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On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger <lists@xunil.at> wro=
te:
> Am 2011-11-16 16:22, schrieb masterprometheus:
>> The 2700K is nothing different than the 2600K. The only plus is a 100
>> MHz frequency boost. Not worth the extra $70 over a 2600/2600K.
>
> Yep. So Intel noticed "wow, we get a few of them which run stable even
> at 100MHz more, let's sell them for some more money" =C2=A0 ;-)

More likely, it's to avoid criticism for missing a regular incremental
release schedule. "This is as good as we got. Ship it."

It sounds like they're hitting the limits of their process again:

http://hardocp.com/article/2011/11/14/intel_core_i73960x_sandy_bridge_e_pro=
cessor_review

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