Official Ivybridge Review Thread

RavenXXX2 · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:27

So reviews seem to say that if you have a SB i5k/i7k then you may as well stay put, clock for clock there is not much in it and SB clocks better.

mishima · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:30

chipachap said:
This weekend apparently e-tailers will be selling but I haven't seen a date set in stone anywhere.

I have no idea why Intel moved IVB launch away from retail launch it now means no-one can buy stock off the back of reviews!!

For those interested btw I have reviewed two motherboards at launch with Ivy:

MSI Z77A-GD65 Review (With Ivy Bridge)

ASUS Maximus V GENE Review (Ivy Bridge)

BAMBI · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:32

I dont get it, what is the point of IVY? is it a power saving update?

sunama · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:40

Ivy has pcie3.0
It has a much faster onboard GPU
Apart from that I can't think of anything else.

Krono5 · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:41

sunama said:
Ivy has pcie3.0
It has a much faster onboard GPU
Apart from that I can't think of anything else.

Memory performs better. Those 3 are about it but in comparison SB clocks better and is cheaper.

sunama · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:42

A quick question:
Is it possible for IB (on-die GPU) to support 3 monitors, all on at the same time?

kona786 · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:44

kona786 said:
the i5 getting hyper threading in Ivy is a big deal is it not - another reason not to get the i7 and also makes it a bit better than the SB 2500k.

chipachap said:
Where did you get that info? I was under the impression only the i7 had hyper-threading and it's the only difference between i5 and i7.

stulid said:
i5 = 4cores/4threads

i7 = 4cores/8threads.

It says here the IVY i5 is getting HT:

Core i5 desktop chips can have Hyper-Threading now, something that was previously reserved for Core i7. All of today's Core i5 desktop chips save the Core i5-3450 and Core i5-3450S have four cores and eight threads. On the desktop side, the main distinctions now for Core i7 seem to be an extra 2MB of L3 cache, and guaranteed HD Graphics 4000.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/23/2967686/intel-launches-22nm-ivy-bridge-processors

Jokester · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:45

Dunno where they got that from, as it's wrong.

Krono5 · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:46

Something unbeknownst to me yet is the max safe temp for Ivy. If it can handle 80c for a 24/7 overclock like my Q6600 instead of only 70c like the SB's then it becomes much more interesting.

Buckster · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:47

<edit> just re-read your post I read it wrong

Stripes · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:48

sunama said:
A quick question:
Is it possible for IB (on-die GPU) to support 3 monitors, all on at the same time?

I believe they can, yes.

Buckster · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:48

Krono5 said:
Something unbeknownst to me yet is the max safe temp for Ivy. If it can handle 80c for a 24/7 overclock like my Q6600 instead of only 70c like the SB's then it becomes much more interesting.

nothing to say Sands can only handle 70C though

most say don't go above 70C on Q6600s - yet yourself and I know >80C is fine

kona786 · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:50

Jokester said:
Dunno where they got that from, as it's wrong.

really - it does seem silly to spec the i5 soo close.

Stupid useless verge reporters.

chipachap · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:50

Jokester said:
Dunno where they got that from, as it's wrong.

Agreed. That's the first I've seen about i5's with HT. Technically in that case they are the exact same as i7, and I don't see that happening. 2mb more cache for 70 quid more? No way, not plausible or feasible.

Cythx · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:51

Came across these charts in the Vortez review and came across these two charts.

IIRC, the main difference between i5 and i7 is HyperThreading, which seem to be giving BF3 a significant boost as shown above.

Will we be seeing this more often? Wanna know if I should get an i7 instead

EDIT: Just noticed the 2500k score in BF3, that seems kinda weird?

ussff · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:52

psychas said:
2600k for me by the looks of it

Well its taken me about half an hour to work out I'm NOT putting an Ivy in my Z77 Extreme 4

cos I was planning on OC'ing. So 2500K... or is it worth spending the extra on the 2600K on special?

I've seen gaming reviews where the Core i5-2500K has out performed the Core i7-2600K and matched it in general... :confused:

Buckster · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:57

ussff said:
Well its taken me about half an hour to work out I'm NOT putting an Ivy in my Z77 Extreme 4 cos I was planning on OC'ing. So 2500K... or is it worth spending the extra on the 2600K on special?

I've seen gaming reviews where the Core i5-2500K has out performed the Core i7-2600K and matched it in general...

I've come to same conclusion but not bought a Z77 mobo yet

so I may jump 2011 + X79 or Z77 and 2700k

sunama · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:59

Stripes said:
I believe they can, yes.

Just to clarify, is it possible to strap a SandyBridge CPU, into a Z77 motherboard, then run 3 monitors off that?

I won't be using it for games, but I do like the desktop space.

prescott28 · 23 Apr 2012 at 19:00

It is getting jolly hard to work out which to buy. There seems to be a lack of clear knowledge about Ivy and its characteristics and, or course, it would be great to know the price of some of these new processors when bought from OCUK.

I hope we start getting some answers soon.

Krono5 · 23 Apr 2012 at 19:06

Buckster said:
nothing to say Sands can only handle 70C though

most say don't go above 70C on Q6600s - yet yourself and I know >80C is fine

Just looked and infact the Tcase for the 2500k is 72.6c compared to 71c for the Q6600 :confused:

Will see if I can find the values OCUK were told by intel...

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