Newegg TV: Intel Sandy Bridge-E Review and Benchmarks - Core i7 3960X CPU & Socket 2011 X79 Platform

[MythicDaedra]

come on asus gfx cards i did not think you would steep that low

[eerereps]

BF3 ftw! woohoo!!!

[fkfontaine]

Awesome video, very well explained, honest and to the point.

[waseem1173]

Would really like to see a comparison between the 3960X and 3930K.

Lets see if the 3 extra MB's of L3 cache on the X processor is worth the 5 hundred dollar price increment.

[MacumbacaoExtrema]

@waseem1173 Defnetly not. just check the cpubenchmark site. 3960X is 14,846 and 3930K is 14,464. A difference of 382. This mean that you wont notice ANY difference doesnt matter what you do

[OneVerce]

dont you just hate when people show benchmarks?

i would rather see someone try to slow down the processor by actually doing something

[TheCharrd]

This computer turns Crysis into God's Wrath.

[Dewnby]

@yo6luk Same here.

[MrJordiR]

did i see another + for x79 u can just always swap your ram out

[gumberly]

what do you have against us faildozer?

[yo6luk]

I feel bad because i watch LinusTechTips and neweggTV

[hockeyNS1]

@yo6luk As do I.

[TheDeigratia]

Show us your system Paul

[drakos365]

Come on Paul ... give us a peek at your home system. You brought it up and inquiring minds want to know. ;)

[viralfunnies]

@drakos365 I bet it's a humble yet powerful system, kind of like his personality

[vukvuk5]

@drakos365 this is the newegg youtube channel not paul's channel

[drakos365]

@vukvuk5 True, but should be ok. It is always interesting to see what parts they choose. Such as Linus' water cooled gaming rig.

[FatmanQQ]

Did he mention what motherboard hes using?

[blazeitup94]

Did anyone see the INTEL XEON 8CORES 16 THREADS????!!!!!

[XionEternum]

Just looked at the Passmark CPU list on their website. Google Passmark CPU list since cannot post. Sorted by the value column from highest to lowest.

CPU score rank value price

FX-8150 Eight-Core 8511 22 35.46 $239.99

FX-8120 Eight-Core 7282 40 34.68 $209.99

i5-2500K 3.30GHz 7450 36 34.65 $214.99

i5-2400 3.10GHz 6148 66 33.14 $185.50

i7-2600K 3.40GHz 10044 11 31.89 $315.00

i7 980 3.33GHz 10308 8 17.19 $599.49

i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz 12449 2 9.45 $1,317.58

Hope this helps.

[XionEternum]

@YouEatMyDust You fail at reading, those scores are listed in order of Passmark's value score, which is a cost to score ratio. Best value core on there was a $16 1.9Ghz dual core value scored at 56~.

I only posted that as helpful reference to those looking to build new systems, helping to show cost to performance. You and nobody else can deny that the 2500K scores lower than the 8150 albeit you wind up paying more for the 8150 (less including motherboard cost)

[YouEatMyDust]

@XionEternum I bet the 2500k out performs the 8150 easy

[XionEternum]

@YouEatMyDust Ah, not according to those benchmark tests. Linus also did an unbias multi-game benchmark on both and they performed identical. What does that mean? None of the high-end games used to bench the CPUs cappped them out. If you want to believe the 2500K outperforms the 8150 then go ahead, but everything points at both not being fully utilized and the 8150 scoring better for the money, far better when you include motherboard prices between Intel and AMD. My post was for the value minded

[Sektor14g]

@XionEternum A game benchmark has the variable of a GPU bottleneck. I saw his test. It was fine for real world applications, but as a proper CPU examination it simply does not cut it. If you want a proper review of the 8150 look elsewhere.

And as for the 8150 it's perfectly fine as a CPU, but fact of the matter is that it does not perform as well despite being late to the party and it has temperature reading problems. I've seen them running on air 10C cooler than ambient, which is impossible.

[XionEternum]

@Sektor14g I did look elsewhere, and that's what that back-n-forth topic of conversation was about; the Passmark scores of the current mainstream CPUs. Passmark rates the 8150 score-8511 rank-22 value-35.46 and the 2500K at score-7450 rank-36 value-34.65 And my choices in what CPU I get will be based on ALL available information, never speculation or bias enthusiast elitism. I am running an 1100T at the moment because I have an ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM2+/AM3 and was using a 9850BE. I sought value.

