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Report: Haswell-E, X99, DDR4 to Arrive August 29
By , - Source: Hermitage Akihabara

Considering the flood of X99 motherboard reveals we've been covering lately, it's somewhat refreshing to hear something about the Haswell-E CPUs themselves. We already have a good idea of the CPU’s specifications, but we weren’t sure about a release date yet. Now, Hermitage Akihabara, a Japanese website, has posted a new release date.

We expect three CPUs to arrive: The Core i7-5820K, the Core i7-5930K, and the Core i7-5960X. Rumored specifications are in the table.

CPU

Cores/Threads

Frequency

L3 Cache

PCI-Express Lanes

TDP

Expected Price

i7-5820K

6 / 12

3.3 GHz

15 MB

28

140 W

$400

i7-5930K

6 / 12

3.5 GHz

15 MB

40

140 W

$600

i7-5960X

8 / 16

3.0 GHz

20 MB

40

140 W

$1000+

Originally we expected the Haswell-E CPUs along with the accompanying X99 motherboards and DDR4 memory to debut sometime mid-September. As it turns out, the platform launch could be a little sooner than expected, with the official availability of parts possibly taking place on Friday, August 29. This is still a rumor, but August 29 is a lot more specific than “mid-September”, and a number of product releases are also pointing towards the end of August as a release date. For now, let’s just wait and see.

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