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April 2012
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Quad Core Performance with HyperThreading
Turbo Boost Technology
Optimized for Windows 7 and 8
8MB (Shared) L3 Cache
Unlocked
22nm Processor
Choice of OnDie or Discrete Graphics
DirectX 11 iGPU
Intel Quick Sync
New Security Features
77W TDP
Intel keeps delivering the best desktop processor money can buy. Great efficiency and features. Overclocking is well supported on the 'K' processor. Backward platform compatibility is a big win for
Performance
Overclocking
Power consumption
Good performance for the price. Highly energy efficient. Supports DirectX 11. Backward compatible with previous-generation motherboards.
Compatible with many previous-generation motherboards
Reduced power usage
GPU performance greatly improved compared to last generation
Support for DirectX 11
Driver maturity improved
22 nm production process
Turbo Boost to dynamically adjust graphics clocks
Completely noiseless
HDMI Audio bitstreaming supported
DisplayPo
Lower power than Sandy Bridge
Although this isn't significant for desktop platforms
Faster and cheaper (if not by much) than Sandy Bridge CPUs
Intel HD4000 iGPU significantly faster than HD3000
Can be used in Z68series motherboards (with vendor BIOS support)
Still the best performance in a mainstream consumer CPU
High performance
Includes HyperThreading technology
High overclocking potential
Good price based on performance
Low power consumption under both idle and load
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Integrated graphics handle well most tasks but are not fit for gaming
Perform behind AMD's A8 APUs
Offers only minor performance improvements on highest-end last-generation CPU. Graphics still not comparable to what you get with a discrete video card
Cheap Discrete GPUs Still Faster
CPU Not Much Faster Than 2700K
CPU performance only slightly boosted over previous-generation Core i7 chips
Limited GPU performance
No dedicated GPU memory
Still only 16 PCIE lanes
Early production stepping doesn't overclock as well as current Sandy Bridge
Toughest part of any review must be the conclusion. Testing and exploring hardware is fun. But now we have to sum it all up. Let's get it on: Intel has repeated several times during the numerous presentations that Ivy Bridge was more than a "Tick". We...
When it comes to productivity, it’s clear that Intel’s processors are the best choice. While some argue it’s not the best bang for buck, just consider the performance-upgrade time frame. Users who have purchased one of the the last two Intel architectu...
Abstract: Interestingly, Intel's own literature suggests the biggest beneficiaries of its 22nm process node will be server and smartphone processors. What Intel is saying is that its 22nm processors will bring lower power consumption and enable it to finally p...
and FVSo we went into this knowing this would just be an improvement on what we had already seen with Sandy Bridge. I was actually surprised at the improvements we saw on the CPU side of things, mostly due to the improvements in Turbo Boost. On the GP...
Abstract: Intel goes 22nm with ‘Ivy Bridge’ 3rd-generation Core processorsSpring time has arrived, and that can only mean one thing: Ivy Bridge is here! Okay, so it also means fighting the temptation to turn on the air conditioning for even slightly elevated tem...
Lower power than Sandy Bridge, although this isn't significant for desktop platforms, Faster and cheaper (if not by much) than Sandy Bridge CPUs, Intel HD4000 iGPU significantly faster than HD3000, Can be used in Z68series motherboards (with vendor BIOS support), Still the best performance in a mainstream consumer CPU,
Still only 16 PCIE lanes, Early production stepping doesn't overclock as well as current Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge is finally here, and if its performance improvements over Sandy Bridge are underwhelming, remember that Sandy Bridge set a very high bar. Without Sandy Bridge to compare it to, we'd be lauding Ivy Bridge performance and overclocking to the ...
Excellent Power Characteristics, Nicely Overclockable, Strong Performance, Much Better GPU and Quick Sync, Compatible With Existing Socket 1155 coolers
Cheap Discrete GPUs Still Faster, CPU Not Much Faster Than 2700K
As we've mentioned many times in this piece, Ivy Bridge does not feature a brand-new microarchitecture designed to obliterate the previous generation. Rather, Ivy Bridge, and the 3rd Generation Core processor family based on the microarchitecture, is an e...
Quad Core Performance with HyperThreading, Turbo Boost Technology, Optimized for Windows 7 and 8, 8MB (Shared) L3 Cache, Unlocked, 22nm Processor, Choice of OnDie or Discrete Graphics, DirectX 11 iGPU, Intel Quick Sync, New Security Features, 77W TDP,
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Sticking with the theme of ticks and tocks we will talk about the tick on the clock the Intel 3rd Generation Core series "Ivy Bridge" Processors. Traditionally when the something is leaked about a new product the computing community makes speculation r...
Reviewing a tick in Intel's cadence is always difficult. After Conroe if we didn't see a 40% jump in a generation we were disappointed. And honestly, after Sandy Bridge I felt it would be quite similar. Luckily for Intel, Ivy Bridge is quite possibly the...
Looking at the performance of Ivy Bridge alone we can see how clock for clock, this generation's architecture comes out to be around 10% to 15% faster than its predecessor in most applications, and dead even in gaming. However, when looking at Ivy Brid...
