Intel Sandy B - E series socket LGA 2011 - Enthusiast CPU by the end of the of year

[Lanek]

As if the 2600K would not be enough, X-bit Labs reported that Intel will reveal the Sandy Bridge E-series by the end of the year, this is a new enthusiast-class desktop platform that will use the LGA2011 socket.

Intel Sandy Bridge E microprocessors are specifically designed for enthusiasts, who demand maximum performance. For example, the chips will carry "extra large cache" to maximize speed of single-threaded or dual-threaded applications, quad-channel memory controller and a number of other enhancements. Sandy Bridge E chips with four or six cores will be paired with code-named Patsburg core-logic set. Platforms based on the latter will feature external base frequency generators and clock-speeds of buses like SATA or USB locked. As a result, enthusiasts will be able to boost clock-speed of microprocessors using traditional methods by increasing DMI frequencies, something that will allow them to easily and more efficiently to overclock their CPUs.

source Xbitlabs / guru3D news H.H http://www.guru3d.com/news/intel-san...ts-in-q4-2011/

[HKPolice]

Who cares about this if Ivy Bridge will be out at around the same time? Something doesn't make sense, why bother releasing quadcore SB-E when ivy bridge will be faster anyways?

[FlanK3r]

but not IB entusiant platform ....in Q1 2012 will be IB to the 1155LGA

[safan80]

Your suppose to put actual web links as sources.

[Lanek]

I was ask me same, so close of the Ivy release... I don't really understand their roadmap ...

Your suppose to put actual web links as sources.

corrected.

[saaya]

Who cares about this if Ivy Bridge will be out at around the same time? Something doesn't make sense, why bother releasing quadcore SB-E when ivy bridge will be faster anyways?

its basically like westmere and sandybridge...
looks like intel will do this regularly now... max out the old arch with more cores and cache and have a new arch for mainstream, both within the same quarter...

so if you want max cores and cache etc, wait for sandybridgeE, if you want mainstream to highend perf, wait for ivybridge... i think thats whats intels strategy is...

[HKPolice]

I don't think there will be any quad core SB-E chips because it doesn't make any sense. Triple channel memory is already overkill for LGA1366 quad core, so quad channel mem with quad core is an even bigger waste. Combine this with Ivy Bridge launching right after, Intel would just be shooting themselves in the foot. Keeping SB-E @ 6 core 8 cores would make more sense, although ideally Intel should just release Ivy bridge "E" chips for LGA2011 @ 6-8 cores and skip SB-E all together.

[saaya]

i thought it was widely known for months already that SB-E was 10core?
guess there will be 8 core versions as well, but yeah, 6 or even 4 wouldnt make sense...

[sutyi]

Will the enthusiast IB chips work in these LGA2011 boards? Then it would make more sense I guess.

[sutyi]

i don't think there will be any quad core sb-e chips because it doesn't make any sense. Triple channel memory is already overkill for lga1366 quad core, so quad channel mem with quad core is an even bigger waste. Combine this with ivy bridge launching right after, intel would just be shooting themselves in the foot. Keeping sb-e @ 6 core 8 cores would make more sense, although ideally intel should just release ivy bridge "e" chips for lga2011 @ 6-8 cores and skip sb-e all together.

^ +1

[Lanek]

Surely the way it's needed to look at. Ivy E > Socket LGA 2011 .

Anyway First Ivy will be mainstream and mobile processors, so maybe perf will not be really so enthusiast at start ... I think too Q4 for thoses SB and new enthusiast CPU is way to far of the SB release.

They call them Enthusiast, but can be there for complete a future line up .... all depend the price of them . ( 875K ? )

Who know maybe it's the Will I.AM effect ?

[Mungri]

its basically like westmere and sandybridge...
looks like intel will do this regularly now... max out the old arch with more cores and cache and have a new arch for mainstream, both within the same quarter...

so if you want max cores and cache etc, wait for sandybridgeE, if you want mainstream to highend perf, wait for ivybridge... i think thats whats intels strategy is...

