Sandy Bridge-E CPU

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The E (enthusiastic) range includes the Core i7 3820, 3930K, and 3960K, and is expected to ship before the end of 2011. The increased L3 cache size of up to 15MB, on-chip 32x PCI 3.0 and the integrated four-channel DDR3 memory controlle.


The Sandy Bridge-E chips will also require a a new LGA 2011 motherboard that’s powered by new the X79 chipset. The 3820 is quad-core, and the 3930K and 3960K are six-core. All three chips operate at similar speeds, with the main difference being the amount of L3 cache (10, 12, and 15MB respectively).


The new chips are expected to have a leviathanistic TDP of 130 watts that means their max displacement might actually be as high as 180W, with a max draw of 23 amps on the 12V2 power supply. Surprisingly The new 2011-pin CPU socket is backwards compatible with LGA 1366 cooling 

Most shocking news is that they will not be shipped with any cooling device. That means gamers have to keep in mind the extra cooling device cost while purchasing this monstrous beast.

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