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A lot of online chatter is being generated about two of Intel&rsquo;s upcoming processors that are oriented around overclocking.&nbsp; Firstly the Devil&rsquo;s Canyon CPU, which Intel has stated will be an enhanced Haswell CPU in a new packaging and higher quality TIM, and also the 20<span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">th</span>&nbsp;Anniversary Unlocked Pentium processor, which will aim to replicate the joy of overclocking a cheaper component into something more powerful.&nbsp; It would seem that we might be close to an official launch, given that online retailer Bottom Line Telecommunications&nbsp;(that initially leaked the Haswell Refresh pricing) has erroneously posted information regarding the pricing of these processors as well as some of the technical specifications.</p>
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It would seem that the new Pentium processor has a rather innocuous name &ndash; the G3258.&nbsp; Personally I find it a shame that Intel did not continue the K SKU nomenclature, but the specifications at the retailer put this as a dual core CPU at 3.2 GHz (in line with the Pentium G3420) with 3MB L3 Cache.&nbsp; It would be safe to assume that there is no hyperthreading given that the feature starts with the i3 range.&nbsp; Pricing for this processor would seem to be $78, which is only slightly more than the non-overclocked version ($75).</p>
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The leaked image above is from Chinese VR-Zone, showing the G3258 (as shown in the Specification line) built on the 22nm process with 3.2 GHz clock speed, dual core and 3MB of L3.&nbsp; Note that the CPU also does not have VT-d, a common theme with Intel&rsquo;s unlocked processors.</p>
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The new Devil&rsquo;s Canyon processor is actually two CPUs, an i5 (quad core) and an i7 (quad core with hyperthreading).&nbsp; According to the leaks:</p>
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The i5-4690K will have a 3.5 GHz base clock with 3.9 GHz Turbo Boost, 6 MB of L3 cache within a TDP of 88W.&nbsp; Pricing for the boxed version of the i5 would seem to be ~$254.</p>
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The i7-4790K however will be a 4.0 GHz processor that will turbo up to 4.4 GHz, with 8 MB of L3 cache and a similar 88W TDP.&nbsp; Pricing for the i7 above is around ~$362, making a marked premium for the extra threads.&nbsp;</p>
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The sources also state that all three processors should be valid on both the 8-series and 9-series motherboards, which makes sense given that they are LGA1150 CPUs. &nbsp;Intel has not officially commented on any of these details.</p>
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The interest Intel receives from these processors may dictate their future course of action with the newer platforms.&nbsp; When we get samples we will let you know how they perform.&nbsp; While there is nothing official yet with regards how exactly the new CPUs have changed with regards their overclocking potential, as an overclocker, I am certainly looking forward to them.</p>
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Source: LegitReviews, Chinese VR-Zone</p>
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