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Haswell -E Core i7-5960X, 5930K, 5820K specifications

al4x said:
I would go for a 6 core capable of 4.5
A 6 core capable of 4 is much less appealing and not really worth it to me
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you've confused yourself a wee bit here, the 2nd placed 6 core cpu ( Intel Core i7-5930K) will hit 4.5, more like 4.8 ...... it's the 8 core that's only 3 to 3.3.

the 8 core has 5mb more cache than the rest, i'll have to google what this means :confused::confused:

``Q6600 has more L2 but Q9300 (even though less L2) has more speed. speed always wins`` ..... so Cache ( memory dater storage access whatever ):confused: helps performance, but not as much as speed.

the 8 core is much slower at 3 to 3.3 but it might get to 4.0, but this is still miles slower than 4.6 to 4.8..... now then, i remember seeing something years ago that said :- you wont notice anything over 4.4 for gaming, not sure.

we'll get reviews soon
 
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I think too that the i7-5930K would be the best choice while we wait for the 14nm broadwell that is supposedly getting released for this same platform.

The 14nm broadwell 8 core should be much more worth it because it should run a lot cooler and overclock much higher than the Haswell-E Core i7-5960X.
 
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al4x said:
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I have read that that chip is 3.5ghz
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it's 3.5/3.9-4.0 GHz, actually when you think about it carefully; it's only the ivy bridge/sandy bridge that OC easily to 4.8/5.0..... the Haswell doesn't it gets too hot.

the 8 core is unlikely to get anywhere near 4.8, but maybe the 5930k wont either simply because it's a Haswell...but according to Intel they've improved its cooling and probably solved that delidding problem too, we just dont know do we.
 
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Threading here is absolutely and utterly critical. Without it the 8 core will look lame.

Take a look back at this, for example.

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/...e-d8_ws_dual_xeon_insanity_e5-2660_e5-2687w/1

16 cores @ 3.8ghz. In tests that support 16 cores they romp ahead. In tests that support less they get their asses handed to them by a 3960x @ 4.8ghz.

So that means Intel are going to have to work awfully, awfully hard to make sure that games and apps support the 8 core. The thing is, when it comes to gaming the only company being listened to right now is AMD, because the money is with the consoles.

This could really turn the tables on Intel. Not because their CPUs are slower, but simply because they could end up getting a bit left out. That's what has been happening to AMD and why Intel have dominance.

As I mentioned in the thread earlier I have just bought an octa core Ivybridge. It should only really run at around 2.1ghz or so, but then I only paid £110 for it. I will bench it. Not to see if it can touch my 3970x because that would be stupid. I already know what it Cinebenches at, 702 points. My AMD FX 8320 gets 800, though it's using four times the amount of power.

What I want to study with the Ivy is core use. Not results, not FPS, not anything else but actual core loads and use within Windows 8 (Windows 7 most certainly would be a total waste of time on a chip with so many cores).

I will post a thread once I have some data. Chip is bought and paid for.
 
yes great, but your 8 core cpu might not be the same Architecturally as the Haswell E, what we need to know is :-

1.........how many cores does I.D TECH 5 or 6 use......Crytek etc etc?????????
answer = ``Pretty much every modern AAA title will use more than 4 cores (many have dozens), but usually only 2-3 see any real action,``

ok so there's not much conclusion to be had here
 
Mal X said:
yes great, but your 8 core cpu might not be the same Architecturally as the Haswell E, what we need to know is :-

1.........how many cores does I.D TECH 5 or 6 use......Crytek etc etc?????????
answer = ``Pretty much every modern AAA title will use more than 4 cores (many have dozens), but usually only 2-3 see any real action,``

ok so there's not much conclusion to be had here
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Crytek it depends. Some levels are more CPU dependent than others. Which is odd, but, why the AMD chips do so well in "Welcome to the jungle".

I will compile the data, don't worry. I can also run the same game on an AMD rig to see if the core usage differs any.
 
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