Posted on Friday, August 15 2014 @ 15:51 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
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came across the launch dates of Intel's new Haswell-E platform and the X99 chipset. The launch date is reportedly scheduled for August 29, on that day you should be able to buy the Haswell-E processors, the X99 based motherboards and DDR4 memory.
Intel's Core i7 "Haswell-E" processor lineup will include three parts, two six-core, and one eight-core. Leading the pack will be the Core i7-5960X, featuring eight cores based on the "Haswell" micro-architecture, with HyperThreading enabling 16 logical CPUs; a staggering 20 MB of shared L3 cache, and 3.00 GHz clock speed. It will command a four-figure price. Next up, is the Core i7-5930K, featuring six cores, HyperThreading enabling 12 logical CPUs, 15 MB of shared L3 cache, and 3.50 GHz clocks. This chip will be priced anywhere between $500 and $750. The most affordable chip will be the Core i7-4820K, which will be a six-core chip. Its other specs are unclear. It is expected to be priced between $350 and $450.
