Intel Preps New Six-Core Extreme Edition Chip for Q1 2011
Intel Preps New Six-Core Extreme Edition Chip for Q1 2011
Posted 08/23/2010 at 8:01am
| by Paul Lilly
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Enthusiasts with deep pockets will have another six-core Extreme Edition processor from Intel to line their rigs with, but not until the first quarter of 2011. That's when Intel will reportedly drop its upcoming Core i7 990X processor into the high-end market.
There won't be any big surprises here. The 990X is essentially a faster clocked Gulftown, which means it won't come built around Intel's 32nm Sandy Bridge architecture. According to reports, the 990X will come clocked at 3.46GHz with a Turbo clockspeed of 3.73GHz. Compare that to the 980X, Intel's current flagship processor clocked at 3.33GHz with a Turbo frequency of 3.6GHz.
Like all Extreme Edition CPUs, the 990X will ship with an unlocked multiplier. Other familiar features/specs include a tri-channel memory controller and 130W TDP.
No concrete release date has yet been set, only that it will ship sometime in the first quarter of 2011 for $1,000. And if Fudzilla's info is correct, there won't be any other six-core parts from Intel before then.
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whr4usa
August 23, 2010 at 5:07pm
yo MaxPC typo
"32nm SandyBridge Architecture"
should be 22 as in twenty-two nanometers
the current Westmere architecture is (thirty-two) 32nm
I yal were trying to state that it will be 32 not 22 but oh well
the grammar I'm forced to endure because yal are the best computer magazine around (:
Aviar
August 23, 2010 at 4:18pm
Well obviously someone out there is buying these chips, as Intel would not be making them if the chips weren't selling. It's crazy that the hexacore market for Intel appears to be for elite enthuisiasts. I consider myself to be an enthusiast, but 1K on a processor is even a little too steep for me. The last hexacore chip that Intel released everyone thought would be around the $500 dollar range, but it is currently being sold for over $800. While I would definitely like to throw a hexacore chip in my computer, I just can't justify the price.
whr4usa
August 23, 2010 at 5:02pm
I don't mind spending $1,000 for a new processor in a new system but I can't justify 4 digit dollars for an upgrade or a rig that will contain budget components HOWEVER if I'm going to spend $1K it'll be on the 'real' top-of-the-line x86 processor; Xeon X5650 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117231 . . . not a crippled gulftown
the best choice for overclocking economically & technologically speaking is the i5-655K
Ziepe
August 23, 2010 at 1:41pm
So big price for a det shet. The general may be as high price.This is no gold piece.It is nat normal that people give all last money for dat.
Thiazolium
August 23, 2010 at 9:27am
...that Intel has the market cornered on high performance CPU's and prices continue remain as high as they are. A $300 version of this chip (hex core) would be at least palatable. One of the main problems spending $1K (other than the obvious affordability) on a CPU is that within a few months when something newer comes out, the now older chip loses the bulk of its value. The depreciation doesn't sting as much on a $300 chip, but it does a lot on a $1K chip.
whr4usa
August 23, 2010 at 4:54pm
the depreciation may sting a lot but performance of a well-planned high-dollar processor purchase will carry forever
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