Windows 7 - Sandy Bridge-E Benchmarks Leaked: Disappointing Gaming Performance?

A Guy · 11-12-2011

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Just a handful of days ahead of Sandy Bridge-E's launch, a Chinese tech website, www.inpai.com.cn has done what Chinese tech websites do best and that's leak benchmarks and slides, Intel's NDA be damned. They pit the current i7-2600K quad core CPU against the upcoming i7-3960X hexa core CPU and compare them in several ways. The take home message appears to be that gaming performance on BF3 & Crysis 2 is identical, while the i7-3960X uses considerably more power, as one might expect from an extra two cores.

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smarteyeball · 11-12-2011

Extra cores are wasted on games. Apps that utilize all cores outperform chips with less cores. Not overly surprising really.

AlexRD · 11-12-2011

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Extra cores are wasted on games. Apps that utilize all cores outperform chips with less cores. Not overly surprising really.

when are those, and the motherboards coming out?

A Guy · 11-13-2011

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While this is all rather disappointing, it's best to take leaked benchmarks like this with a (big) grain of salt and wait for the usual gang of reputable websites to publish their reviews on launch day, November 14th

A Guy

AlexRD · 11-13-2011

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While this is all rather disappointing, it's best to take leaked benchmarks like this with a (big) grain of salt and wait for the usual gang of reputable websites to publish their reviews on launch day, November 14th

A Guy

the motherboards as well?

smarteyeball · 11-13-2011

So realistically, 'general' availability in shops Dec onwards.

Mobos too. Intel wouldn't release a chip if the manufacturers had nothing to put them in

sygnus21 · 11-13-2011

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While this is all rather disappointing, it's best to take leaked benchmarks like this with a (big) grain of salt and wait for the usual gang of reputable websites to publish their reviews on launch day

What they said

Wishmaster · 11-13-2011

G-Skill released thier Quad Channel Kits already.
G.Skill RipjawsZ X79 Memory Detailed - Full Specs Leaked | Maximum-Tech

Looks like NewEgg already sold out of most of them though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231503

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-19200CL11Q-16GBZHD

Hmmm .. Should I conitue with my 1155 build or go for x79.
I had changed my mind about it, but now Im considering it again LOL.

MadSupra354 · 11-13-2011

It isn't a good time for new CPU's.

Beta · 11-13-2011

This is Intel's ver. of what happen to AMD with Bulldozer. All hype no new tech gained. It is a shame.