Questions about intel CPUs

[asim1999]

Please answer these questions about intel "e" cpus:

1) why are the "e" cpus the same number than the current generation but a year behind when it comes to architecture ( e.g 4770K is haswell, 4820K is ivybridge)

2) What does the X stand for on the flagship CPU?

3) What does the "E" stand for ( E.g. Haswell-E) and what does the EP stand for on Xeon CPUs

4) are there any major differences between the CPUs when it comes to manufacturing the E cpus and smainstrem ones ( e.g. soldering, theraml materials etc).

5) Will there be more cores on future mainstream platforms (e.g. skylake) and will the upcoming bradwell 5770K and 5670K have more cores due to the newer manufacturing process?

thanks

 

[lx_srs]

@asim1999 the X stands for Extreme edition.  I'm assuming the "e" series was numbered 4xxx because it was leagues more powerful than the 3xxx series. That's all I got.

[EMENCII]

Please answer these questions about intel "e" cpus:

1) why are the "e" cpus the same number than the current generation but a year behind when it comes to architecture ( e.g 4770K is haswell, 4820K is ivybridge)

2) What does the X stand for on the flagship CPU?

3) What does the "E" stand for ( E.g. Haswell-E) and what does the EP stand for on Xeon CPUs

4) are there any major differences between the CPUs when it comes to manufacturing the E cpus and smainstrem ones ( e.g. soldering, theraml materials etc).

5) Will there be more cores on future mainstream platforms (e.g. skylake) and will the upcoming bradwell 5770K and 5670K have more cores due to the newer manufacturing process?

thanks

1) The 4770k and the 4820k (as the 4930k and 4960x) are not the same "class", id say they could have been called "i9", because they usually have more performance than the i7s...

2) the "x" is extreme edition, the most powerful cpu of the generation that intel has

This is all i know...

[Oshino Shinobu]

1) Intel used to (for some bizarre reason) release the new architecture for mainstream, then release an enthusiast version around the time their new series came round. No idea why they did this. It seems to have changed now though, with newer features coming to the enthusiast platform first. 

2) Extreme I believe. It's just code naming for their flagship essentially. 

3) Think the E is for enthusiast. Not sure about EP.

4) The E chips normally have more cores, are higher binned I think. The 5000 series is using soldered TIM or something this time. 

5) Who knows? Maybe not on broadwell, but I would definitely expect it on Skylake. 

[Speedbird]

Please answer these questions about intel "e" cpus:

1) why are the "e" cpus the same number than the current generation but a year behind when it comes to architecture ( e.g 4770K is haswell, 4820K is ivybridge)

It has always been like this. When SandyBridge-E came out, it was 3xxx, while the others were 2xxxx. I think it's because they're released 1 year after the mainstream ones

2) What does the X stand for on the flagship CPU?

eXtreme

3) What does the "E" stand for ( E.g. Haswell-E) and what does the EP stand for on Xeon CPUs

E stands for Enthusiast. Don't know about EP though

4) are there any major differences between the CPUs when it comes to manufacturing the E cpus and smainstrem ones ( e.g. soldering, theraml materials etc).

From what I've heard, Haswell-E CPUs can have the basclock adjusted more, but that could also be the X99 platform. And Haswell-E has better thermal materials than Haswell and Devil's Canyon.

5) Will there be more cores on future mainstream platforms (e.g. skylake) and will the upcoming bradwell 5770K and 5670K have more cores due to the newer manufacturing process?

Yes, of course. Broadwell and Skylake will still have 4 cores probably, but expect 6 core mainstream CPUs with Cannonlake.

There.

[LukaP]

1 and 2 were pretty much answered

 

3) EP is Efficient/Enterprise Performance

 

5)not broadwell. skylake id bet my money on

[UltraNeonGaming]

Please answer these questions about intel "e" cpus:

1) why are the "e" cpus the same number than the current generation but a year behind when it comes to architecture ( e.g 4770K is haswell, 4820K is ivybridge)

2) What does the X stand for on the flagship CPU?

3) What does the "E" stand for ( E.g. Haswell-E) and what does the EP stand for on Xeon CPUs

4) are there any major differences between the CPUs when it comes to manufacturing the E cpus and smainstrem ones ( e.g. soldering, theraml materials etc).

5) Will there be more cores on future mainstream platforms (e.g. skylake) and will the upcoming bradwell 5770K and 5670K have more cores due to the newer manufacturing process?

thanks

 

The "E" in Haswell-E, Ivy Bridge-E etc, Stands for enthusiast and are Intel's flagship line of CPU's meaning they are the best CPU's oriented at consumers, Xeon CPU's aren't meant for the main stream market they are meant for people with very specific needs

[asim1999]

thanks guys. much appreaciated