Intel Core i7 and i7-3930K 3960X-C2 stepping available in Asia

As already announced in December (you can read  the step C2 Intel prepares for LGA 2011 processors SandyBridge-E ) Intel is preparing to launch the revision C2 of the CPU Sandy Bridge-E . Currently, these processors are available only for the Japanese market, and they are models of Core i7 i7-3960X and 3930K , the new revision is to correct the bug of the function VT-d (Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I / O).

The new Intel Core i7 i7-3960X and 3930K   can be identified by checking the letters S-Spec (5-character string that identifies precisely stepping CPU) printed on 'His of the processor . In this case, the CPU can be identified by the acronym C2 SR0KF for the Core i7-3960X and SR0KY  for the Core i7-3930K .

The prices for the Japanese market have been established at 83970 yen equivalent to U.S. $ 1095 for the Core i7-3960X, while the model i7-3930K is priced at 48980 yen, the exchange rate U.S. $ 639.