SandyBridge-E (LGA2011) and X79

[Yaayuh!]

Benched over at toms

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-3960x-x79-performance,3026.html

Not much of an improvement over the current SB platform but this will open up 6 cores and Quad channel of enthusiast power for LGA1366 replacement. Excited to see overclocking of this platform but i won't move from LGA1366 to LGA2011 until Ivybridge is on it next year.

 

[panyan]

interesting, but it wont really affect me, these are going to be the stupidly expensive chips

 

[pgi947]

The 2600k still keeping up with them and in many beating the SB-E chips. The one thing that those benches do show is how far behind intel AMD are. BD really needs to be something spectacular.

 

[Yaayuh!]

interesting, but it wont really affect me, these are going to be the stupidly expensive chips

Only expensive if you go for the X (Extreme) models. I can't remember the 920 being expensive..

The “X” at the end of -3960X represents Intel’s Extreme Edition family—a designation generally reserved for one SKU at any given time at the top of the desktop stack. The “K” at the end of -3930K denotes lower-end, but still multiplier-unlocked models, also geared to enthusiasts.

Regardless of which, IvyBridge on LGA2011 should bring the real reason to upgrade from LGA1366.

 

[StonedPenguin]

15mb l3 cache

 

[Stolly]

Not a relevant purchase for 90% of games players.

 

[eddiew]

Not a relevant purchase for 90% of games players.

I'm not a gamer :] Photoshop filters running 3x faster than an AMD hex is definitely of interest (since I currently have an AMD quad, thus implying a 4-4.5x speed increase...)

Frankly I'll be happy if the 2600K/2700K drops below £200

 

[tbh]

Regardless of which, IvyBridge on LGA2011 should bring the real reason to upgrade from LGA1366.

Why do you think that?

All of Ivy's known improvements are to the integrated GPU which isn't even present on LGA2011 chips.

I don't think Intel have confirmed there will be an Ivy Bridge-E? Seems logical to believe that there would be, but then again if it is as delayed as SB-E has been and Haswell is on time then it might be obsolete a few months after it's released...

 

[Combat Fighter]

I won't move from LGA1366 to LGA2011 until Ivybridge is on it next year.

Same here. Still more than happy with my 920 till then.

 

[kedge]

The one thing that those benches do show is how far behind intel AMD are.

It looks about equal for gamers.

 

[555BUK]

Strange how Intel have a new chip and socket ready for demonstration when they do not really need one, but AMD who are in desperate need of a new product still have nothing.

I wonder whether AMD will be pulling rabbits or lemons out of the hat come Bulldozer time.

 

[pgi947]

But for anything else its still streets behind, the tests show the top chip from each socket (1155/2011/1366/AM3+) which in most cases are aimed at more than gamers, the SB-E chips essentially being rebadged xeons proves this further.

I'll say it again, BD really needs to be something special, they at least need a good solid quad to compete in the gaming market against the 2500k.