CPU/Mobo Intel Ivy Bridge Discussion Thread

Intel Core i5, Core i7 Ivy Bridge CPU Lineup Detailed - Softpedia
In the first part of 2012, Intel is expected to introduce its first chips based on the Ivy Bridge architecture, and recently the specs of the desktop version of these Core i5 and Core i7 parts were detailed in a table leaked by a Chinese website.

Since then, the website has blocked access to the thread in which the CPU info was listed, but fortunately, ComputerBase managed to capture a screen shot of these tables and posted it on their own forum.

This new info confirms some of the Core i5 and Core i7 specs revealed by previous leaks, but also adds some new details we haven’t seen published elsewhere.

According to this table, all third generation Intel Core i7 processors will integrate 4 CPU cores, 8 MB L3 cache and have Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost technologies enabled.

The Core i7 parts, will also pack four CPU cores and support for the Turbo Boost technology (apart from the i5-3470T which is a dual-core SKU), but will come with 6MB of L3 cache and Hyper-Threading will be disabled.

As far as graphics is concerned, Intel will continue to use two separate GPUs in their desktop processors, as all Core i7 parts together with the Core i5-3475S and i5-3570K will come with the HD 4000 graphics unit, while the rest of the chips get the HD 2500.

No matter the GPU included, the base clock speed will remain the same (650MHz), but depending on the chip this can boosted to 1.05 - 1.15 GHz.

The rest of the Ivy Bridge CPU features list includes a built-in dual-channel memory controller supporting up to 1600MHz data rates, support for the AES instruction set, and the majority of Core i5 and Core i7 parts also get VT-d virtualization and Intel’s Trusted Execution technology.

As we have previously revealed, Intel is expected to release its first Ivy Bridge CPUs in April of 2012, the initial launch including third-generation Core i5 and Core i7 desktop products, and Core i7 mobile chips.
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As most of you know, in 2012 Intel will update its processor range with some new chips based on the Ivy Bridge architecture, and in case you are wondering how will these perform when compared to their Sandy Bridge counterparts a series of leaked Intel slides have come to detail their performance in various benchmarks.

You can take a look at the slides provided by SweClockers in the gallery enclosed bellow this post, which details the CPU’s performance in a range of tests, from Excel to 3DMark Vantage and CineBench 11.5.

As expected, the Ivy Bridge processors manage to come out on top in all the scenarios tested, which was to be expected considering these bring some new architecture improvements and higher Turbo Boost speeds.

Of course that when graphics come into play, the difference between the two cores is even greater since Ivy Bridge went through a major redesign in this area.

The only downside that I can find to Ivy Bridge is that the first chips won’t actually arrive until April of 2012, so there’s quite a bit of wait in front of us before we can get our greedy hands on such a CPU.
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Source : Intel?s Official Ivy Bridge Benchmark Slides Leaked - Softpedia
 
Intel Reveals Official Next-Gen "Ivy Bridge" Chip Performance Numbers to Partners - X-bit labs
According to the documents, Intel Core i7-3770 (4 cores with HyperThreading, 3.40GHz, 8MB cache) will deliver the following advantages compared its predecessor Core i7-2600 (4 cores with HyperThreading, 3.40GHz, 8MB cache):
+7% higher overall SYSmark 2012 score;
+14% higher overall HDXPRT 2011 score;
+15% higher Cinebench 11.5 score;
+13% better ProShow Gold 4.5 result;
+25% faster performance in Excel 2010;
+56% faster performance in ArcSoft Media Expresso;
+192% higher overall 3DMark Vantage score;
+17% faster performance in 3DMark Vantage CPU benchmark;
+199% faster performance in 3DMark Vantage GPU benchmark;
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Check out this comparison with 2nd gen Sandy Bridge Processors . . .
Though there are only minor speed improvements remember it consumes lesser power too. ;)
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^^ That's a sad site. Really, cuz earlier INTEL's lower-end platform's highest priced CPU was the i7 2600k level one, now they introduced i7 2700k and also increased the maximum price of their CPU.
 
