By Kevin Lee
The Broadwell-E Intel Core i7-6950X is arguably the world’s most powerful processor ever created.
It’s the first processor from Intel to come packing 10-cores. What’s more, they’re all running at a base clock of 3GHz or up to 3.5Ghz thanks to Intel’s new TurboBoost 3.0 technology.
You can bet this Broadwell-E part will absolutely decimate CPU in existence before it. According to Intel’s numbers, its new Broadwell-E Core i7-6950X processor offers a 35% increase in performance compared to the last generation Haswell-based Intel Core i7-5960X.
The this is largely thanks to the part’s new 14-nanometer Tri-Gate 3D transistors. But beyond the silicon, Intel has introduced TurboBoost Max 3.0 technology to more efficiently push each Core as far as they can go. Currently, Intel’s processors are limited to working as fast as the slowest core. However, with TurboBoost Max 3.0 lets you push every thread and core to its limit.
The new chip will still fit in X99 motherboards as it’s using LGA 2011-v3 socket. Intel’s latest extreme processor also features 40 lanes of PCIe 3.0 connected directly to the CPU, which allows you to load up your ultimate rig with quad-SLI or crossfire and still have room to add speedy SSDs.
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Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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