Intel Confidential CPUs

[dlcj21]

So I might be acquiring a barebones pc that has an lga 1155 slot. I was pricing processors and came across a deal for a E3/I7 confidential processor which is almost half the cost of an i7 and marginally a little more expensive than an i3.

I haven't really done much research on those processors. I'm assuming it's better than an i3, but an i7 would probably be a little better stats wise, but probably not real world wise in will I be able to tell a difference between the two in gaming.

I guess my main concern is, will they work in any lga 1155 mother board? I don't want to decide to buy it and find out it's only compatible with certain lga 1155 motherboards.

 

[rgd1101]

need the exact model.

 

[dlcj21]

There are 2 available, one with model QB3K and one with model QB5W

If it helps, the motherboard is Dell Part Number: 08PG26

 

[logainofhades]

The clock speed of those chips is only 2.2ghz. Not sure they will do you much good.

http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/QB/QB5W.html

http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/QB/QB3K.html

 

[DeadRam]

"Confidential" means they were early test yields. 2.2 GHz seems slow so maybe they are mobile processors.

 

[dlcj21]

I guess now that you point that out, other sandy bridge chips are in the 3.0 ghz range, so maybe it's worth it to pay a little more.

 

[logainofhades]

What is the motherboard for this barebones? It could possibly support an Ivy 1230 v2. 😉