Okay link is here guys, read up i wanted to post it as a separate thread but decided not to [as this thread already exists] so here goes --

[font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Intel fakes Ivy Bridge graphics on stage at CES[/font]

[font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Caught in the act, Intel has a woodscrew moment[/font]

[font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]http://semiaccurate.com/2012/01/09/intel-fakes-ivy-bridge-graphics-on-stage-at-ces/[/font][/font]

The problem for Intel is that they are promoting their new Ultrathin notebooks as graphical monsters. Unfortunately the hardware is lacking and the software drivers don’t work. When you have a press conference to tout the things you promised, and they don’t work, what do you do? Claim it is pre-production hardware, and there are glitches? Bin parts until you get one that will fit the intended spec? Try very hard to get code that works on your demo? All those are routinely done in press conferences.

What isn’t routinely done, although it does happen, is outright lying about what is going on. What is even more rare is that the company gets caught, blatantly, in the act. Sadly, Intel’s Mooly Eden did just this at today’s press and analyst briefing. I am not using the word lie lightly, but in this case, I can’t see, nor has anyone offered a good explanation as to what else it possibly could be.

At the media and press briefing, Intel’s Mooly Eden was showing off an Ultrathin with an Ivy Bridge CPU, and claimed it could and was running a DX11 game. When he started the game, the control panel for VLC popped up. VLC is a media player, the ‘game’ was a recorded movie. If you watch the video, you can clearly see the screw up in the first few seconds.
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No fighting, I've provided the link as well as Intel seems to have taken a leaf out of nVidia's books.

Intel’s official response to the incident:

“We used a video in the DX11 Ivy Bridge-based Ultrabook demo simply for expediency at today’s Intel press event at CES. We were extremely limited for time and didn’t want to lose any time by getting in and out of the game. And Mooly told the audience this at the end of the demo… a couple of people have posted video of the demo on YouTube and you can hear Mooly say that the demo was driven by the folks behind the stage because he was limited for time and then went on to explain the DX11 support in Ivy Bridge.

We first demonstrated the Dx11 feature of Ivy Bridge at IDF last September. It runs extremely well. The demo can easily be reproduced live for anyone who wants to see it. We’d be happy to show it to you and let you play DX11 games the next time you are in Santa Clara.[ize=3]â€[/size]
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Since a lot of mudslinging and conspiracy theory abounds, here is another video from Anandtech confirming that the Intel Ivy-Bridge platform can run a Dx 11 title, but a lot is still desired from the GPU, head over to the new AMD Trinity thread http://www.techencla...htning-bolt-io/ to see what AMD plans to offer with their 2nd generation APU architecture --

Here is the video from CES running F1 2011 on an ultrathin form factor [with Ivy-Bridge processor] laptop --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nYr6VeRPGZ4.

Hope this salves the wounds I had opened here with my earlier post. Cheers!!
 
what purpose such early advertising serve ? .

People keep on hold and your old stocks dont clear up , frequent delays damages reputation , not that Intel has to worry much about it because they hardly have any competition in the processor dept but still .

Is it because it prevents you buying some latest stuff from your rival ? This seems the right answer to me .
 
[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]IMO Ivy Bridge will be a worth it upgrade, just like Conroe to Wolfdale.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]1. Going from P67/Z68 to Z77 and 2600k to 3770k will increase real time FPS/benchies by 5 to 15% approx in games, more like nearly 10% across the board for a constant core clock.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]2. Almost certainly, Ivy will be a lot more overclockable, so 4.5 avg on SB would be like 5+ avg on Ivy. So expect an additional 10% performance boost there.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]So you will get at least 20-25%+ performance boost real time after overclocking assuming both setups are decently overclocked.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]And this difference will be even greater for setups which require PCIe 3.0 like 7900 CF etc, especially after 6+ months and on Windows 8.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Also, from personal experience, I can tell you that a better CPU makes the experience a lot lot lot smoother and overall better even if the FPS only translate to 10-20% extra. Even with nearly the same FPS, often a powerful CPU can result in a better gaming experience and I have noticed this from my P4 times, so noticed it with almost every CPU I had, including going from an oced i7 860 to stock 2600k, the stock 2600k definitely made the experience better despite marginal FPS improvements.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]IMO, Ivy will be a must have if you want the best tech and are willing to pay reasonably well for it.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Even a 3570k will be better than a 2600k in most of the stuff I guess.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I will be buying a Ivy 3770k + MSI Z77 GD80/65 at launch, and this is when I have a 2600k @ 4.3 + P67A UD4 B3.[/font]
 
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