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Source: Intel Sandy Bridge-E Desktop Processors Get Detailed, Reach Speeds of Up to 3.6GHz - Softpedia
A recently leaked Intel roadmp has come to detail the company's upcoming high-performance Sandy Bridge-E processors. The first CPU batch will be comprised of three models which pack four or six cores and work at speeds ranging from 3.2GHz to 3.6GHz.
The fastest Sandy Bridge-E chip in Intel's lineup is destined to replace the current Core i7-990X, as well as the future iterations of this processor (Core i7-995X), and packs six processing cores seconded by 15MB of L3 cache memory.
The yet unnamed processor will be clocked at 3.3GHz and Intel's roadmap stated that it would feature a fully unlocked design.
Right below this CPU, in the so-called premium performance category, Intel will release another six-core chip that also packs a fully unlocked design, but, this time, the processor has to make do with 12MB of L3 cache and with a slightly reduced core frequency (3.2GHz).
Finally, the slowest Sandy Bridge-E CPU, uses a quad-core design, 10MB of Level 3 cache memory and has a clock speed of 3.6GHz.
What's important to note, however, is that this quad-core processor is listed as a “Limited unlocked†part, which seems to suggest that it will feature a locked multiplier or BCLK (my money is on a locked multiplier)
All the three Sandy Bridge-E chips will use the LGA 2011 socket and feature a built-in quad-channel memory controller, which supports memory speeds of up to 1600MHz, as well as an integrated PCI Express 2.0 controller that packs up to 40 PCIe lanes.
Together with the first Sandy Bridge-E CPUs, Intel will also release the X79 Express chipset which features 10 SATA 6Gbps ports, a DMI 2.0 interface, and an additional eight lane PCI-Express 2.0 hub.
A firm release date hasn't been made public until now, but the processors are expected to arrive in the forth quarter of 2011. (via XFastest).
Intel Details Its Sandy Bridge-E and Ivy Bridge Motherboard Chipsets
Source: Intel Details Its Sandy Bridge-E and Ivy Bridge Motherboard Chipsets - Softpedia
Intel has just updated its motherboard chipset roadmap to feature all the company's upcoming Sandy Bridge-E and Ivy Bridge PCH controllers. The list is comprised out of no less than seven chipsets, split into the X, Z, H and Q series.
As we pretty much knew by now, the most advanced solution in the 7-series chipset lineup is the X79 Express, which will be used by Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge-E processors.
The X79 is compatible with all LGA-2011 CPUs and previous leaks have revealed that the PCH will feature 10 SATA 6Gbps ports, a DMI 2.0 interface, and an additional eight lane PCI-Express 2.0 hub.
Consumers who decide to go with an Ivy Bridge CPU, will have the option of choosing from three different chipsets, dubbed the Z77, Z75 and H77.
The first two are designed to replace the Z68 and P67 platform controller hubs (PCH), while the latter targets the mainstream H67 chipset.
Finally, the business sector will witness the introduction of the Q77, Q75 and B75 controllers, which are destined to replace the current Q67, Q65 and B65.
The H61 chipset won't be replaced by Intel in the near future, but Ivy Bridge CPUs use the same LGA 1155 socket as their Sandy Bridge counterparts and most motherboards will be compatible with the 22nm after a BIOS update.
All the Ivy Bridge chipsets are based on the Panther Point PCH which adds native support for USB 3.0 and could also sport Intel's recently released Thunderbolt technology.
No specific dates regarding the introduction of these new chipsets are available at this time, but Panther Point PCHs are expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2012, with the introduction of the Ivy Bridge processors, while the X79 should arrive in Q3 2011. (via Xfastest)