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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.

Stock 3D Results

Besides the 8 core i7-5960X showing its true colors in the Synthetic 3DMark11 there is really not much to see here. The slightly lower clocks of the two more affordable Haswell-E variants have their impact on the Futuremark benchmark. Nevertheless in general any recent quad core processor is more than powerful enough to support any single or dual graphics card powered gaming setup. In all honesty it is more worthwhile to invest in a better graphics card than to go bonkers on a super expensive processor. If you are a die-hard overclocker, only the 1000 dollar CPU is worthwhile in investing in.

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