I have the Intel HSF from I5 750 (95 watt) in my lap.
It's thin Aluminum section but has the copper plug.
It's thin Aluminum section but has the copper plug.
The G3220 heatsink does not have a copper plug. I noticed that when I installed it into my NAS server.
The i3-4130 does have the plug. I noticed that when I installed it into a custom build.
Thanks for the review. Seems like this Pentium gets horrible performance / watt when overclocked. Kind of turns into an "AMD". LOL.
http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-pentium-g3258-processor-review-quest-5ghz_145874/15
As much power consumption as a 4770K, but if you look at the prior review pages, no-where near the performance of a real quad-core.
Let's be realistic here: there won't be any "future Intel unlocked dual-cores." :/
I really wish there would be an unlocked i3, though, even if they were to limit it to like 4.5GHz
I highly doubt that.In about two months Haswell-E i7 5820K (6 cores/12 threads) should launch low to mid $300 range.
Again, Intel controls the high-end x86 market. Why would they intentionally inflict "price compression" on themselves? I just don't buy it.I'm thinking this might could cause some price compression on the mainstream platform especially as DDR4 prices drop. Why buy 4C/8T i7 for ~$300 if 6C/12T is around the same price?
Therefore price compression might be another reason for Intel to start releasing unlocked dual cores. (re: i5 and i7 quad core may not carry the same degree of premium pricing as they did previously)
In about two months Haswell-E i7 5820K (6 cores/12 threads) should launch low to mid $300 range.
I highly doubt that.
Intel Corporation May Be Giving Hardcore Gamers a Treat
By Ashraf Eassa
May 27, 2014
For those of you unfamiliar with how Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) does business in the desktop market, the company has two main product lines. The first is its set of "mainstream" processors under the Core i3, i5, and i7 brands. These chips usually sport 2-4 processor cores, integrated graphics, and are very similar to the company's notebook/mobile designs. The second is the "enthusiast" line of processors. These, unlike the mainstream products, are based on the company's workstation/server models, sport more cores, and don't bother with integrated graphics. With its upcoming lineup, Intel may be giving hardcore gamers a treat.
Moving to a six core minimum
According to coolaler.com, Intel plans to launch three new "enthusiast" models this year based on the Haswell CPU architecture. The Core i7-5960X, is the highest end of the bunch with eight CPU cores, a base frequency of 3.0 GHz, and support for DDR4-2133. Moving down the stack, Intel is apparently going to offer a Core i7-5930K, which reduces the core count to six, but the base frequency is higher, at 3.5GHz. Finally, the lowest end of the bunch will be the Core i7-5820K, which is also a six core, but reduces the base frequency to 3.3 GHz and cuts the number of PCI Express lanes from 40 to 28.
To put this in perspective, the top-end model (at the $1,000 price point) goes from six Ivy Bridge cores to eight Haswell cores. The middle SKU stays at six cores, but each core is more capable, and the chip has more on-die cache and support for faster memory. Finally, in the Ivy Bridge generation, the 4820K was a four core at 3.7 GHz base, but at this price point, Intel will now apparently be offering a six core at 3.3 GHz base (but remember, the cores themselves are faster per-clock) with a whopping 15MB of L3 cache.
The i7-5820K likely to sell extremely well
Just look at NVIDIA's (NASDAQ: NVDA ) or Advanced Micro Devices' (NYSE: AMD ) financial results -- hardcore gamers are buying high-performance graphics cards in droves. Gamers are not shy about shelling out hundreds of dollars for top-end gear, and when they perceive there to be an extreme "bargain," they are more than willing to upgrade perfectly good hardware just to eke out extra performance from their demanding games.
Same thing goes for CPUs. The Ivy Bridge enthusiast lineup was a real yawner (barely any performance improvement from the Sandy Bridge generation, but Intel got a cost-structure advantage from the shrink), but if Intel ends up offering the i7-5820K at the same (roughly) $330 price point of its predecessor, then this would be a nearly unprecedented value in the desktop chip space. Intel would be selling a six-core Haswell for roughly the same price as the four-core Haswell on the cheaper platform, but the trade-off is a more expensive platform (the X99 chipset will be more expensive than the Z97), more expensive memory (DDR4 will be new and thus pricier), and lack of integrated graphics.
For most users, this trade-off wouldn't make sense, but for the enthusiasts/gamers this is targeted at, this seems almost like a no-brainer if Intel keeps the price points roughly similar from generation to generation.
Again, Intel controls the high-end x86 market. Why would they intentionally inflict "price compression" on themselves? I just don't buy it.
I highly doubt that.
Are you doubting that the 5820K will have 6 cores, or that it'll be in the $300 range? Intel doesn't traditionally change the price brackets of their CPUs, and combined with the fact that the X99 platform and DDR4 add about $100+ to the price of entry, it's not exactly crazy. I don't see Intel raising the cost of the entry level E CPU above $400 unless they eliminate that tier completely.
A lot of wishful thinking in this thread.
http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/71805-intel-pentium-anniversary-edition-record-speed-surpasses-68ghz/
With an MSI motherboard and an aftermarket cooler, the Pentium Anniversary Edition can be overclocked to 6.8Ghz. With the stock cooler, it can be overclocked to 4.4Ghz. Impressive.
Intel can't reasonably expect to keep on selling mainstream quad cores (with roughly the same price and overclocked performance) for so many years in a row. (January 2011 to current).
Are you saying I'm not getting a pony for Christmas? :'(
I'd like to see a test between the G3258 and the older i3 540 both set a 4.4 Ghz and test about 20 games, that would be an interesting test. The hyperthreading on the i3 540 would likely beat the Pentium in some games.
Same thing goes for CPUs. The Ivy Bridge enthusiast lineup was a real yawner (barely any performance improvement from the Sandy Bridge generation, but Intel got a cost-structure advantage from the shrink), but if Intel ends up offering the i7-5820K at the same (roughly) $330 price point of its predecessor, then this would be a nearly unprecedented value in the desktop chip space. Intel would be selling a six-core Haswell for roughly the same price as the four-core Haswell on the cheaper platform, but the trade-off is a more expensive platform (the X99 chipset will be more expensive than the Z97), more expensive memory (DDR4 will be new and thus pricier), and lack of integrated graphics.
You bolded the wrong part of the quote. Let me help you. This pricing of $330 or so is nothing but mere speculation on the part of fool.com.
I don't think Intel is going to essentially give 2 CPU cores away just to entice users to the HEDT platform. The lowest logical price for a hexcore would be around $450-495.