Last month it
was revealed that Intel’s Devil's Canyon unlocked chips lineup would soon be
upon us, coming in Core i7, Core i5 and Pentium flavors.
Now the guys over at Lab501 have taken it upon themselves to test the Intel Core i7
4790K processor, but
also the “weaker” Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition.
They have posted the preliminary test results performed at room ambient temperature (25° C / 77° F) for both chip models.
A Gigabyte GA-Z9TX-SOC Force motherboard was employed to test both processors in combination with an advanced air-cooler (Noctua NH-D14) and two usual air ventilators (CoolLink SwiF 120P).
Taking a look at the screenshots posted in the gallery below, you can check out the highest Prime stable clocks, highest SuperPI 1M and highest validation performed in normal ambient air-cooling.
Basically, the Intel Core i7-4790K can hit up to 5.2GHz, while the Pentium G3258 is not far off and goes as far as 5.1GHz.
Devil's Canyon chips are cherry-picked CPUs that could be sold off
as regular, locked models, if not for their higher voltage limits and higher
grade package.
Intel has bundled them with high-current LGA contact points and an advanced
thermal interface material under the HIS (integrated heatspreaders).
The price of the more advanced Core i7-470K is $370 / €370, while the meeker Pentium G3258 is sold for under $100 / €100.
Now the guys over at Lab501 have taken it upon themselves to test the Intel Core i7
4790K processor, but
also the “weaker” Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition.They have posted the preliminary test results performed at room ambient temperature (25° C / 77° F) for both chip models.
A Gigabyte GA-Z9TX-SOC Force motherboard was employed to test both processors in combination with an advanced air-cooler (Noctua NH-D14) and two usual air ventilators (CoolLink SwiF 120P).
Taking a look at the screenshots posted in the gallery below, you can check out the highest Prime stable clocks, highest SuperPI 1M and highest validation performed in normal ambient air-cooling.
Basically, the Intel Core i7-4790K can hit up to 5.2GHz, while the Pentium G3258 is not far off and goes as far as 5.1GHz.
Devil's Canyon chips are cherry-picked CPUs
that could be sold off
as regular, locked models, if not for their higher voltage limits and higher
grade package. Intel has bundled them with high-current LGA contact
points and an advanced
thermal interface material under the HIS (integrated heatspreaders).The price of the more advanced Core i7-470K is $370 / €370, while the meeker Pentium G3258 is sold for under $100 / €100.
