8-core Xeons confirmed as compatible with X79

blibbax · Jan 10, 2012, 11:24 AM

"...this is an apparently rather dated ES C0 sample, but nonetheless an excellent working proof of concept that the uber expensive i7-3960X won't be the top of the line option for desktop 1P systems..."

Source: VR-Zone

Judas · Jan 10, 2012, 04:16 PM

i wouldn't expect anything less... the few details i have managed to dig up basically stated that the 2011 socket should be viable up to many more cores than even an 8 core cpu.

Jan 10, 2012, 11:24 AM	#1
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