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Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Reviews/Benchmarks
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Cosmo Clock 21
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Was planning on getting a new laptop this month anyways; this should be pretty good for it.
ntropy said:
My god they're still limiting SATA3 to only 2 ports? Might as well start releasing AGP GPUs while they're at it. I think i'll wait until they refresh the series to the way SB "should have been". It will be nice to be surprised by AM3+ parts but i'm not hoping my breath looking at these graphs.
SpaceDrake
Member
Holy ass, stable 4.4ghz on stock air cooling? That's completely insane. I'm definitely getting a 2500k when I put together my upgrade later this month.
The only thing that can really max out a SATA2 port is a high-end SSD, though. Until we have applications that really need that kind of transfer speed for internal components, I don't mind waiting.
Jesus fuck can we get some USB3 up in this joint, though. That's the only negative I see, and USB3 can vastly improve transfer rates on compatible thumb drives... which is an important application these days.
Shambles said:
The only thing that can really max out a SATA2 port is a high-end SSD, though. Until we have applications that really need that kind of transfer speed for internal components, I don't mind waiting.
Jesus fuck can we get some USB3 up in this joint, though. That's the only negative I see, and USB3 can vastly improve transfer rates on compatible thumb drives... which is an important application these days.
mobile ones are really impressive
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4084/intels-sandy-bridge-upheaval-in-the-mobile-landscape
looking at my own 720qm and specs of 2720qm is so sad
. that QC turbo clock.
for comparison:
QC
720qm ~1.7ghz
2720qm ~3ghz
DC
720qm ~2.4ghz
2720qm ~3.2ghz
SC
720qm ~2.8ghz
2720qm ~3.3ghz
DDR3
720qm 1333
2720qm 1600
and of course 2720qm has IGP. TDP is same.
damn.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4084/intels-sandy-bridge-upheaval-in-the-mobile-landscape
looking at my own 720qm and specs of 2720qm is so sad
. that QC turbo clock.for comparison:
QC
720qm ~1.7ghz
2720qm ~3ghz
DC
720qm ~2.4ghz
2720qm ~3.2ghz
SC
720qm ~2.8ghz
2720qm ~3.3ghz
DDR3
720qm 1333
2720qm 1600
and of course 2720qm has IGP. TDP is same.
damn.
CabbageRed
Member
Shambles said:
Yep, and one of the main reasons I'll likely be upgrading to a Sandy Bridge (I kept reading "South Bridge" in your post
). Things went wonky with my hardware plans for this year and I now have a 5970 sitting on top of a q9550 @ 3.6ghz. I'd be much more comfortable if it were cuddling with a Sandy Bridge @ ~4.0ghz.SpaceDrake said:
Since I'm not an Apple user I don't plan on buying new hardware every 9-12 months and I expect any hardware I purchase to work well with products over the next several years.
If they end up putting the 3000 parts on the mobile chips that at least will be pretty awesome though.
miladesn said:mobile ones are really impressive
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4084/intels-sandy-bridge-upheaval-in-the-mobile-landscape
looking at my own 720qm and specs of 2720qm is so sad
for comparison:
QC
720qm ~1.7ghz
2720qm ~3ghz
DC
720qm ~2.4ghz
2720qm ~3.2ghz
SC
720qm ~2.8ghz
2720qm ~3.3ghz
DDR3
720qm 1333
2720qm 1600
and of course 2720qm has IGP. TDP is same.
damn.
Just disapointed the GPU still sucks. Was hoping it would be 5650 level so I would not need a discreet card. Getting a new laptop/DTR in about 6 weeks. So kind of bummed out.
CabbageRed
Member
sikkinixx said:
Goodness, yes. My old e6400 computer has been shedding parts left and right over the last 6 months due to hardware failure. She desperately needs to be retired.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Low end graphics cards are nearly obsolete since SB offers equivalent performance with just integrated graphics. Also ridiculous battery life for laptops; one of the tests had nearly eight hours of battery on one charge for a 71 Whr battery.whitehawk said:
Some thoughts after perusing AnandTech's review
No native USB 3.0 is disappointing.
