Intel Haswell processor pricing detailed

Intel’s Haswell family will be launched at Computex 2013, which takes place this year between the 4-8th of June. A table detailing the tray prices for the processor family has been revealed by VR-Zone

Intel Haswell pricing

The prices are for trays of 1000 units, so these are the prices that OEMs and distributors will be paying to Intel. The prices are largely similar to the current retail prices of Ivy Bridge processors, although these prices are for processors without bundled heatsink and fan units.

The top processor in the family, the Core i7-4770K, will boost up to 3.9GHz on a single core, includes the new HD4600 integrated GPU, and has a slightly higher TDP (thermal design power) at 84W compared to Ivy Bridge’s 77W. This may be a result of Intel switching back to using metal solder for attaching the IHS (integrated heat spreader) that covers the top of the chips and carries the model numbers and other important information stamped onto it.

Previously, Intel’s Ivy Bridge chips were criticised for having higher temperatures as a result of Intel using thermal adhesive to glue the heatspreader onto the processor’s surface. The IHS performs better when solder is used as it transfers heat more efficiently. This may also indicate that Haswell chips will overclock easily due to Intel’s improvements to the chip design.