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September 2014
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249 Reviews
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Regardless of whether you like the new Haswell-E series or not, their announcement is a milestone for Intel's enthusiast-targeted products. They introduce a number of important innovations including the first-ever desktop 8-core CPU, the up-to-date Haswel...
With Haswell-E and X99 tested, I would like to say that I am thrilled with the time I spent analyzing the new platform. From the 8 Core Godzilla which Intel has released, to high performance motherboards and DDR4 memory kits, this has got to be one of the...
Published: 2014-09-26, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Most powerful consumer CPU available. Massive performance, with highly threaded workloads. Overclocked well.
Expensive. Stock clock speed is lower than previous-generation Extreme Edition chip. Not compatible with previous-gen Socket 2011 motherboards or DDR3 RAM. Less powerful chips with higher clock speeds perform better on tasks that aren't heavily threaded
The Intel Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition offers eight cores (and 16 threads), resulting in stunning speeds on multithreaded workloads. If raw CPU power is your top priority and you've got the cash, this is the CPU to get....
Abstract: As many of you are probably aware that Intel launched its new Haswell-E processors a few weeks ago. On launch day we only had the flagship Core i7-5960X processor complete with 8 cores and HyperThreading. Since then we have gone out and purchased a new In...
Abstract: As many of you are probably aware that Intel launched its new Haswell-E processors a few weeks ago. On launch day we only had the flagship Core i7-5960X processor complete with 8 cores and HyperThreading. Since then we have gone out and purchased a new In...
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Published: 2014-09-08, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
With eight cores, a 20MB L3 cache, 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes, DDR4 support, decent overclocking and Intel's new X99 chipset, the Core i75960X is destined for dream machines.
It doesn't offer much of an advantage over mainstream chips for gaming and in scenarios where there is a solid speed boost, at $1,050 you'll be paying a largely disproportionate premium for it.
Published: 2014-09-03, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
Since the release of Ivy Bridge-E last year, many users have been complaining about the antiquity of the X79 chipset compared to the mainstream line. X99 comes up to par with Z97 in terms of PCIe storage implemented into the RST along with a full array of...
A new level of performance in a “consumer” CPU, Easily overclockable processor, 48 (total) PCIE lanes as compared to the 24 lanes of an LGA1150 system, First use of DDR4 memory
Very, very expensive for a desktop CPU, Requires new X99 motherboard and new DDR4 memory, Singlecore performance lags behind that of much less expensive 4790K, No CPU cooler included
It's good to see Intel finally update the LGA2011 platform, even if by “update”, I mean “replace with a system that's completely incompatible with the previous generation system.” This system replaces LGA2011 entirely, and if the name “LGA2011-V3″ confuse...
With the release of the Haswell-E series, including the Core i7 5960X I looked at today, Intel brought quite the improvement to the desktop market with the new X99 chipset and adoption of the new DDR4 memory. The Core i7 5960X marks also the first look of...
Published: 2014-08-31, Author: Ryan , review by: vrworld.com
Abstract: Intel has just released the X99 chipset and the s2011-3 CPUs that goes with it, ushering in the age of DDR4.The top of the line unlocked CPU is the 8 core/ 16 thread 5960X that has quad-channel DDR4 and 40 lanes of PCI-E 3.0. The 5960X comes in with a bas...