Quick Sync seems awesome, but it sucks that you need to actually connect a monitor to the IGP in order to use it.
Gaming performance increase is nice, but at what resolution were those benchmarks run at?
Most impressed by the power consumption. Damn!
A real kicker:
P67 only for full OCing? But if I wanted to use the IGP for Quick Sync, I'll need to get an H67. Talk about tough choices. Intel's "conservative" approach with their new chipsets effectively locks you out of everything Sandy Bridge has to offer.
No native USB 3.0 is disappointing.
Quick Sync seems awesome, but it sucks that you need to actually connect a monitor to the IGP in order to use it.
Gaming performance increase is nice, but at what resolution were those benchmarks run at?
Most impressed by the power consumption. Damn!
A real kicker:
P67 only for full OCing? But if I wanted to use the IGP for Quick Sync, I'll need to get an H67. Talk about tough choices. Intel's "conservative" approach with their new chipsets effectively locks you out of everything Sandy Bridge has to offer.
cartman414
Member
No_Style said:
That's what Z68 will be for, evidently.
sikkinixx said:
i got one too. i think im going to hold out until the next true generation of nvidia cards come out and then upgrade everything at once. by then these cpu prices will have dropped a bit, a selection of micro atx boards will be out and good after market coolers will be available which is a must to me.
canova said:
the new high end MSI, ASUS, Sager, Alienwares will be utilizing it. BUT, you must make sure it supports switchable graphics card, or else it's really nothing more than just a processor speed upgrade. The speed is not really utilized nowadays, even my QM740 is plentiful for games nowadays.
the real power of these new chips are the IGPs, when not using intensive gaming, it will switch to the IGP to conserve battery. Gaming notebooks nowadays has very shitty battery life and this new tech will help tremendously. you get the best of both worlds.
deathberry
Neo Member
Not as impressive as some of the other reviewers, but this is the best I could manage on air.
That's on an MSI P67H2-A motherboard + Intel's XTS 100H CPU cooler on top.
That's on an MSI P67H2-A motherboard + Intel's XTS 100H CPU cooler on top.
deathberry said:
I was going to post on the Anandtech review that they got 4.4ghz on the stock fucking cooler. Makes those K chips far more sexy to me as I really wouldn't care about pushing it past 4ghz.
SuperN said:
The perfomance didn't floor me, but I figured I'd wait as it wouldn't cost me anything to upgrade my build once they came out. The OC'ing capabilities though are making me really happy.
Surreal said:
They're debuting this week. I'd imagine in stores in the next 2-3 weeks.
deathberry
Neo Member
element said:
Don't know about other countries, but the motherboards have been here since early December, and the CPUs are already filtering out to retailers here in Dubai.
The Bookerman
Member
Fredescu said:
From a Athlon 64 3000+ single core processor to that? Trust me, I will upgrade.
Hopefully I'll be quick enough on NCIX to nab a 2500k + Mobo.
Lagspike_exe
Member
Very impresive TDP and OC capabilities. Don't like the return to previous business model of not allowing low end to OC. Reminds me of the dark Netburst days. Can't really blame them though, AMD is a joke competitor.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Is it really worth upgrading from a 3.4 Q9550? @ 1920x1200 I'm more GPU bound anyway, I think if you already have a quad core a new GPU would be better bang for buck, unless of course you already have a high end GPU that is.
The Bookerman
Member
Danj said:
They are announcing the line-up @ CES this week. I'd say check again in 2-3 weeks.
mjemirzian
Banned
Looks amazing. Only question is buy now or wait for Q3 2011 with the socket 1356 cpus?
Rabid Wolverine
Member
Core i5-2500K has my name all over it.
Worthy upgrade from my Core 2 Duo E6750 Processor. Unless AMD start talking more about Bulldozer and give numbers this is likely my next CPU.
Worthy upgrade from my Core 2 Duo E6750 Processor. Unless AMD start talking more about Bulldozer and give numbers this is likely my next CPU.
element
Member
The Intel board doesn't have USB 3.0. Other OEMs have it, http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Previews/P67_Gigabyte_MSI_ASUS/JADS said: