Sandy Bridge i7 & i5 Reviews

[onethreehill]

Reviews
http://www.techreaction.net/2011/01/...n-p67-part-12/
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/t...i3-2100-tested
http://www.techspot.com/review/353-i...-corei7-2600k/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...500k,2833.html
http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=1057
http://www.legionhardware.com/articl..._bridge,1.html
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1501/1/
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=1057
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/I..._i5_2500K_GPU/
http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpu...ridge-review/1
http://techgage.com/article/intels_s...600k_reviewed/
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=664&Itemid=63
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=622&Itemid=63
http://www.bjorn3d.com/articles/Inte...pset/1972.html
http://www.lostcircuits.com/mambo//i...id=98&Itemid=1
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http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews.php?reviewid=1091
http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i...-2600k-review/
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Intel...cessors-Debut/
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=1057
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...600K_i5_2500K/
http://lanoc.org/review/energy-items...k-sandy-bridge
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/c...ridge_review/1
http://tbreak.com/tech/2011/01/intel...-2600k-review/
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/375...pus/index.html
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...rs-review.html


Sandy Bridge Core i5 2500K Review
http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7947

Sandy Bridge Core i7 2600K Review
http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcon...44&pageid=7687

[Johnny87au]

thanks for the review onethree, only thing i dont like about the i5 sandybridges is that you need to buy the "k series" to actually overclock these chips via Multiplier, wonder how much high ends will cost..
i5 2300 has a 10% increase over the i5 760, 2500k has about 20%

[amdsempron_xs]

I wonder if mainboard manufacturer can bypass the P67 integrated clock gen?
Or new chipset which allows BCLK overclocking?

New platform which will replace LGA1366 should allow BLCK overclocking or we would switch to Bulldozer.

[zanzabar]

thanks for the review onethree, only thing i dont like about the i5 sandybridges is that you need to buy the "k series" to actually overclock these chips via Multiplier, wonder how much high ends will cost..

are the i7 SB chips like that also since they are socket 1155, but those have a K edition at $400

[Johnny87au]

are the i7 SB chips like that also since they are socket 1155, but those have a K edition at $400

I hope not mate, otherwise its gonna suck!!

[OCX600RR]

Wow I'm really trying to get the 2500K to be my next upgrade. It looks very promising; I just hope the price isn't rediculous just because of it being an unlocked chip. Sub $200 this chip would be a dream but a real seller!

[Johnny87au]

Well these are gonna be a replacement for the current i5's.. so im guessing prices shouldnt be too hefty!

[Johnny87au]

I wonder if mainboard manufacturer can bypass the P67 integrated clock gen?
Or new chipset which allows BCLK overclocking?

New platform which will replace LGA1366 should allow BLCK overclocking or we would switch to Bulldozer.

So far havent herd anything but this...

Some to name are a Power Control Unit (PCU) inside the processor, an internal clock generator, and oups cache. All the new features should really raise the bar as far as processor engineering goes. Overclocking is supposed to change because the system bus will be tied to a variety of devices, the base clock that we change will probably have to stay close to stock, while the multipliers are raised

[kl0012]

[richierich]

What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol

[dartaz]

thanks for the review onethree, only thing i dont like about the i5 sandybridges is that you need to buy the "k series" to actually overclock these chips via Multiplier, wonder how much high ends will cost..
i5 2300 has a 10% increase over the i5 760, 2500k has about 20%

Thats depends on what benchmark you are looking. For, example i5 2500K is 39.4% faster than i5 760 in cinebench 11.5, and 32.2% faster in POV-Ray 3.7

Thats huge difference in my opinion. I'm not sure if the difference between i5 760 and i7 950 is that big in cinebench and POV-Ray

[Johnny87au]

What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol

u can overclock it remember its "k series" kinda like the 980"X" which is unlocked and kinda like the 875k

[richierich]

u can overclock it remember its "k series" kinda like the 980"X" which is unlocked the the 875k

Yeah I know that, so what's the point of the non-K version?

[Johnny87au]

Im guessing just for general use, people who have no use for overclocking... Intel made it out like that because they ruined the whole "Blck" overclocking so they brang out multiple cpu's of the same revision just different series if that makes sense..

[duploxxx]

don't see upgrade need from existing i5 series... nice power consumption gains though.

but since the new series might end up a bit cheaper then old series, reading this i wouldn't buy any i5-i7 any more these days bad shopping/christmas gift when your platform is EOL .....

[Jodiuh]

What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol

About 1.3Ghz.

[richierich]

About 1.3Ghz.

What do you mean? i5-2500 and K version are clocked the same, right?

[amdsempron_xs]

What do you mean? i5-2500 and K version are clocked the same, right?

With K version, you have 1.3GHz or more higher than default speed

"Non K" means nothing

[kl0012]

What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol

i5-2500 is going to replace i5-760 at $205 price point (for 1K units). If you want unlocked multi, just add $11 and you got it. On the positive side, the price premium for an unlocked multi is rather small.

[Jodiuh]

A very good thing. When the clock lock news first broke out, I had nightmares of $500 entry fees for fun fun happy time.

I couldn't wait and bit on a 760 though. Coming from an E8400, it was a nice jump.

[RPGWiZaRD]

Wonder how far i5-2500K are gonna clock like in average, 2600K seems to max out 4.8~5.0GHz at somewhat reasonable voltages on air (HT enabled). The only point I see in upgrading to these is the overclock advantage. You seem to get 18 ~ 20% higher max clock vs old 45nm CPU series from overclocking which is like perhaps slightly higher perf gain than IPC gain itself even. ^^

But I think these results are actually quite good, even shows a noticable boost in PC games.

[zanzabar]

i5-2500 is going to replace i5-760 at $205 price point (for 1K units). If you want unlocked multi, just add $11 and you got it. On the positive side, the price premium for an unlocked multi is rather small.

intel knows that were the overclockers go the consumers follow, if they blocked overclocking on the things under $500 or under $1000 they would be out range for most people and that would mean that going amd would be the best and only way to go. like the 939 days when the 775 platform was good but it was alot for an unlocked and there was a max FSB lock so amd was faster when u overclocked, then the ocers used them and the consumers started.

[Jodiuh]

Looks like 5~20% clock per clock and maybe a 20% speed advantage? That could be significant if it all pans out the way I want it to.

[Lmui]

Oh god nice timing. My computer upstairs that lets my parents youtube just conked out yesterday. Upgrade time incoming I guess but for now, my laptop has replaced the ~9ish year old comp.

[Mats]

What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol

I know what you mean, unlike some people who thinks you don't understand what the K models mean.

It's only $11 in that list, but I suspect retailers will make the difference as big as possible..