EPTSandy Bridge to be released jan 9th - Page 4
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holynorth
United States590 Posts
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Ner0
United States131 Posts
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i5-2600k-i5-2500k-and-core-i3-2100-tested/20 1024 x 768 - Medium Graphics, Ultra CPU Settings ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/howyX.png) http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/6 1920x1080, 8 player match, 30 minutes long, high settings ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/iEOFS.gif) | ||
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/6 The i7 875 is 2.93Ghz, as is the i3 2100. The i7 970 is 3.2Ghz while the i5 2400 is 3.1Ghz and the i5 2500K 3.3Ghz. All things considered, we are not looking at much of an IPC increase at all for SC2. We expected this, and now it's confirmed. However, remember that SB's OC far easier than the Lynnfields. Considering we've seen air OCs from 4.5Ghz and up, even if the IPC increase isn't much, maybe 10% depending on application, the increased headroom makes the K-processors very compelling. Obviously the only one I would recommend is the $216, as it is the cheapest. | ||
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Silentness
United States2821 Posts
i5 2500k obviously overclocked + 2 GTX 460 SLI + SSD to load the maps = BALLIN! | ||
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AcOrP
Bulgaria148 Posts
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
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Ner0
United States131 Posts
On January 03 2011 17:04 mav451 wrote: The IPC increase is fairly subjective however, when we talk quad-cores. So far, I believe only TR is showing enough to compare the Lynnfields directly to the SBs at equal clock rates. http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/6 Some very nice improvements on the min frames on a realistic test. Great to see. | ||
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FrozenSolid
Finland134 Posts
You shouldn't wait for the enthusiast level products in hopes of future proofing a system, that's not what those products are designed for. I don't think we're going to get a chip that offers better value than the i5 2500k until Ivy, so that's what I'd recommend going for if you're looking for an upgrade. If you need hyperthreading for whatever reason, go with the i7 2600k, not with the enthusiast level i7s. Chances are you won't need the triple/quad channel ram from socket LGA 2011 mobos. Just like now with the Nehalem chips and the i5/7 2x00 series, the enthusiast level Sandy-Bridge chips will be outperformed by Ivy-Bridge's sweet spot, and the high level stuff will cost you pretty much the same as two generations of value setups. Upgrading from LGA 1156 or 1366 is not recommended. I wouldn't consider upgrading from the Core2Quad Q6600 or Q9550 to SB either, but the Core2Duo lineup is outdated enough for me to recommend an upgrade. The i5 2500k will provide an easily noticable difference there. As for camp AMD, socket AM2/AM2+ processors in general are starting to age (with a few exceptions), and I wouldn't fault anyone for considering an upgrade. Until we see results from Bulldozer, we can conclude that the i5 2500k will be the chip to get for any new sweet-spot build while the i3 2100 will battle with AMD's Athlon II x4 and Phenom II x4 series for budget gaming. I do expect a price drop for Phenom II x4s before Bulldozer ships. | ||
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Rouel
Sweden138 Posts
(as did AMD by pissing off their best design team that kicked Intels ass with the K8 and x64) Reading a couple of the reviews, Intel looks to keep on delivering with about the regular expected improvement. Not good, not bad. Same story as always in other words- if you have the last generation or two no need to jump on the Sandy Bridge. | ||
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lolbolt
206 Posts
interesting review from tomshardware | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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semantics
10040 Posts
On January 03 2011 20:01 Rouel wrote: In tech, it's about the others making a mistake and with a brand new architecture, this was AMDs chance to have Intel stumble- just as they did with Pentium4. (as did AMD by pissing off their best design team that kicked Intels ass with the K8 and x64) Reading a couple of the reviews, Intel looks to keep on delivering with about the regular expected improvement. Not good, not bad. Same story as always in other words- if you have the last generation or two no need to jump on the Sandy Bridge. If you rate intel's releases are not good or bad just meh then amd must be shit, in terms of performance, efficiency, features and cost. | ||
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scottyyy
United Kingdom796 Posts
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darkcloud8282
Canada776 Posts
On January 04 2011 05:33 scottyyy wrote: I wonder if the hyperthreading on the 2600k makes much of a difference for streaming games. Hyperthreading definately helps reduce lag while playing and streaming at the same time. However, you will also need to make sure your internet supports the streaming rate or it will lag/be very blurry and pixelated. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
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Encrypto
United States442 Posts
On January 03 2011 16:19 Ner0 wrote: + Show Spoiler + Old i5 and i7 slot in at 45fps as well. - Anandtech http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i5-2600k-i5-2500k-and-core-i3-2100-tested/20 1024 x 768 - Medium Graphics, Ultra CPU Settings http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/6 1920x1080, 8 player match, 30 minutes long, high settings Is there any way that the graphical capabilities of the bridge would compound with an actual graphics card, or no effect? I mean what purpose does this built-in gpu have if you already have a video card? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On January 04 2011 07:40 Encrypto wrote: Is there any way that the graphical capabilities of the bridge would compound with an actual graphics card, or no effect? I mean what purpose does this built-in gpu have if you already have a video card? There is no purpose. It's just disabled if its not in use. | ||
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Pervect
1280 Posts
http://www.lostcircuits.com/mambo//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=98&Itemid=1 http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188 http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i5-2600k-i5-2500k-and-core-i3-2100-tested Additionally Kanter's review isn't out yet, but if you're interested in microarchitecture his Sandy Bridge article from a few months ago is still an excellent read: http://realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091810191937 | ||
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