Intel's upcoming next-generation Core i7 Haswell-E HEDT (High-End Desktop) lineup which is scheduled to appear later this year, has finally been detailed and feature three new parts which would succeed the currently available Ivy Bridge-E Core i7-4820K, Core i7-4930K and the Core i7-4960X.


The new Core i7 Haswell-E CPUs will be paired up with the new Intel X99 Express chipset, which, although based on the same LGA 2011 socket, will not be compatible with X79 Express chipset platform due to the support for DDR4-SDRAM memory.

The lineup starts with the Core i7-5820K, the cheapest Haswell-E offer. The Core i7-5820K is a six-core part with enabled Hyper-Threading, 15MB of cache and clocked at 3.3GHz base frequency clock, integrated quad-channel DDR4 memory controller with support for DDR4-2133 memory and unlocked BClk multiplier. While it sounds quite impressive for the cheapest Haswell-E part, there is a catch as its PCI-Express 3.0 controller will only support 16+8+4 lane configuration.

The next in line is the Core i7-5930K CPU which is quite similar to the Core i7-5820K. It is also an unlocked six-core part with Hyper-Threading enabled, has the same 15MB of cache, same memory support, but also comes with a higher 3.5GHz base frequency clock and 16+16+8 PCI-Express lane configuration.

The last, but definitely not the least, is the new Core i7-5960X flagship CPU. This is an eight-core part with Hyper-Threading, 20MB of L3 cache, 3.0GHz base clock, same DDR4 memory support and has the same 40-lane PCI Express configuration, 16+16+8.

All three parts will have the same 140W TDP and the price should be similar to current Ivy Bridge-E HEDT parts, landing them at around US $400 for the Core i7-5820K, around US $600 for Core i7-5930K and famous Intel US $999 price tag for the Core i7-5960X flagship.

Of course, all these information are still considered as rumors so take them with a grain of salt.



Source: Coolaler.com.