Intel Releases Core i7-2700K Processor
Intel has updated its processor price list once again, this time to add the already leaked Core i7-2700K and to reflect the lowered price tag of the Core i3-2120 and of the Pentium G850 and G630.
The i7-2700K is now the performance king on the LGA-1155 platform (until the release of the Ivy Bridge processors), replacing the i7-2600K. The i7-2700K is clocked at 3.5 GHz (100 MHz higher than the 2600K), has four cores (8 threads), 8MB of L3 cache, a TDP of 95W, and integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics. The release costs is $332, which $15 more than the i7-2600K (based on 1,000 units).
Intel has adjusted the prices of the Core i3-2120, Pentium G850 and G630 by roughly 15% across the board.
| Model | Cores | Threads | Frequency | L3 cache | Old price | New price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i3-2120 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 GHz | 3 MB | $138 | $117 |
| Pentium G630 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 GHz | 3 MB | $75 | $64 |
| Pentium G850 | 2 | 2 | 2.9 GHz | 3 MB | $86 | $75 |
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marketing...
And you can't buy it anywhere.
hey bulldozer, get ready to get bulldozed again by the new(with 30w less tdp) pricy performance cpu!
i read somewhere that intel used the best yields for 2700k chip, may be this one will oc even higher....
can't wait for a 2700k vs 2600k vs 2500k vs bullwhatever performance comparison.
Come on now, it's not even a battle anymore, if AMD had been ontime with Bull dozer, in 2009, they'd be back on the map, but they wer e2 years late and this is what they get.
Core i7 2700K, Xeon E-1280 that didn't pass the Xeon test, so got badged as Core i7 2700K?
Too bad Core i7 2700k ain't the king of Sandy Bridge CPU, just king in the desktop segment.
Xeon E3-1890 is the king, running at 3.6GHz and can turbo up to 4GHz.
http://ark.intel.com/compare/52214,55452,52278
I have my i2600 running at 4.2ghz stable but could probably push it further. Intel more than likely just pushed the same chip and relabeled it.
why did they release it.. now i see no point of Intel releasing ivy bridge.. there is no competition for their current CPU lineup... they can just lay back and enjoy...
So extra $15 bucks for only 100Mhz more. How about dropping prices on the 2500k and 2600k instead. I almost forget Intel doesn't need to "compete".
why did they release it.. now i see no point of Intel releasing ivy bridge.. there is no competition for their current CPU lineup... they can just lay back and enjoy...
That's why IB is pushed back to 2012.
So this is basically a 2600k with a slight increase in the factory-set multiplier. Lame.
why did they release it.. now i see no point of Intel releasing ivy bridge.. there is no competition for their current CPU lineup... they can just lay back and enjoy...
ivy bridge got pushed back to make room for 2700k and sb-e release. afaik ivb will be released in late q1 2012 - around march-april.
100 Mhz extra, why bother? Isnt the whole "K" series thing about being unlocked? Just buy a 2600k, go into your bios and two minutes later you have a 2700k and some extra cash in your pocket. This is as bad as AMD's 955-980 series, redundant(sorry AMD, you know I love you). Marketing, pure and simple. Dont waste your money, even if they are binning these things, you really wont get much more for your money.
intel is actually dropping prices on their cpu's............
why did they release it.. now i see no point of Intel releasing ivy bridge.. there is no competition for their current CPU lineup... they can just lay back and enjoy...
They've been working on IB for years, long before BD started to look like a failure. They're not going to just not release it if it's already done. Plus, I imagine Intel still remembers what happened the last time they got complacent. AMD's not in the same position as it was in the P4 days, but I don't think Intel wants a real challenge and will keep putting out new designs to assure their dominance.
So extra $15 bucks for only 100Mhz more. How about dropping prices on the 2500k and 2600k instead. I almost forget Intel doesn't need to "compete".
Do they have to compete?
So it is out, huh : ) Great!
marketing...
Where?
Good one! Now I will not have to wait for the Ivy bridge to come out. I'll just go for the Core i7-2700k & go x64 bit.
They've been working on IB for years, long before BD started to look like a failure. They're not going to just not release it if it's already done. Plus, I imagine Intel still remembers what happened the last time they got complacent. AMD's not in the same position as it was in the P4 days, but I don't think Intel wants a real challenge and will keep putting out new designs to assure their dominance.
Intel didn't get complacent in the P4 days. They had a team of morons design it. It's not hard to figure out that if you design a less efficient processor and make it run at crazy high speeds you're going to have heat issues which will prevent said processor from competing with faster, more efficient CPU's.
hey bulldozer, get ready to get bulldozed again by the new(with 30w less tdp) pricy performance cpu!i read somewhere that intel used the best yields for 2700k chip, may be this one will oc even higher....can't wait for a 2700k vs 2600k vs 2500k vs bullwhatever performance comparison.
before i fully judge the bulldozer i want to see windows 8 performance, with the amd cpu being written for it, like 7 is with intel, and revision 1 of bulldozer.
Anyone got words on the OC headroom?
before i fully judge the bulldozer i want to see windows 8 performance, with the amd cpu being written for it, like 7 is with intel, and revision 1 of bulldozer.
i want to see how bulldozer performs with windows 8.0 as well. the sad reality is - amd had time to work with microsoft on the scheduler thing and other performance issues yet it underperformed significantly.
otoh linux apps are multithreading optimized, so bd might show some improvements there and they have the opportunity to write optimized driver for that (though i did read at phoronix that the latest bd patch by amd got criticzed by linus torvalds).
So extra $15 bucks for only 100Mhz more. How about dropping prices on the 2500k and 2600k instead. I almost forget Intel doesn't need to "compete".
who are they competing with? AMD? this i7 makes bulldozer look like an Intel celeron
wooooooooooo! another beast is arrived i think this cpu is the top in the list...
great job by intel just keep it up and don't give chances to amd to beat intel or else i'll die.
if bulldozer would have been a better product, i bet core i3 would be around $ 75.
Until ark.intel.com is updated with tech specs or a retail review is done at a legit site we wont know enough about this binning jazz to make any judgements
Bulldozer is a good product, today's software just doesn't show it. It's a fact that Windows 7 does not even recognize BD's architecture and therefore does not know how to place the threads and places them randomly instead of in order. This is why it benchmarks so low. This is FACT.
Totally agree with GeekApproved !
so we get a new king of the hill, and reduced prices at the lower end....RIP AMD1969-2011"50% increased throughput, 33% increased core count"
AMD isn't dead. They still have Llano, their GPUs, upcoming Trinity, and upcoming Piledriver. Seriously, they make one mistake and people think it's the end of them. Remember Netburst from Intel? Or did you jump onto the Intel wagon with Sandy Bridge?
Bulldozer is a good product, today's software just doesn't show it. It's a fact that Windows 7 does not even recognize BD's architecture and therefore does not know how to place the threads and places them randomly instead of in order. This is why it benchmarks so low. This is FACT.
excuses excuses. AMD wanted this chip to be the chip for gamers and enthusiests but all it turned out to be is another mainstream level CPU like the rest of there CPU line. you sound like the pentium 4 fan boy's years ago who were making the same kind of argument to defend that CPU