It was known that Intel would launch their high-end desktop Ivy Bridge-E processors in Q3 2013. VR-Zone has now confirmed through a leaked slide that the processors are indeed coming out in September 2013 and include three new Core i7 4000 series processors.

The Intel Ivy Bridge-E processors would make use of the 22nmarchitecturefeaturing high K+ metal gate core technology. Although its just a die shrink of the 32nm Sandy Bridge core, the Ivy Bridge-E CPUs would feature improved performance (around 10% increase as seen in the benchmarks leaked last week), 40 PCI-Express lanes (Generation 3.0), DDR3-1866 MHz memory support, Intel Hyper Threading, Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 and complete Unlocked CPU designs. The Ivy Bridge-E processors would be compatible with the current X79 chipset based LGA 2011 motherboards and would have 130 Watt TDP across the entire lineup.

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The flagship Intel Ivy Bridge-E CPU would be the Core i7-4960X packed with 6 cores and 12 threads and would feature a core clock of 3.6 GHz base and 4.0 GHz Turbo boost with 15 MB of L3 cache. The Extreme Edition CPU would cost $1000. The performance minded users would look forward to the Core i7-4930K with the same 6 core and 12 threads configuration however shipped with a lower core clock of 3.40 GHz base and 3.90 GHz with Turbo boost 2.0. The Core i7-4930K would feature 12 MB of L3 cache.

Last of all is the entry level Core i7-4820K which will retail around the $290-$350 mark. As you may note, this time Intel thought it was better off to ship their entry level HEDT CPU with an unlocked multiplier while the Sandy Bridge-E based Core i7-3820 didn’t had an “K” unlocked design. Specifications wise, the Core i7-4820K ships with 4 Cores and 8 threads, 10 MB of L3 cache and 3.70 GHz base and 3.90 GHz Turbo frequency. While Ivy Bridge-E isscheduledfor September (current year), Intel's next generation was alsoleaked as theHaswell-E HEDT platform codenamed “Lituya Bay” which would arrive in first half of 2015.

Haswell-E chips would be based on the 22nm architecture and remaincompatible withLGA 2011 socket however anew chipsetwould be implemented on thenext generationmotherboards which would allow for native DDR4 memory support. You heard it right, Haswell-E wouldbe the firstHEDT platform by Intel to bring DDR4 memory support. More details can be found here.