 W.
150W is NOT that high, really a 7950 or GTX670 is like 225W, cooled with a dinky little cage fan and a cooler that is barely an inch thick.:shadedshu
150 W is NOTHING.
Now, my 3770K, at stock, pulls 50 W.
But then, I don't see many others pulling 4.6 GHz or more @ less than 1.2 V, like my chip does, although there are definitely others out there... I've seen a handful better, for sure.
Silicon quality is actually in far greater variation than most think, it seems.
can't wait for the TPU reviews to show that its not worth the extra money over the i7-3930k :shadedshu I haven't bought a AMD Chip for my personal rig in a long time (FX53 personal, JUSt purchased a A8-5600k for the HTPC); But I gotta say AMD does the packaging better. Look at thos FX-8XXX boxes. So nice.
i have at e5 1660 from 2012 and it needs lower v for everything below 5ghz than my last 3960x
hope to see some improvement with thisone