Hangten Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Great to see benches! Finally my year old CPU will see an upgrade in a few months. I would bet that Apple is going to really show what there current Mac Pro has had all along, GREAT POTENTIAL. "For the last seven years we've been doing our best to provide you with reviews of the very latest computer components. We have always been trying to publish product reviews on the day of their world premiere. This time we are presenting something special: a detailed review of the upcoming Intel Core i9 processor codenamed Gulftown. Manufactured in the 32 nm process technology, this CPU is expected to launch somewhere in Q1'10. You don't have to wait for its benchmarks. Today we are presenting a complete performance overview of an early engineering sample." Full Details Sorry people, apparently they removed the info.... updated info: EVGA X58 SLI beta BIOS supports 32nm Intel So, its not to much longer Update 2/2/2010 From EVGA forum "rumored upcoming i7 930 & 970 is also 45nm, a version of 975 without the unlocked multi. Leaving i7 980X, and eventually the Xeon counterpat W3680, to be the only "officially supported" 32nm CPUs for single-socket LGA1366 market". "Intel (NSDQ:INTC) has targeted March 16, 2010 for the release of its next-generation lineup of 32-nanometer Xeon server processors, including its first six-core Xeon chips since the 2008 release of its Dunnington line, according to an Intel product roadmap document obtained by Channelweb.com." channelweb Here Update 2/19/2010 Apparently available @ Frys Electronics, Microcenter $229.99 Ubdate 3/17/2010 yes! Mr. Hexacore arrived yesterday This i7 980x is smoking fast with overclocks in the neighborhood of 5 GHZ and thats with safe voltage settings and even on air cooling. And this to arrived http://www.evga.com/articles/00537/ EDIT 04/30/2010 EVGA Congratulation On World Record 5524mhz on Xeon 5680 ES Details $599.99 not bad Now to have something new to grasp at.... EDIT 4/30/2010 i7 970 is based on the 32nm process and is a Hexacore @ 3.2ghz, Should be out in June! 3rd QTR of 2010 EDIT 5/14/2010: News Feed "Here’s a quick bit of overheard info for you – Intel’s replacement for its current high-end Core i7 CPU range will arrive in Q3 2011, so if you’re planning an LGA1366 upgrade now (perhaps with a Core-i7 930) then it’s still got plenty of life left in it. The bad news is, there will be no compatibility between current LGA1366 Core i7s and the new socket. Intel is planning on launching a new socket for every new major CPU revision as it’s continuing to incorporate more and more features into future CPUs, which means pin-counts and sockets will inevitably change. Our sources in Taiwan also told us that the new chipset that will accompany this socket - inevitably being called "X68", although this is far from being an official name - will feature four DDR3 DIMM channels. It will only support one DIMM per channel as this maximises memory bandwidth, but memory density will be overall lower than current LGA1366, Core i7 systems as there will only be four sockets versus the six you see on current X58 boards. The chipset will include more PCI-E lanes of some description, either 2.0 or 3.0. No details on the socket pin-count or size are available yet, however we do know the first CPUs will be a native eight-core, 16-thread design (as seen in the just launched Xeon X7650), based on the upcoming Sandy Bridge architecture. The good news is for those who upgraded to LGA1366 in late 2008 or even last year have had a fantastic investment of their money as we expect their systems will continue to be the fastest products available until the replacement late next year. Interested in saving up for a new 8-core behemoth? Does this change your upgrade cycle? Let us know your thoughts" Not too exciting but wonder if its going to show up on the Mac Pro refresh EDIT July 08 2010: "Supposedly coming this month is the hexacore Core i7-970 at $885. Also this month will be a pair of Core i5 chips, the i5-870S and the i5-760 at $350 and $205, respectively. Then in August, a Core i3-560 will debut at $138, while the Core i7-950 will fall from $562 down to $294." Source feed i7-970 Not much of a bargain from X980! ouchh Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199421-x58-socket-lga-1366-core-i7-info/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Deal Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 A lot of applications does not use efficiently an i7's 8 cores, so 4 mores.. And who needs so much power? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199421-x58-socket-lga-1366-core-i7-info/#findComment-1342019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
martisti Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I need it!!! This processor will be killer I believe! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199421-x58-socket-lga-1366-core-i7-info/#findComment-1362393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalblood Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 "Core I9" its the 8 Core proccessor that going to come at 2011-2012. What you ment is Core I7 980X, more details here: http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/16828/35/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199421-x58-socket-lga-1366-core-i7-info/#findComment-1362471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangten Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 "Core I9" its the 8 Core proccessor that going to come at 2011-2012. What you ment is Core I7 980X, more details here: http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/16828/35/ If you look @ the date I started the this thread it was still considered by the name i9 by most following its progress. Thanks for the observation but things do change and you must consider in the universe you need to account for variable change. And the ES XEON 8 core's your referring to is already shipping as of recently. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199421-x58-socket-lga-1366-core-i7-info/#findComment-1458861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANARCHiNTOSH Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 new graphics cards excite me, but processors - even though they are an even more essential part of a computer - just never do it for me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199421-x58-socket-lga-1366-core-i7-info/#findComment-1460862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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