[viralfunnies]

@XionEternum lol FX chips are NOT faster than the 2600k, dont care how many cores it has

[XionEternum]

@viralfunnies Reread the post, it doesn't show the FX chips as faster, 8150 scores 8511 and the 2600K scored 10044. I sorted them by their "cost to score ratio" or value column.

[yeahbzl]

the asus gtx 580 is JIZZTASTIC!!!!

[Danilo552]

AMD wher ar u? hahahah

in the bottom of the list xD

[shootingdutchmen]

@Danilo552 haha *not funny*

[Danilo552]

@shootingdutchmen haha xD

[XionEternum]

@shootingdutchmen Indeed, AMD are where they should be, top of the cost to performance ratio, including the price difference between Intel and AMD motherboards, far far more cost effective to go AMD. Linus ran unbias benchmarking between the 2500K and 8120 (or 8150, can't remember) and game benches were nearly identical. Why? Because neither core capped out in the games benched.

[alukardFE]

fuck,this stuff needs to improve its taking 1350 w from the wall fuck that

[UnknownXV]

@alukardFE At max output, hardly that bad. 135 watts is nothing. That's about 0.9 cents an hour. 

[XionEternum]

@alukardFE Can always get a 95W CPU. These CPUs are for enthusiast overclockers, and rich kids with too much money.

[appleloveTK]

Im happy with my 2500k @ 4.7ghz smallffts prime stable for 12hrs

[Astro247z]

@appleloveTK you know you can throw it to 5GHz just look one of neweggs vid about overclocking there should be tut

[chad362wiley]

Beat my cinebench by 6 on my rig :( 2500k @ 4.5 vid on channel if you wanna see...well 200vs 1050 dollars so I think I still win :)

[AlmostAGamer]

@chad362wiley I'd bet you that Cinebench isn't utilizing more than 4 cores.

[kantion5]

paul u need ur own gaming youtube channel :O

[Chillwaving]

wow, my i7 920 @ 3.8 Ghz scores about a 7800 on pass-mark. So these new sockets are 2wice as fast as my chip!!!

[Chillwaving]

Code-name for: to freaking expensive for me...

[3sonyps]

Glad i waited time to get a new sandy bridge YO

[frank14725]

Ok, I'll stick to sandy bridge but I want a great i7 for video editing any suggestions?

[Collecian]

@frank14725 Sandy Bridge Core i7-2600k 3.4GHz Quad Core right out of the box with great overclocking potential.

[iAppleMUSIC]

@frank14725 2500k for an awesome low priced solution. 2600k for really heavy stuff. Both overclock very well.

[StraightShooter01]

Really appreciate your candor with your closing comments on the x79 platform. Intel appears to be aggressively marketing this platform to mainstream gamers when it is clearly major overkill. The x79 platform is clearly a workstation class platform where the only significant improvements would be experienced with enterprise applications as you mentioned. BF3 does indeed runs extremely well on a 2500k for 1/5th the price and should do well for a couple years. Intel is mismarketing this platform

[frank141289]

@StraightShooter01 a i5 2500k ? heck!! even my 1 year and half i5 760 runs BF3 with no problems at ultra it only use the 85% of the processor @ 1920 x 1080

who ever buy this X79 platform for gaming hes either an idiot or a rich MOFO who only want to show off :) the X79 as you said is a workstation.

[ZoneTelevision]

@StraightShooter01 Not Entirely, IM using an X58 Platform now as a Workstation/Gaming Platform.

The Chipsets are ideal for A/V rendering. These platforms are designed (in my opinion) to be workhorses and provide some entertainment in the mix.. Bare in mind... they are also setting things up for the next generation of Gaming and OS which should prove to jaw dropping insane. This may sound strange .. I Used Macs for 20 years and I just built my own PC this year.. They are just insanely faster.

[papas182]

@ZoneTelevision really bro, 20 years?

[ZoneTelevision]

@papas182 Really .. Macs are nice and i was even considering building a "Hackintosh" (Still might) .. But when you need speed .. I wasn;t about to drop $4000 on a new Mac Pro .. I got the same results for about $1300 with my Rig. Actually a bit more because i just updated my GPU:

GIGB X58-UD3R

Core i7 950

6 GB 1033 RAM

Corsair AX 750

Corsair 600T case

Samsung 128 SSD

WD 1 TB CAV Black

HD RADEOn 5970

[dchains]

@StraightShooter01 Agreed.

