Fancy upgrading to the Haswell-E range but can't afford the 5960X? Perhaps the Core i7-5820K will be just the thing.
Intel Core i7 5820K Review
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Intel Core i7 5820K Review
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Fancy upgrading to the Haswell-E range but can't afford the 5960X? Perhaps the Core i7-5820K will be just the thing.
Intel Core i7 5820K Review
SieB
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Pretty underwhelming considering it is Intel's first six core CPU in the low end of the "extreme" series of CPUs.
It is pretty much the same story as it was between the 3820K vs 3770K as it is now with the 5820K vs the 4770/90K, except the 5820K has two more physical cores so you would of expected there to be even more of a gap in performance than there is.
It is pretty much the same story as it was between the 3820K vs 3770K as it is now with the 5820K vs the 4770/90K, except the 5820K has two more physical cores so you would of expected there to be even more of a gap in performance than there is.
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Wow that is really surprising, I chose to invest in the 5930K sadly the rig isn't assembled yet. But if I remember correctly other reviewers had the 5820 outperform the 5930, of course it wasn't Tom who did the testing 
but I don't hope it's the case cause I'd feel like I have wasted a lot of money .
but I don't hope it's the case cause I'd feel like I have wasted a lot of money .
Wraith
Bettyswollocks
Excellent vid guv, I hope Intel are listening... "sort ya damn speed binning out!", I do see the need for it, but there is a limit surely, this chip seems very underwhelming indeed. They could have chopped a couple of cores off kept the pci lanes and released their first x99 introduction quad core at a friendlier price, I think it would have been better rather than a slightly watered down 5930K..
Kudos on the out takes, made my day. :lol:
Kudos on the out takes, made my day. :lol:
Damn, and here I thought that would be a viable route if I ever went X99. I got the 3820 with x79 since the next CPU up was literally double the price. It was the best bang for the buck deal at the time, and under a mild OC performs quite well as far as I can see. Kinda hoped Intel would continue that pattern with x99.
It would be very disappointing to have such an expensive set of memory and motherboard to then find you can't rage the CPU clocks for some epic graphics benchmarks. It is as you say a good workstation chip but not for the enthusiast. The 3820 and 4820 made X79 very attainable, arguably pointless too but at least they weren't binned to death and had a healthy boost.
Asus and Intel have basically shifted the enthusiast goal posts with Devils Canyon/Haswell-E and Maximus VII/Rampage V line-up. Now the rampage formula and gene are gone so has their spiritual CPU counterpart leaving an excellent enthusiast (Formula + 4790) or extreme (Rampage + 5930) combination. The award makes total sense and the marketplace seems to have found a sensible set of pairings. LMAO at the out takes.
JR
Asus and Intel have basically shifted the enthusiast goal posts with Devils Canyon/Haswell-E and Maximus VII/Rampage V line-up. Now the rampage formula and gene are gone so has their spiritual CPU counterpart leaving an excellent enthusiast (Formula + 4790) or extreme (Rampage + 5930) combination. The award makes total sense and the marketplace seems to have found a sensible set of pairings. LMAO at the out takes.
JR
RizeAllard
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A great review again Tom. 
The end of the video was realy funny. Please do it like this in the future 
. After this review I am a bit relieved because I ordered 5930K. I thinkig about the 5820K but i thought the nuber of PCI lanes and the Memory performance will be better on 5930K. Next wednesday I will know if it was a good choice...
I will have to make some test with the new rig and i will send you the results.
The specs will be: Intel Core i7-5930K, Gigabyte X99-UD7, and Kingston HyperX Beast DDR4-2666Mhz CL13 16GB Kit, Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X, and OZC Vertex 4 128GB SSD, powered by a Corsair A1200i and some months later a second 290X will be added.
The end of the video was realy funny. Please do it like this in the future . After this review I am a bit relieved because I ordered 5930K. I thinkig about the 5820K but i thought the nuber of PCI lanes and the Memory performance will be better on 5930K. Next wednesday I will know if it was a good choice... I will have to make some test with the new rig and i will send you the results.
The specs will be: Intel Core i7-5930K, Gigabyte X99-UD7, and Kingston HyperX Beast DDR4-2666Mhz CL13 16GB Kit, Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X, and OZC Vertex 4 128GB SSD, powered by a Corsair A1200i and some months later a second 290X will be added.
Nice review and very informative as always. This is my first post but I'm a long time viewer/reader and really enjoy your excellent reviews and intelligent analysis.
