AMD’s Richland APU prices have been leaked along with the release date by Chiploco. According to the details, AMD would release their complete Richland APU lineup on 4th June 2013 and would bring a new and improved Piledriver core architecture along with Radeon HD 8000 graphics core.

AMD Richland APU Prices Leaked – Launch Confirmed On 4th June

AMD Richland APUs would be the company’s third generation of accelerated processing units fused with a refined version of the current x86 Piledriver architecture. Richland would be using upto four Piledriver modules with enhanced clock speeds aimed to deliver much better performance without increasing the power consumption.

AMD Richland APUs would be available in both 65W and 100W models, would also feature AMD’s HD 8000 integrated graphic processors based on the VLIW4 core. The APUs would come with native support for DDR3-2133 MHz memory and would aim to deliver 20 – 40% average GPU performance increase over Trinity through faster clock speeds as seen through the benchmarks exposed here. The AMD Richland APU lineup can be seen listed below along with their respective prices :

A benchmark comparison between Intel’s HD 4600 iGPU and AMD’s HD 8670D GPU has been posted by Chinese forum members. The comparison shows AMD’s obvious lead over the HD 4600 GPU but the Intel solution is very close to the Radeon HD 8670D.

Intel HD 4600 Graphics Compared To AMD’s Radeon HD 8670D

Intel’s HD 4600 graphics chip would ship with the bulk of the desktop and mobile processors while the much faster Iris and Iris Pro “HD 5000/5100/5200″ chips would ship with BGA R-Series and Low TDP Haswell processors. AMD would be shipping their upcoming Kabini, Temash and Richland APUs with the VLIW4 architecture based Radeon HD 8000 chips. The fastest chip of the series “Radeon HD 8670D” would ship with the Richland based A10-6800K and A10-6700 featuring a GPU core clock of 844 MHz. The chip was compared against the HD 4600 GPU solution from the Core i5-4670K while i added a HD 4000 graphics comparison of the HD 4000 chip from my Core i5-3570K

Results obtained are listed below (Full benchmarks of the Richland A10-6700 can be seen here):

Intel’s Core i7-4800MQ which is an upcoming mobile Haswell processor has been benchmarked by VR-Zone. Intel’s desktop and mobile Haswell processors are officially scheduled for launch on 2nd June 2013, details on complete lineups are available here.

Intel Haswell Core i7-4800MQ Mobile Processor Benchmarked

The Core i7-4800MQ is a quad core mobile processor making use of hyper-threading technology. It comes with a base clock of 2.70 GHz and turbos upto 3.50 GHz. The processor features an 8 MB L3 cache, 47W TDP and an HD 4600 graphics chip which is clocked at 450 MHz core and 1300 MHz memory. It supports DDR3 and DDR3L with native 1600 MHz frequencies. The Haswell mobile processors feature the latest instruction set which include vPro, Intel TXT, Intel VT-D, Intel VT-x and AES-N. In addition to the Core i7-4800MQ, there are two other Core i7 mobile processors which include the faster clocked Core i7-4900MQ and the unlocked Core i7-4930MX which has already been benchmarked and detailed here.

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The first Intel Haswell Core i7-4770K has gone live by Chinadiy which has thoroughly detailed the fourth generation flagship processor. Intel’s Haswell processors would officially launch on 2nd June 2013 but the complete processor lineup was listed by various E-retail outlets across China only yesterday which came as a surprise including the early appearance of a complete review.

Intel Haswell Core i7-4770K Desktop Processor Reviewed

Intel’s Core i7-4770K would lead the fourth generation desktop processors based on the 22nm Haswell micro-architecture. The processor itself is a quad core with a multi-threaded design that allows for faster processing in applications that use multiple cores. The Core i7-4770K comes with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and turbos all the way upto 3.90 GHz on all cores, features 8 MB of L3 cache and an 84W TDP (due to the addition of an iVR module).

The GPU side has been further pumped up by Intel with their fourth generation HD graphics core on the desktop processors codenamed GT2 HD 4600. The GT2 level iGPU which would be clocked at 1250 MHz (1.25 GHz).

Although its a nice improvement over the HD 4000 iGP pushing the visual power of integrated graphic processors further, the main technological advancement in this sector has been restricted to mobile and BGA chips which come with the HD Graphics processor codenamed “Iris” and “Iris Pro”. None of these models are available on the desktop Haswell processors and would be limited to Ultrabooks, Notebooks and NUC PCs.

Intel’s entire Haswell desktop processor lineup has been listed and now available for sale in China through online etailer taobao. Officially, Intel Haswell desktop processors would launch on June 3rd 2013 but most of the chips have been made available in China much earlier.

Intel Haswell Desktop Processors and Motherboards Listed

The Haswell desktop processors which have been listed include Core i7-4770K, Core i7-4770, Core i5-4670K, Core i5-4570, Core i5-4430. The average selling price is around 2299 Chinese Yuan for the Core i7-4770K which equals around $370 US. Each Haswell desktop CPU is packaged inside the latest Intel box which comes with a new design scheme. Specifications of the Haswell desktop lineup can be seen below:

Intel Haswell Core i7/Core i5 Processors:

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We know this from previous reports that Intel would launch the Core i7-4930MX as their flagship mobile processor on 3rd June 2013. The Haswell mobile chip would be based around the 22nm architecture and enhanced visual graphics chips to deliver better performance.

