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Intel Sandy Bridge-E Core i7 3960X And i7 3930K Officially Released

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Intel has finally after months of rumors finally launch the new Sandy Bridge-E series of processors starting with two brand new Core i7 processor. The newly announced Core i7 3960X and Core i7 3930K are both 6-core processors promising and support the LGA 2011 CPU platform which features the X79 PCH Chipset.

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The lower end (of the two) Core i7 3930K is a 6-core coupled with 12 threads processor priced at $599. The processor is clocked at 3.2GHz and goes up to 3.8GHz with Intel Turbo Boost. L3 cache comes in at a hefty 12MB and consumes up to 130W of power.

Now on the other hand we have the Core i7 3960X which is also a 6-core, 12 threads processor priced at $1049. Wowzers, that’s a lot, lets see what all that doe gets us. The Core i7 3960X is clocked at 3.33GHz and goes up to 3.9GHz, L3 cache is a massive 15MB while TDP is 130W just like it’s smaller brother.

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Both these processors support quad channel DDR3 memory. Although these processor might seem a huge upgrade over the current LGA 115 SB processors, the truth is that they’re not. You might be able to use the extra cores for intense applications which require multi-threading and take advantage of quad channel RAM but they might not come in handy if you’re just planning to get these processors for gaming or daily use.

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Wondering about the platforms single core capabilities? Well it’s slower than the current SB processors but faster than the older LGA 1366 processors. Overclocking isn’t much to write home about either but Intel has promised to fix that with it’s upcoming C3 stepping launching sometime in Q1 2012 along with the quad core Core i7 3820 processor. Better cooling will be required if you plan to go above 4.5GHz with these bad boys, Intel has launched two cooling solutions for the SB-E processors: Air and Liquid cooling which are detailed below.

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As you can see a cooling solution won’t be included in the box, so better be ready to dish out some moola for a good cooling solution too. The complete list of recent Sandy Bridge-E processor and motherboard reviews are below:

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