Leaked slides reveal Intel Haswell platform

[Virandile]

http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/h...swell-platform

TL;DR
New socket - LGA1150
Lower TDP
Dual-channel DDR3 memory (up to 1600 MHz)
Still only 2-4 cores.

Meanwhile... where's my new Ivy Bridge?! ;>

[DeltrusDisc]

Was an extremely boring read.

Still dual channel DDR3 RAM.
Only 1600MHz actually supported for the memory clock.
Like you said, still only 2-4 cores.

Yeah that was boring....

Ivybridge is right around the corner.

[vesseblah]

Still dual channel DDR3 RAM.
Only 1600MHz actually supported for the memory clock.

Benchmarks done with X58 platform shows there's around 4-5% performance difference between dual and triple channel. Also benchmarks done on Sandy Bridge shows there's less than 2% performance difference going up from 1600MHz CL9 RAM in either CL or clock speed.

When there's practically nothing to be gained in DDR3 anymore, why bother? Keeping the memory controller same as before will reduce the time spent on redesign, amount of possible bugs and in turn also the cost of the new processors.

[DeltrusDisc]

Shrug, I guess so.

Still, it's boring.

[BicycleMafioso]

Ivybridge is right around the corner.

Yea. This is the replacement. Just like how i5-650 got replaced by the i5-2500K. New architecture, on the old (32nm) size.
EDIT: Does the z68/p67/h67 support 1600 even? or only 1333?

[DeltrusDisc]

They don't support 1600, though a lot of people still run their RAM higher, some people like Synthaxx run it over 2000MHz. x_x

[vesseblah]

EDIT: Does the z68/p67/h67 support 1600 even? or only 1333?

1333MHz when the CPU and the chipset are running at default speeds.

Officially supported speeds of memory clock are 1333/1600/1866/2000/2133 on Sandy Bridge chipsets, but going up from 1600 to 1866 gives next to nothing in performance.

[Cyanotical]

looks almost like they want to phase out the atom, it seems there is more emphasis on mobility then desktop use, could be that Intel is feeling threatened by ARM

[BicycleMafioso]

looks almost like they want to phase out the atom, it seems there is more emphasis on mobility then desktop use, could be that Intel is feeling threatened by ARM

(not directing this at you, just quoting this as basis and spin-off)
Since a lot of the non-gaming, non-work related computerwork is moving to smaller formats, and even desktops themselves are shrinking again, and with how good all-in-ones are doing...

I think intel felt they needed to catch on faster than nVIDIA did - nVIDIA would likely not be able to sustain themselves within 1-2 years had it not been for their Tegra.
And branching out their focus will help them in the long run, methinks.

Haswell being their one line through all platforms can only be a good thing for consistency.