Intel Revealed its Devil's Canyon Processor

The Devil is here!! Intel unveils Devil’s Canyon, its first 4GHz CPU, plus a 20th-anniversary Pentium processor.

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     Intel unveiled the all-new Core i7-4790K and Core i5-4690K processors at Computex. Intel VP Lisa Graff said Devil’s Canyon was developed on a very fast track, starting in December, 2013. “We

gave our engineering team a target,” Graff said,“we wanted a part that could run at 4GHz on all

four cores. But we also put a lot of restrictions on them: ‘You can’t change the cooling solution, you

can’t change the socket, and it has to work with our existing chipsets.’”

The Core i7-4790K is notable for its ability to run all four of its cores at a base clock frequency of 4.0GHz. Other Intel CPUs have been able to reach this frequency on one or several cores for brief periods (a burst mode Intel identifies as “Turbo Frequency”), but this new part will run that fast consistently and boast a turbo frequency up to 4.4GHz.webmusic

While both Devil’s Canyon parts are quad-core

CPUs, the Core i7 variant supports eight execution threads, where the Core i5 model supports only four.

Consumers will be able to buy the new CPUs with or without Intel’s own heatsink and fan, but I predict most DIYers will favor third-party

cooling solutions from the likes of Corsair, Zelman, NZXT, and others.

Intel expects the new Core i7 part to sell for $339 and the Core i5 for $242 (that’s for quantities of 1000

without a heatsink and fan).