Ivy Bridge Engineering Samples / Core Specs Released

[FTLN]

Ivy Bridge Engineering Samples / Core Specs Released

Intel today released the core specs for the upcoming Ivy Bridge Processors.

Taking advantage of the ISSCC (International Solid-State Circuits Conference) 2012 Conference to show off some engineering samples.

Specs are as follows –

160mm x 160mm core area (25 percent reduction on previous Sandy Bridge Cpu’s)

1.48 Billion Transistors (22nm Process) 28 percent increase over Sandy Bridge

Configurations - 4Core+GT2Gpu, 2Core+GT2Gpu, 4Core+GT1Gpu, 2Core+GT1Gpu with the foremost being the flagship i7

Dual Channel DDR3 / DDR3L Memory controller with support of speeds up to 1600mhz

Full DirectX 11 Compatibility with support for up to three display’s via Display Port

 

[ObscureParadox]

I'm only on a small mobile screen so i can't really see the second picture very well, does it say PCI-E Gen 2?????

 

[FTLN]

I'm only on a small mobile screen so i can't really see the second picture very well, does it say PCI-E Gen 2?????

Sure Does 2 channels x8 width

 

[hmmblah]

Shouldn't that be Gen 3?

 

[dugdiamond]

it's not ivy

 

[FTLN]

it's not ivy

What makes you say that ?

I got the info mooling around some chinese site where they attended ISSCC... Could be wrong but sounded pretty legit.. Maybe just a typo on the image

 

[SieB]

The first pic is legit and the second pic based on the info we know about Ivy seems legit also, all apart from it saying PCI-E 2 and not 3. That could just be because unles used on a motherboard that is PCI-E 3 it will run as PCI-E 2 though, or it's an old slide and Intel were keeping PCI-E 3 under wraps.

This info has been around since last year to be honest.

http://www.anandtech...etails-revealed

http://www.anandtech...48b-transistors

 

[dugdiamond]

What makes you say that ?

I got the info mooling around some chinese site where they attended ISSCC... Could be wrong but sounded pretty legit.. Maybe just a typo on the image

as sieb said.... those slides are ancient

they are the references for the ****bridge series of chips

IB will not go backwards - IB may be based on the same architecture, but it will not be the same.

there is a while to go before IB's release and alot of speculation as normal.

i am not sherlock, but i doubt the 'official release' ivy specs will be anywhere close to sandy's.

 

[FTLN]

Check out the Voltage -

 

[SparkleDJackson]

Makes me excited for my ivybridgeE upgrade haha

 

[Rastalovich]

Up to 1600mhz DDR3 !! YES !!

I got some as slow as that in a 775/ddr3 mobo so that'll save buying new !

 

[Solidarity]

Check out the Voltage -

Just damn.

 

[MaXiMiZe]

Check out the Voltage -

Holy mother of <insert whatever you want in here>

 

[3lgringo]

So can anyone translate this? Meaning am o better of getting a 3930k for My new rig or shall o hold back a little while longer and get a ivy? Thanks in advance!

 

[Azurite]

So can anyone translate this? Meaning am o better of getting a 3930k for My new rig or shall o hold back a little while longer and get a ivy? Thanks in advance!

Deffo wait a bit since its huge prize difference for SB-E 3930k vs IB 3770k. Well anyways, thats what i am doing

IB-E is launched in Q4 also, so its a dilemma with all this new stuff soon to be released.

 

[Josh Weston]

Oooft, 'dat voltage.

Needless to say, i'm glad that i've waited for Ivy Bridge. This looks awesome.

 

[badtaylorx]

usually it'll say Intel ES on the cpuid if its real....

 

[FTLN]

usually it'll say Intel ES on the cpuid if its real....

I think it does...

 

[VanquishUK]

Glade to here that it should be duel channel DDR3 as i dont want to buy more ram. Ivy bridge here i come.

 

[PetrolHead247]

I hope to god those voltages are the real deal, they're awesome. Definitely can't wait till IB is released.