Results: Audio And Video Encoding
One-second differences in our A/V suite are likely only a few hundredths of a second before rounding, and differences that small can be attributed to minor clock speed variation and/or chance.
Intel’s Haswell architecture displaces Ivy Bridge in its desktop line-up, bringing with it yet another new CPU interface. We tested six motherboards that claimed to be ready for your overclocking efforts, and included the five survivors in today’s review.
One-second differences in our A/V suite are likely only a few hundredths of a second before rounding, and differences that small can be attributed to minor clock speed variation and/or chance.
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Intel says it doesn't cherry-pick chips for reviewers...10911132 said:Who did you get the CPU from? Given the Haswell launch article said they were unlikely to be able to hit 4.5GHz+, is this a cherry-picked chip from Intel?
Yes, the CPU comes from Intel. Almost certainly it was cherry-picked. But this is why we didn't rely on these CPUs for our launch coverage--it makes a lot more sense to go to a source with hundreds of boxed processors on the bench to get a real sense for what Haswell will do in the wild. At least for this round-up, the variable changing is the motherboard. So, we derive as much meaning as possible with a review sample that hits 4.7 GHz on one board and 4.5 GHz on another.10911132 said:Who did you get the CPU from? Given the Haswell launch article said they were unlikely to be able to hit 4.5GHz+, is this a cherry-picked chip from Intel?
Could we see some MBs around the $130-$140 mark? They're the interesting ones IMO, and would toast most of these in terms of value.
Did you read the Haswell review? All current boards are affected, no future boards will be, there's nothing to update here, and the flaw is virtually meaningless.10911218 said:Isn't there a flaw in the Z87 technology regarding sleep mode? Was it mentioned in the article? I didn't see it.