The first official slides of the Intel Broadwell-E HEDT processors have been leaked out and confirm that the launch is taking place at Computex, next week. The Intel Broadwell-E family of high-end, enthusiast aimed processors will be available on the X99 platform which is geared at high-end desktop users who demand the best performance from their PCs. The leaked slides cover the features, specifications and prices of the CPUs.

Intel's 14nm Core i7 HEDT processors will be launching on 30th May! (Image Source: Videocardz)

Intel Broadwell-E Official Specifications, Prices and Features Detailed - Flagship 14nm Family For X99 Platform

The Intel Broadwell-E family features a total of four new processors which will start from price of $400 US. The processors will be available worldwide and will be compatible with existing and new X99 motherboards. Since we are talking about X99, we should know that X99 motherboards feature the LGA 2011-3 socket that will allow support for such processors. The existing motherboards have already received the latest BIOS to deliver support for Broadwell-E while new motherboards will already be shipping with the latest BIOS.

The Intel Core i7 HEDT processors based on Broadwell architecture feature lots of new updates! (Credits: Videocardz)

Intel's Broadwell-E Is Based on a Beefy 3+ Billion Transistor Die

The Broadwell-E processors are coming to the X99 platform soon and now we know their codenames too. Last week, we updated that the specifications are clear and set in the stone.The Broadwell-E family is based on the same process and architecture which we saw recently on the Broadwell-EP processors that incorporate several billion transistors under the hood. In the official launch post, we covered that the Broadwell-EP parts were based off three different dies.

We know that Intel’s Broadwell-E processors will have four variants, a 10 core variant, a 8 core variant and two 6 core variants.Like the Broadwell-EP, the Broadwell-E lineup can either use a single die configuration such as the LCC (Lowest Core Configuration) which houses up to 10 cores and seems like the perfect candidate for the HEDT family but Intel could also use the MCC die configuration to send off the disabled units to the consumer family.

The three 14nm dies used in building the Broadwell-EP family. Broadwell-E can be based on the LCC die.

Depending on the die used, Broadwell-E can feature any where from 3.4 Billion transistors on 246mm2 dies or 4.7 Billion transistors on 306mm2 dies. The first and second options will still be a vast improvement in overall transistors per die moving from Haswell-E which housed up to 2.6 Billion transistors on a 355mm2 die. In both cases, he transistor density has increased by a great margin.

Intel Core i7 Broadwell-E To Feature Turbo BoostMax Technology 3.0 - Boosted Performance With Single and Multi-Threaded Workloads?

Intel has a new feature on-board the Broadwell-E processors known as Turbo Boost Max 3.0. With this technology, Intel expects to deliver up to 15% better single threaded and multi-threaded performance. Broadwell-E with Turbo Boost Max 3.0 can be a technology built to boost performance in both single and threaded workloads and we can't wait to find out more about this technology.

Aside from Turbo Boost Max 3.0, Intel has also promised much better overclocking features such as per voltage overclocking, AVX ratio offset and VccU voltage control. Intel Broadwell-E chips deploy a new heatspreader and a fully soldered design that will help tone down temperatures while the fine tuned Broadwell architecture will keep power delivery smooth and steady.

Intel Broadwell-E Family