Kind of explains why they never released any 32 nm quads for LGA1366

If you want one, you have to go sandybridge, or pay loads on a gulftown with 6 cores. If Intel made a 32 nm I7 quad core CPU for LGA 1366 at around £200, it would have sold loads of units, but they would rather make you buy a whole new motherboard instead.

[PatRaceTin]

Confused

[Chrono Detector]

Would like to see more info and pictures of the motherboards. I really hope that it has 8 DIMM RAM slots, because if it has only 4 I'll be pissed.

[ajaidev]

I saw only two 2011 sandy bridgecpu's and both were not quads they were hex and octa core.

[zalbard]

Surely the way it's needed to look at. Ivy E > Socket LGA 2011 .

Anyway First Ivy will be mainstream and mobile processors, so maybe perf will not be really so enthusiast at start ... I think too Q4 for thoses SB and new enthusiast CPU is way to far of the SB release.

They call them Enthusiast, but can be there for complete a future line up .... all depend the price of them . ( 875K ? )

I think Intel is simply trying to polish the new tech process on smaller chips first.
And SB-E will be obviously faster than IB in everything but single threaded workloads thanks to core number and cache / memory / PCI-E architecture.

[RaV666]

Yeah, Ivy is just a die shrink so IPC wise its goin to be the same as existing sandy.And SBE will have more cache and more cores with higher bandwith, im pretty sure 2011 socket is going to stay with us as long as 1366 is, so down the line 2011 socket will be upgraded to (higher performing than mainstream ones) Ivy.
Thing is ,will they only release 1000$ SKUs or will we get 920 kind of thing.

[Okda]

i thought it was widely known for months already that SB-E was 10core?
guess there will be 8 core versions as well, but yeah, 6 or even 4 wouldnt make sense...

Sorrym for off topic

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Thanks saaya for the support

[Lanek]

Go go Egypt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are all with you !!!!!

[firas]

SB-E or IB I don’t care just releases one of them before BF3 comes out

go Egypt

[saaya]

Kind of explains why they never released any 32 nm quads for LGA1366

If you want one, you have to go sandybridge, or pay loads on a gulftown with 6 cores. If Intel made a 32 nmE I7 quad core CPU for LGA 1366 at around £200, it would have sold loads of units, but they would rather make you buy a whole new motherboard instead.

Well there are 32mm xeons for 1366 but they are.expensive...
I wish there'd have been 32mm dualcores for 1366 with huge clocks... kinda like e8600 would have rocked with ht....

Safrout wth are you doing on xs?
Get out on the streets and write history!

[saaya]

sb-e or ib i don’t care just releases one of them before bf3 comes out

go egypt

lol

[Iconyu]

i thought it was widely known for months already that SB-E was 10core?
guess there will be 8 core versions as well, but yeah, 6 or even 4 wouldnt make sense...

Agreed, all the tests I've seen on LGA2011 have been at least 8 core 16 thread. And it's the general thread that Intel will probably release 10 core chips to insure a performance lead over Bulldozer.

And for the Ivybridge doubters, yes socket 1155 22nm will be fast, but it'll probably still be limited to x57 multi, the real reason for the shrink isn't a faster CPU but a faster GPU. I'm sure there will be significant tweaks but going from DX10.1 to DX11 is the focus.

There is a small to fair chance that any CPU tweaks on Ivybridge could make it into Sandybridge-E.

[bro20000]

My next upgrade SB 6cores! Heaven!!

[Sam_oslo]

Intel has been doing this lately. They improve the mainstream, mainly for keeping AMD in shock, and then release the high-end right after with high price.

This was as expected. We can expect to see some 4-6 Core Intel Sandy B-E series, then 8-10 core LGA2011 + some double/quad-socket a few moths later. They mean business, LOL.

SB-E or IB I don’t care just releases one of them before BF3 comes out

go Egypt

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