i7 3770k tested @ AnandTech

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

I think unless you do any type of video editing, it's a hard sell to move from a 2600k, considering everyone basically gets 4.5ghz+. HD 4000, on the other hand, is looking pretty solid. It looks like my GT 430 has become old hat with HD 4000 around the corner, and even more so with AMD's APU.

No overclocking killed this article for me, but that's NDA (or something else) for you. I'll be waiting for the updated version. Stock clocks on XS? Boooo!

[RussC]

Yup, looks great, thats my next processor.

RussC

[kl0012]

I wonder if un-named intel's z77 board used in the review with (probably) not final BIOS can overclock cpu at all.

[M.Beier]

wow did not expect this posted on anand!

[2good4you]

Ivy/SB performance per clock comparision

---GAMES---

Starcraft 2
12% faster

Metro 2033
3.0% faster

Dawn of War II
7.2% faster

Civilization V
9.8% faster

Worlds of Warcraft
6.7% faster

AVERAGE BOOST IN GAMES: 7.7%
AVERAGE BOOST IN GAMES WITHOUT METRO 2033: ~9%

---APPS---

7-zip
12.5% faster

Photoshop CS4
7.3% faster

3dsmax r9
5.6% faster

Cinebench 11.5
6.4% faster

Cinebench 11.5 multithread
8.0% faster

x264 HD Benchmark - 1st pass - v3.03
7.0% faster

x264 HD Benchmark - 1st pass - v3.03
11% faster

AES-128 Performance - TrueCrypt 7.1 Benchmark
6.3% faster

AVERAGE BOOST IN APPS: ~8%


I'm impressed by the gains we see with Ivy Bridge. It's hard to increase IPC from a modern architecture today. This IPC improvements combined with higher clocks (I think it'll clock alot higher than SB) and faster supported memory will make Ivy a clear step up.

Hell yeah, Ivy comes to me fast and target is 6GHz on AIR...

Ohh thank me for posting

[Philip_J_Fry]

but the thought of haswell just around the corner, and that all the games are console port. with new consoles coming in 2014. i might just stick with my 920 3.8Ghz... or i will at least wait for Windows 8 before i upgrade (still on Win 7 OEM)

[SKYMTL]

*Sigh*

Another sample given out by ASRock...

[BababooeyHTJ]

*Sigh*

Another sample given out by ASRock...

I know, its too bad that we missed your results with a GTX280.

[bamtan2]

*Sigh*

Another sample given out by ASRock...

why sigh? isnt this good? I want more.

[UNTAMED]

If it doesnt do 5+ghz under 1.3v on air, its not worth changing my 2600K. Lets hope it will.

-this has been over at@ AT for a week now, but I did not see it here - so if you did not see it have a look [if it's real]
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2229315
5ghz w\1.27v and a pi run and benches.

[STEvil]

I want to put one on my p8p67 pro.. lol

[bingo13]

-this has been over at@ AT for a week now, but I did not see it here - so if you did not see it have a look [if it's real]
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2229315
5ghz w\1.27v and a pi run and benches.

I cannot obviously say what is real or not for a few more weeks but those screenshots remind me of the last time I had a vegetarian breakfast with Elvis and Bigfoot while sitting on the rings of Saturn.

[FlanK3r]

hehe, lol

[The Coolest]

Any idea whether these chips are going to work on current 60 series chipsets?
Specifically the board in my sig.

Edit: d'oh, just checked their website, says that it should work with a BIOS update.

[M.Beier]

*Sigh*

Another sample given out by ASRock...

What makes you say that?

Any idea whether these chips are going to work on current 60 series chipsets?
Specifically the board in my sig.

Edit: d'oh, just checked their website, says that it should work with a BIOS update.

Hehe, well seems you spotted it

[herderien]

april 29 seems far far away :'(

[The Jesus]

Anandtech, y u no overclock?

[JudgmentJay]

april 29 seems far far away :'(

Tell me about it. I've been looking forward to this build for a while now... the days are crawling.

[kaktus1907]

i'll wait for LGA1150 Haswells

[clayton]

This level of improvement from Intel may soon reach to a point where ARM will be forced to hit the panic button.

[Bun-Bun]

It's great and all. But I wont be really excited until more 6 cores come out and prices drop on them.

[Kallenator]

i'll wait for LGA1150 Haswells

Thinking the same as well, i5-750 at 4Ghz isn't too shabby for my use ^^

This level of improvement from Intel may soon reach to a point where ARM will be forced to hit the panic button.

Is that really true though? I would think it's more the other way around, the majority "computer"-ish devices sold today aren't x86, they're mostly ARM based.
If the ARM support in Windows 8 is good enough and is able to scale well with far more than 4 ARM cores under one SOC then I think we will see something interesting happening.

[Budwise]

Im glad I waited it out with my 920.

[bamtan2]

This level of improvement from Intel may soon reach to a point where ARM will be forced to hit the panic button.

that is backwards. intel is mashing the panic button because almost nobody needs more performance, and intel is the performance king... which doesnt help them anymore. intel is mashing that panic button hard, shrinking all of their designs down to use less power. the performance race to the top with AMD has ended. intel is in a power race to the bottom with the ARM army.

[herderien]

Is that really true though? I would think it's more the other way around, the majority "computer"-ish devices sold today aren't x86, they're mostly ARM based.
If the ARM support in Windows 8 is good enough and is able to scale well with far more than 4 ARM cores under one SOC then I think we will see something interesting happening.

i think intel has something to compete with it on a shelf if needed, damn they have a working 22nm process nobody has, i would be surprise if the do not have something somewhere for tabletish or smartphonish devices if needed