Previously, we were already aware that Intel's Ivy Bridge-E CPUs would be launching somewhere during Q3-2013, but now we may have a more specific date. VR-Zone has revealed a slide that shows that the CPUs are supposedly coming out in September 2013, among which are the i7-4820K, i7-4930K, and i7-4960X.
The Ivy Bridge-E CPUs would be based on a 22 nm lithography, and like any new generation, they feature a small performance improvement, as we showed you earlier.
The flagship i7-4960X would pack six processing cores and with HyperThreading feature 12 threads. It would have a base clock of 3.6 GHz, which will boost up to the 4.0 GHz mark. It has 15 MB of L3 cache and support for DDR3-1866 memory. All this processing power is made possible through a TDP of a massive 130 Watts.
| CPU Model | Cores / Threads | Base / Turbo | L3 Cache | Memory | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i7-4960X | 6 / 12 | 3.6 / 4.0 GHz | 15 MB | DDR3-1866 | 130 W |
| Core i7-4930K | 6 / 12 | 3.4 / 3.9 GHz | 12 MB | DDR3-1866 | 130 W |
| Core i7-4820K | 4 / 8 | 3.7 / 3.9 GHz | 10 MB | DDR3-1866 | 130 W |
Based on the numbers given, we see the successor to the i7-3820K as the i7-4820K, and the i7-3930K is succeeded by the i7-4930K. Similarly, the i7-3960K is improved upon by the i7-4960K. What we don't see is a successor to the i7-3970X; however, we could assume that down the line, Intel might introduce an i7-4970X to top everything off. This is not shown on Intel's roadmap below, though.
