Intel Haswell: Warmer and slower than expected

Four PC makers have made a statement to the PC Pro IT portal on the condition that their identities remain an eternal mystery. In practice, it is a good practice for individual companies to send out “assorted” products for testing, thus guaranteeing a better overall assessment. Obviously, there is a limit that should not be crossed, because then the possible differences are very eye-catching.

The PC makers in question were seriously surprised that even the previous models tolerated the 4,7-4,8 GHz tempo relatively easily, while retail copies were no longer able to load Windows at this level - stability 4,2 Above GHz, it has deteriorated significantly. Another unpleasant surprise was that the processors intended for users occasionally reached 15 ° C higher temperatures than the samples. So before you buy, you may want to check out the forums, but unfortunately there’s a pretty good chance that fourth-generation Core CPUs will be harder to overpower than their predecessors.

By the way, Intel has already commented on the PC Pro's findings. Virtually they sent their usual statement explaining that there is no guarantee of the degree of overdrive, which may vary substantially for each model.