The results are as to be expected and won't change substantially or even modestly by their release in April. We can consider these results to be almost identical with that of Retail shipping Processors. The bottom line to these results is that if you have Sandy Bridge then your best recommendation and the most logical/intelligent decision is to wait for Haswell on LGA1150.
There is nothing substantial or revolutionary in Ivy Bridge other than PCI-E 3.0 (which has been shown to show little difference in terms of frames between 2.0 and 3.0 on the 7970) and Native USB 3.0 support.
For those building a new system or considering LGA1155 at this point then Ivy Bridge is the most logical choice but for those already with an LGA1155 platform a 'side-grade' that Ivy Bridge offers is not worth as one poster stated dismantling half the system for a minimal IPC improvement.
There is nothing substantial or revolutionary in Ivy Bridge other than PCI-E 3.0 (which has been shown to show little difference in terms of frames between 2.0 and 3.0 on the 7970) and Native USB 3.0 support.
For those building a new system or considering LGA1155 at this point then Ivy Bridge is the most logical choice but for those already with an LGA1155 platform a 'side-grade' that Ivy Bridge offers is not worth as one poster stated dismantling half the system for a minimal IPC improvement.
