I don't disagree with any of your points in this review but one additional group who I believe should be considered, are gamers who are moving from a much older platform (ie Lynefield or Bloomfield). Regardless of their upgrade path, these gamers will need a new motherboard and possibly new RAM. The difference between an X99/5820K build and a Z97/4790K build is likely be around 200 pounds for these users. Now you won't be getting any extra performance in games for that 200 pounds at this stage but when you consider upgrade potential then I would argue that the increased outlay will be well worth it in many cases. In a year or two, if the 5820K is no longer meeting your needs, it will be possible to simply upgrade the processor (and possibly sell the 5820K). With the Z97/4790K build, there will be no upgrade path for the processor and no option to upgrade to DDR4 RAM without once again buying a new motherboard, processor and RAM. I would even suggest that for the gamer who is due a "big upgrade", the X99/5820K solution is the best option right now and that with occasional video card upgrades, the system may even last for the entire life of DDR4.
I don't disagree with any of your points in this review but one additional group who I believe should be considered, are gamers who are moving from a much older platform (ie Lynefield or Bloomfield). Regardless of their upgrade path, these gamers will need a new motherboard and possibly new RAM. The difference between an X99/5820K build and a Z97/4790K build is likely be around 200 pounds for these users. Now you won't be getting any extra performance in games for that 200 pounds at this stage but when you consider upgrade potential then I would argue that the increased outlay will be well worth it in many cases. In a year or two, if the 5820K is no longer meeting your needs, it will be possible to simply upgrade the processor (and possibly sell the 5820K). With the Z97/4790K build, there will be no upgrade path for the processor and no option to upgrade to DDR4 RAM without once again buying a new motherboard, processor and RAM. I would even suggest that for the gamer who is due a "big upgrade", the X99/5820K solution is the best option right now and that with occasional video card upgrades, the system may even last for the entire life of DDR4.
Thanks for the review.
I was having issues with getting a good overlock with the 2666 XMP profile too due to the 125 base clock in that profile. I got about 4125... Which is admitingly not awful.. Just okay...
4400 at 2400 ram speed
I'm guessing that with a 3200mhz memory kit you could still get a high over clock, since the XMP for those are set to 100. But those kits are way too expensive for me.
But I gotta say. I really doubt there is much difference between running the memory at 2400 compared to 2666... I can't imagine it makes enough difference... Even in applications where memory speeds make a difference. But I can see why someone would be pissed if they spent a lot on a 2800 or 3000 memory kit.
I was having issues with getting a good overlock with the 2666 XMP profile too due to the 125 base clock in that profile. I got about 4125... Which is admitingly not awful.. Just okay...
4400 at 2400 ram speed
I'm guessing that with a 3200mhz memory kit you could still get a high over clock, since the XMP for those are set to 100. But those kits are way too expensive for me.
But I gotta say. I really doubt there is much difference between running the memory at 2400 compared to 2666... I can't imagine it makes enough difference... Even in applications where memory speeds make a difference. But I can see why someone would be pissed if they spent a lot on a 2800 or 3000 memory kit.
Try seeing if you can get 2666 with a different BCLK dude and not running the XMP but doing it manual like a man!
Just found your guide on manually setting dram speed and voltage.
I assume it still applies to memory today, including DDR4.
http://www.overclock3d.net/articles...y_set_up_your_ram_speed_timings_and_voltage/1
I'll give it a go this weekend.
Thanks for the push and encouragement.
I assume it still applies to memory today, including DDR4.
http://www.overclock3d.net/articles...y_set_up_your_ram_speed_timings_and_voltage/1
I'll give it a go this weekend.
Thanks for the push and encouragement.
So I ended up giving it a try already. Good news!
I was able to manually set everything up so now I'm running 2666Mhz memory and 4.4Ghz CPU, while still sticking with the 100 baseclock.
One thing I want to mention, I set my uncore ratio for my CPU to 27 (min/max) to support the memory speed. I'm guessing this won't cause issues since my stress test using OCCT with the AVX instruction set went just fine, but I feel like I tinkered with something with having no idea exactly what else it affected.
Either way, I'm happy now. Everything seems to be working great. Thanks for the advice to "man-up", Tom
I was able to manually set everything up so now I'm running 2666Mhz memory and 4.4Ghz CPU, while still sticking with the 100 baseclock.
One thing I want to mention, I set my uncore ratio for my CPU to 27 (min/max) to support the memory speed. I'm guessing this won't cause issues since my stress test using OCCT with the AVX instruction set went just fine, but I feel like I tinkered with something with having no idea exactly what else it affected.
Either way, I'm happy now. Everything seems to be working great. Thanks for the advice to "man-up", Tom
Kaapstad
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I use 3200mhz memory in two of my PCs and to get it stable it can be a real pin in the neck.
There is also not much benefit in using the memory at that speed compared to slower kits for everyday use.
