CPU/Mobo Intel Core i7-3960X (Sandy Bridge-E) And X79 Platform Preview

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Intel Core i7-3960X (Sandy Bridge-E) And X79 Platform Preview : Sandy Bridge-E And X79 Are Almost Ready

Looking Forward

We’re at least a month or two away from Sandy Bridge-E’s launch, and a lot is expected to happen in that time. There’s AMD’s anticipated Bulldozer architecture, to start.

Also, by the time you read this, we’ll be on the way to IDF in San Francisco, where we’re scheduled to sit in on several briefings about Ivy Bridge, its 22 nm tri-gate transistors, improvements to the architecture’s media functionality, and Windows 8.

Though Sandy Bridge-E promises notable gains in the server world, it’s destined to be less influential on the desktop, if only because the number of folks willing to pay a steep premium for two additional cores and an otherwise-similar platform is small. Sandy Bridge spoiled us, so a high-end part just doesn't have the impact on enthusiasts that Bloomfield had back in 2008.

Ivy Bridge is sure to make a bigger splash, so stay tuned for more information from Intel as it flows out of IDF
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We can’t ignore the value still so apparent in the mainstream Sandy Bridge-based chips, though. Core i7-2600K holds its own against our pre-production Sandy Bridge-E sample, tying it in single-threaded apps, and trailing it in more threaded titles. That chip, along with the cheaper Core i5-2500K, remains a winner for budget-conscious power users and gamers alike.
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Futuremark’s PCMark 7 whitepaper makes no mention of the benchmark’s thread optimization. Given that the Core i7-2600K outmaneuvers both the Core i7-3960X and Core i7-990X in all but one test, however, it’s pretty safe to assume we’re dealing with a metric predominantly limited to four threads.
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Lets your thoughts pour....
I have not had the time to read thru it all,,,but thought would post a heads up to start some discussions....
 
chiragsthakur said:
Does it mean SB-E's arent going to beat BD if BD beats existing SB's.??
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It means if you have a Core i5 2500 OR higher Sandy-Bridge processor, there is no need to up-grade to the Sandy-Bridge E platform. This is due to the fact that the advances' made by Sandy-Bridge on the desktop range will be carried onto the Server range processors and components.

If BullDozer even manages to dent Sandy-Bridge in its performance level, it will be a big deal.
 
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According to me the entire Sandy-Bridge E platform makes no sense for a desktop. They are more suited for high end workstations and servers. Intel should not have branded them in the core series, and should have branded them exclusively as Xeons. What makes least sense is that there is quad-core model in this series. Intel should have kept it exclusively 6 core or greater. It would nice to know how the quad-channel memory controller benefits us in real world applications. Does anyone know any real-world server/workstation application which has any significant gain from the extra memory bandwidth?
 
Take Sandy Bridge.

Drop GPU.

Add PCI-E controller.

Add more cores and cache.

Slow it down to keep thermal footprint in check.

Not add any features in chipset. I do know it was a tick rather than a tock, but the chipset could have been a bit better - not sure it deserves an X moniker.

So this is high-IPC, high-bandwidth platform targetted directly at hosted apps and extreme multithreaded performance. No use for desktop users at all except for bragging rights.

Anywho, who's getting one?
 
cranky said:
Take Sandy Bridge.

Drop GPU.

Add PCI-E controller.

Add more cores and cache.

Slow it down to keep thermal footprint in check.

Not add any features in chipset. I do know it was a tick rather than a tock, but the chipset could have been a bit better - not sure it deserves an X moniker.

So this is high-IPC, high-bandwidth platform targetted directly at hosted apps and extreme multithreaded performance. No use for desktop users at all except for bragging rights.

Anywho, who's getting one?
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Definitely true. Its better to market them as Xeons only. However, there should have been some form of QuickSync.

Also the X79 chipset, being the highest end chipset, is not worthy of the prefix....we have come to expect more from Intel.

Finally, Intel going from a discrete clk gen to integrated, back to dicrete for X79, seems there were problems with OC.
 
No I'm serious guys, Sandy Bridge E looks, at this point, waste of a 1000$ and a whole platform upgrade and waste of an expensive 4 channel memory kit.

INTEL should keep the Server Hardware at the Servers itself.

The 4 core Sandy Bridge E's don't have a chance against SB, with quick sync feature, makes 'ZERO' sense to buy a 4 core SB-E, leaving the only CPU even worth considering being the cheaper 6 core SB-E, that is if it's priced below 400$
 
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