Intel Core i7-4930MX Flagship Mobile Haswell Benchmarked

The Core i7-4930MX would feature a multi-threaded quad core design pumping a base clock of 3.00 GHz all the way upto 3.70 GHz boost frequency. The CPU features 8 MB L3 Cache, 57W TDP design and supports DDR3 and DDR3-L memory rated at 1600 MHz. Additionally, the CPU has a fast HD 4600 IGP clocked at 400 MHz core and 1350 MHz memory. The Core i7-4930MX HD 4600 iGP would boast 20 execution units with 2 ROPs and 4 TMUs and a 128-bit DDR3 memory interface. The new HD 4600 Intel HD Graphics chip supports both DirectX 11.1 and Shader model 5.0 compatibility so it wouldn’t be an issue running the latest gaming titles.

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Samsung might just have released the Galaxy S4 I9500 (Exynos Octa Core version) with a sub-optimal kernel (lower level firmware) probably in a hurry to meet the launch date and market demands. What this really means is that the phone can be expected to both perform better and deliver better battery life with future updates.

Update: Another validation has been found thanks to the Overclock.net community which shows the Core i5-4670K overclocked to 6.2 GHz at 1.216V. Could be a bug but if not then really impressive stuff for Haswell.

The folks at OCaholic have spotted a large list of CPU-z validations which show that the upcoming Core i7-4770K was overclocked to 7 GHz at 2.56V. Intel’s fourth generation Haswell line of processors are expected to launch on June 3rd 2013, several benchmarks of the processor have been leaked which can be seen here and here.

Intel Core i7-4770K Overclocked to 7 GHz – Tons of Z87 Motherboards Spotted

Although benchmarks have been leaking for quiet some time but we never got to see an overclocked validation of the Haswell CPU. Even in its enginerring phase, the Core i7-4770K broke the 7 GHz barrier recording a record OC for Haswell at 7012.65 MHz (91.07 * 77). It is highly possible that the retail version with better stability could achieve an 8 GHz overclock. The record was achieved on the upcoming ASUS Maximus VI Extreme Edition motherboard which we haven’t seen yet but probably would before Haswell launches at Computex 2013.

The validation spree didn’t end here as moments later, another CPU-z shot was spotted but this time on a different CPU running on entirely different boards. This time the CPU used was also an 22nm Haswell chip but instead of the Core i7-4770K, the user used the Core i5-4670T on the ASRock’s upcoming Z87M-OC Formula and the MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX motherboard which was teased last week The MPower board was using an Core i5-4670K processor.

Intel is launching their fourth generation “Haswell” core processors on June 3rd and along with it, Intel would also introduce faster integrated graphic chips codenamed Intel Iris Pro Graphics and Iris Graphics. Previously known as GT3 and GT3e, the Iris Pro graphics would be the fastest integrated graphics solution Intel has ever developed and is the key achievement on Intel’s latest Haswell micro-architecture. Following is the arrangement of the new chips relative to their performance tier:

• GT3e : Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
• GT3 : Intel Iris Graphics 5100
• GT3 : Intel HD Graphics 5000
• GT2 : Intel HD Graphics 4600/4400/4200
• GT2: Intel HD Graphics 4600P/4700P Servers
• GT1 : Intel HD Graphics 2*00

Intel Iris Pro Graphics – A new era in visual performance

We have already known that the HD 5200 “GT3e”, now codenamed Intel Iris Pro Graphics would be the flagship 4th generation Intel HD Graphics chip. The Iris Pro Graphics chip would ship with high-performance notebooks in the mobile parts and low power yet compact NUCs (Next Unit of Computing), All-in-One PCs with the Haswell R-Series chips. The HD 5200 would feature will dedicated a large amount of the die to an onboard eDRAM package. The L4 cache memory codenamed ‘Crystalwell’ would significantly boost the iGPU performance on Haswell equipped Notebooks by delivering increased bandwidth to the iGPU.

Performance of Haswell CPUs with the 4th Generation Intel HD 5200 graphic chips would be better than NVIDIA GT 640 and much better than AMD’s Radeon HD 6670 discrete graphics solutions. Following are the chips that would make use of the HD 5200 GT3e graphics chip. There would be atleast two variants of the GT3 Intel Iris graphics chip which, GT3 5100 that would ship with higher TDP Haswell chips and GT3 5000 that would ship with low TDP Haswell chips.

AMD has added two new products to its FX processors lineup – the FX-6350 and FX-4350. In addition to the launch, CPU-World has revealed that AMD would also be giving price-cuts to its current FX processors and desktop Trinity APUs.

AMD Launches New FX Processors – Gives Price-Cuts to Current Desktop Lineup

The two new FX processors were previously limited to OEM PC manufacturer’s and only now have they arrived to PC consumers. Both FX processors are built on the 32nm Piledriver core architecture that brings 10-15% enhance performance at a sub-$150 price range. Both parts are compatible with the AM3+ socket motherboards making use of the 990FX chipset.

Starting with the FX-6350 which is Hexa-core processor featuring a core clock of 3.90 GHz and Turbo’s all the way upto 4.2 GHz. It comes packed with 8 MB L3 and 6 MB L2 cache and has a TDP of 125W. The processor costs a nominal $132 US. Similarly, the FX-4350 is a Quad-core processor with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and 4.30 GHz in Turbo mode. It comes packed with 8 MB of L3 cache and 4 MB of L2 cache and again features a 125W TDP. The CPU costs $122 US. Both CPUs feature the latest instruction set which includes AVX, AES-NI, SSE4.2, SSE4.1, FMA2, and XOP.

AMD FX Processors Specifications: