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and overview of ivybridge e it is finally here so for
those of you who don't keep up with Intel code names the last few
generations of Core Series processors have been codenamed sandybridge
ivybridge and Haswell so Sandy Bridge
largely refers to second generation core processors ivybridge generally refers to
third generation core processors and Haswell is the very latest fourth
generation core series processor that you'll find on LGA 1155 now when it has
an e after it that denotes the higher-end LGA 2011 socket which has
some advantages so this is the old
3960x this is the new
4960x meaning third generation versus fourth generation Al they use one
generation back core technology so to
speak but the point is on this platform you have some advantages that you will
likely never see on the mainstream platform number one is the motherboards
support quad Channel memory up to 8 dims
so that means that with modern 8 gbyte dims you could actually install 64 gigs
of just regular old consumer grade RAM on a regular old Gaming board or
workstation board on LGA 2011 with a single CPU next up is more PCI Express
Lanes so ivybridge e will have support for PCIe 3.0 and you can run dual
graphics cards in 16x 16x full bandwidth
this doesn't generally translate to any kind of a performance Improvement in the
real world versus an 8X 8X configuration that you can achieve on LGA 1155 1156 or
1150 but it definitely gives you bigger
bragging rights in your pants um so there's that that it's got going for it
and finally the part that matters most to me personally is that LGA 2011 is
where you'll find six core or eight core processors now the extreme Edition 4960x
which runs at a nominal frequency of 3.6 GHz and a max turbo turbo boost
frequency of 4 GHz is a six core
processor however there are zons available which will work in boards like
ASUS's WS series or in server grade
boards or even multi- CPU configurations
that will give you even more performance in highly parallel workloads that is
multi-threaded workloads such as you'll find in 3D rendering or Adobe After
Effects high-end video editing and those kinds of applications so this is where
LGA 2011 is great for us because we use LGA 20111 Platforms in all of our video
editing workstations so we're using uh last generation extreme editions 3960 XS
what do you get with the new one well you'll get improved power consumption you will also get slightly improved
performance I shouldn't say slightly it's about a 10% clock for clock
Improvement in performance so that is IPC and you should be able to achieve
pretty much the same top end clock speed giving you a tangible performance
Improvement couple that with some of the per core Performance Tuning options that
ASUS has been talking to me about and we should be looking at a performance
Improvement that while not necessarily what some people were expecting um will
be noticeable and for those of you who are expecting anything other than an
improvement in IPC of about 10% over Sandy Bridge e you probably didn't
really have your expectations aligned correctly because this is exactly what
we saw on the LGA 1150 platform going from something like a 2600k to a
3770k now I personally was hoping for an
8 Core Extreme Edition I did not get my wish I feel that if AMD had put a little
bit more pressure on Intel to release like you know uh I mean these are 30 wat
TDP Parts already um I mean I feel like if AMD had put a little bit more
pressure on Intel to retake the performance crown or something like that
they might have done a very high TDP liquid cooling recommended 8 Core
Extreme Edition or something along those lines but alas we didn't get that so
it's left for xeons for the moment either way last but not least is
motherboard compatibility you can slot one of these babies into your existing
LGA 2011 motherboard you should only need a BIOS update but double check with
your manufacturer to make sure which I think is cool because LGA 2011 has
gotten a very very long life cycle out of it going from you know a across
processor architectures having quad core or six core CPUs available for it with
that said uh the 4930k and the 4960x are
really the ones I'd recommend from the new uh Ivy Bridge e the
4820k is not something that I feel very like I can recommend very strongly
because while it is a lower priced option it all you're really getting is
more PCIe lanes and more memory support it's still a quad core and it won't
actually perform quite as well as a 4770k so unless you really need that RAM
and you're not willing to Pony up for a 4930k then uh then that that that might
be the route to go um although the really The Sweet Spot I feel is the
4930k thanks for checking out this unboxing where I actually in case you
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