Intel Plans to Update Enthusiast-Class Desktop Platform Late in 2011 - X-bit labs

Intel Sandy Bridge E-Series Platforms to Emerge in Q4 - Documents

[02/09/2011 10:24 PM]
by Anton Shilov

Intel Corp. plans to update its enthusiast-class desktop platform late this year with Sandy Bridge E-series processors. Previously it was believed that the company would introduce them earlier during the year, but instead the company will speed-up the current platform with faster chips and will only bring the brand new platform in the fourth quarter to the market.

Intel Sandy Bridge E microprocessors are specifically designed for enthusiasts, who demand maximum performance. For example, the chips will carry "extra large cache" to maximize speed of single-threaded or dual-threaded applications, quad-channel memory controller and a number of other enhancements. Sandy Bridge E chips with four or six cores will be paired with code-named Patsburg core-logic set. Platforms based on the latter will feature external base frequency generators and clock-speeds of buses like SATA or USB locked. As a result, enthusiasts will be able to boost clock-speed of microprocessors using traditional methods by increasing DMI frequencies, something that will allow them to easily and more efficiently to overclock their CPUs.

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