Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition or Sandy Bridge-E Review

Although Intel website has no reviews on Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition processors also known as Sandy Bridge-E, other thematic websites are full of reviews of the new product.

There are also new positions in the price list of the manufacturer's website. While there are only two and both are six-core models: Intel Core i7-3930K and Core i7-3960X.


The processor Intel Core i7-3930K is clocked at 3.2 GHz and features 12 MB of cash memory. Processor Intel Core i7-3960K is designed for a clock frequency of 3.3 GHz and has 15 MB of cache. Both products support Hyper-Threading technology, which allows processors to perform up to 12 threads of commands simultaneously. They are made with 32-nanometer technology and will have LGA 2011 socket.

The price of the lower-level model is $ 583, and the better one is $ 999.