Intel Broadwell CPUs for socket LGA 1150: 2 models overclocking easier
Intel prepares, presumably to coincide with the Computex Taipei, the launch of the first 2 family processors Broadwell motherboard socket LGA 1150. Frequency multiplier unlocked but not specific for overclockers.
The first processors for Intel-based desktop systems architecture Broadwell will debut during the second quarter, compatible with LGA 1150 socket motherboards currently on the market once they have been updated with bios adequate.
The Broadwell architecture is based on 14-nanometer production technology, already present in different processors that Intel has put on the market in recent months. The solution’s Core M are among those based on architecture Broadwell, as indeed applies to models Broadwell-U systems for ultra-thin notebooks.
Declinations Desktop will expect two types: the first, Broadwell-R, consists of models soldered directly on motherboards because of the BGA package type. The second, Broadwell-C, see models with frequency multiplier unlocked upwards and intended enthusiastic users.
The two models Core i7-5775C and Core i5-5675C will be the first Broadwell to be made available for desktop systems. The technical features provide quad-core architecture for both, combined with HyperThreading technology in the model Core i7-5775C. The clock frequency of 3.1 GHz will be the basis for both models, with a given clock Turbo of 3.7 GHz for the CPU Core i7-5775C and 3.6 GHz for the Core i5-5675C.
Both CPUs will be characterized by GPU Iris Pro 6200, the proposal fastest among those developed by Intel for proposals Core, keeping the TDP within a value of 65 watts. Precisely for this reason these processors, as with unlocked multiplier upwards, should not be regarded as direct substitutes proposals based on architecture Hawell belonging to the family Devil’s Canyon. These latter, in the market for just less than 1 year, have higher clock frequency and an architecture that from the point of view of performance should be aligned with that Broadwell in terms of IPC.
For users more overclocking enthusiast’s proposals Broadwell not seem, at least with the data currently available, the most indicated. These two processors seem more indicated to those users who want to set up a system of small size, or all in one, without limitations in terms of computing power from both side CPU as the GPU. During the second half of the year Intel will present the Core family Skylake, combined with new platforms and also offered in versions with TDP of around 90 watts and capable of higher-speed performance overall.
The debut of Broadwell processors for desktop socket LGA 1150 is expected to coincide with the Computex Taipei in early June 2015. It’s possible that Intel may choose to anticipate the launch of these processors in the previous weeks, so that Computex partner’s motherboard manufacturers can best promote their platforms compatible.
