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.
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 |
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.
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
That's why IB is pushed back to 2012.
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.
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.
Do they have to compete?
Where?
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.