10-core Ivy Bridge-EP Sample Tested

[Delta6326]

This is cool to hear about for non server variants. As we have had 10 core 20T Intel E7- out for a while they cost over $4,000 though.
Hoping that these are around $600 or less.

 

[fullinfusion]

Wait, a 10-core Ivy Bridge CPU on 1155?!

That's what I was thinking

 

[radrok]

Crosses fingers for i7 variant with unlocked multi.. Would save me a lot of time.
Such amount of Cache is going to increase single threaded perf too.
Pretty please

 

[trickson]

Can it play Crysis? Or BF3 on ultra? That is the question! And will it use all 10 cores?

 

[radrok]

Games won't but my V-ray renderer plugin for 3Ds Max surely will

 

[trickson]

Games won't but my V-ray renderer plugin for 3Ds Max surely will

LOL, So really no need to get this thing for a desk top. Just a sign that the core wars are on.

 

[Wile E]

for video encoding (as well as for mysql servers) intel hyperthreading is useless
it only make sense to use 10 threads for encoding x264 on 10 core intel cpu

Ummmm, my chip absolutely encodes faster on 12 threads vs 6. Granted, not twice as fast or anything like that, but a good noticeable boost, especially on the second pass.

If you aren't getting a performance increase with HT on in video encoding, something is wrong or you are using a P4/PD generation Hyperthreading chip.

That said, I think this is a fake. Although I would love to have an unlocked 10 core Intel chip.

 

[OneCool]

Hoping that these are around $600 or less.

yeah RIGHT!!!!!

 

[Static~Charge]

This is cool to hear about for non server variants. As we have had 10 core 20T Intel E7- out for a while they cost over $4,000 though.
Hoping that these are around $600 or less.

Fat chance of that, considering the prices on these CPUs:

Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition (6 cores / 12 threads, LGA 1366): $1,030 U.S.
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition (6 cores / 12 threads, LGA 2011): $1,050 U.S.

If you have to ask "How much does it cost?", you can't afford it....

 

[_JP_]

Can it play Crysis? Or BF3 on ultra? That is the question! And will it use all 10 cores?

1 - Depends on the graphics card. If it is current gen., yes it will, of course.
2 - BF3 is ridiculously GPU dependent. So to answer your question, yes it will, accompanied by the correct graphics card.
3 - Probably, I don't know, but 6-core users don't have their cores heavily taxed when playing the games, so I think there is no need for 4 more cores at the moment (for games, exclusively).

 

[radrok]

Fat chance of that, considering the prices on these CPUs:

Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition (6 cores / 12 threads, LGA 1366): $1,030 U.S.
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition (6 cores / 12 threads, LGA 2011): $1,050 U.S.

If you have to ask "How much does it cost?", you can't afford it....

If they are going to make a 10c/20t Core i7 Extreme it probably won't cost more than 999$, look in the past, extreme editions before the 6 core Gulftown costed 999$, the i7 975 or 965 is a good example, Extreme editions 4 cores.

There is a good chance that the next 8c or 10c Extreme edition will still cost 999$, of course I am not sure but looking at the trend seems legit.
Anyway don't quote me on that, I'm just making assumptions.

 

[Morgoth]

i say i want this puppy in a multie socket board

 

[Cyras]

Fat chance of that, considering the prices on these CPUs:

Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition (6 cores / 12 threads, LGA 1366): $1,030 U.S.
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition (6 cores / 12 threads, LGA 2011): $1,050 U.S.

If you have to ask "How much does it cost?", you can't afford it....

Take a look here 2652.51 € = 3486.72 US-Dollar ^^

 

[newtekie1]

The second screen shot is totally bogus. First of all, it is showing CPUz with 20 processors, which wouldn't be the case. Even if two of these were installed in the system, it would only read 2 processors. Second, the processor that is selected is showing 8-core 16-threads.

Then there is Windows TaskManager, which shows (if my math is right) 320 cores! That would make sense with 20 CPUs each having 8-cores and 16-threads. So it matches with CPUz, but not with the 10-core Ivy Bridge-EP claim.