Haswell-E Part2: Intel i7-5820K & i7-5930K Tested

CPU by leeghoofd @ 2014-11-07

Intel launched its new Haswell-E high end processors end of August. Sadly, at launch the MadShrimps team only had access to the flagship version, the octacore i7-5960X processor. The i7-5960X is Intel's first 8-core processor for the desktop market. Xeon variants for the server platform already existed in octa and more core versions; coinciding with this launch a brand new motherboard chipset was released, the X99, now supporting the high speed DDR4, becoming slowly available to the masses. Today we are looking at the two more affordable six-core versions, the i7-5820K and the slightly higher clocked i7-5930K. In addition we will be taking a deeper plunge into the performance of the new offered technology to unravel some of the mysteries. This to advise you, the end user, if these new processors are a must buy or not.

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Test Setup and Methodology

Both our enthusiast platforms comprised of the following parts:


 

TEST SETUP LGA2011:

  • Intel Core i7 3960X/4820K/4930K
  • Noctua DH-15
  • ASUS Rampage Extreme IV (4401 bios)
  • 8GB Corsair Dominator PC12800C8 (4 x 2GB) Platinum 2666C10/2800C11 (4 x 4GB)
  • AMD 7970HD Catalyst 14.4 driver
  • Western Digital 1TB Green Caviar
  • Corsair HX 1050 PSU
  • Micrcool Banchetto 101
  • Windows 7 Professional 64Bit SP1 fully patched.

TEST SETUP LGA 2011-v3:

  • Intel Core i7-5960X & i7-5930K & i7-5820K
  • Noctua DH-15
  • ASUS Rampage V Extreme motherboard 0801 bios
  • 16GB Corsair Vengeance 2800C16 LPX
  • AMD 7970HD Catalyst 14.4 driver
  • Western Digital 1TB Green Caviar
  • Corsair HX 1050 PSU
  • Micrcool Banchetto 101
  • Windows 7 Professional 64Bit SP1 fully patched.

 


We will run through a small array of 2D tests, being single and/or multi-threaded, a few synthetic 3D benchmark and game titles. A new comparison of the DDR4 versus DDR3 and clock per clock head to head between the i7-5960X and the Ivy Bridge-E  i7-4930K equipped with several high end DDR3 kits.
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