[Theairplaneguy4ever]

@StraightShooter01 once pci-e 3.0 cards are out the 2500k wont last long on the top,then we'll see the ivy brige.

[thecam4444]

@StraightShooter01 no at all just read the comments below... comments saying that crysis 2 will be gods wrath. Intel know that the heavy multitasking people will notice the extra ram slots already and are trying to market their new cpu's to people who have no need for it to make an extra buck(million-billions of them). Not even that thought people do not really realize that these cpu's are heavily over priced and not that more powerful and even bigger. Intel has people rapped in their fingers.

[NeoxideMolten]

¡lnɐd

[vincentx1o6]

paul

[Novulux]

He did not get too hot THERMALLY speaking...:O

[XxBobbyfinxX]

Guys they are only $600:D

What my entire computer cost:D

[IMxLEGITxBEAST]

After all those videos with ASUS Motherboards, he still goes with an ASRock Motherboard -___-

[madoo87]

@IMxLEGITxBEAST ASUS actually owns ASRock company so....

[IMxLEGITxBEAST]

@madoo87 saaaay whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaat

[TheIrredeemable]

@IMxLEGITxBEAST

AsRock is the budget quadrant of ASUS.

[ChiefLeftenant]

@madoo87 Exactly

[ChiefLeftenant]

@IMxLEGITxBEAST He used an MSI board on another Sandy-Bridge E video.

[ASDfasdfasdfful]

If you run asus gtx 570/580 direct cu ii in SLI two slots apart, top card gets very very hot..

[67able1]

probing paul.....lol

[TheArea510]

LGA 2011 was made for the 1%, ima just wait for the new 22m 1155 in 2012.Occupy Intel!!!!! I will be camping infront of newegg build join me guys

[Veence1987]

@TheArea510 No.

[TheArea510]

@Veence1987 You wish you were the one percent

[sarsbretta77]

Paul Rocks!

[Brofessional2010]

Didnt JJ want to spot you an ASUS X79 for the benchmarking? lol

[sxyphatboy]

one word: WOW!!!

[Dracorock16]

Enjoy your honesty and personal opinion Paul.

[xiXOTICix]

I can see you're hardware is exposed

[MrBaracas]

Very nice. Perhaps I might be able to afford to "rent" a sandybridge-E for a week. lol

[LXBD]

WOW video card over-kill!!

[alluville]

he has no facial expressions... it's getting ridiculous and cba to look at him anymore

[RustyRazor2010]

@alluville - Jerk, this isn't Ren and Stimpy. He gets the information out and makes his point. What more do you need?

[alluville]

@RustyRazor2010 Toddler, usually it's alot more pleasant to watch him talk about stuff if he'd look more into it. He just looks plain boring and like he's afraid of the camera. Makes the watcher uncomfortable.

[axerer6]

@alluville Hey, don't watch it if you don't like it.

Stop wasting his and your own time.

[alluville]

@axerer6 Wow, not saying that. :D All I'm trying to do is help the show be better. Giving some good criteria. You should have seen that.

[EvilTomte]

@alluville Critique*, and that's not exactly constructive critique. 

[RustyRazor2010]

@alluville - Smegma sniff, NeweggTV is probably one of the better (if not best) on point retail vender presentations for new retail hardware and other PC system items on YouTube. You get information, comparisons, valid benchmarks and personal insight from hands on installations along with some timely recommendations from a fairly knowledgeable group of people. Direct links take you to the products mentioned. Congeniality is a plus but is not a mandate...leave Paul alone.

[APhamx7]

@RustyRazor2010 NCIX ftw

[RustyRazor2010]

@APhamx7 - Agreed...

[alluville]

@RustyRazor2010 So ignorant. Why are you talking off topic..?

[GoldenGamer789]

AWWWW SNAP, IT'S PAUL!

[epyonzeroxxx]

paul you sure do blink alot... lol



[Rowsol84]

@epyonzeroxxx lol

[marcelobos]

i'm gonna just buy the processor, cause i can't afford any other PC component after i buy it

[jmlarios1379]

PAULL FTW!!!!

[TalkinWTyler]

AWWWW YEAAAAHHH

[PCstationTV]

PAUL!