There's big difference between 3rd and 4th generation Intel CPUs. I'd like to add that Ivy Bridge was the first series of Intel CPU to use the so-called 3D (or Tri-Gate) Transistor technology, which was rolled into Haswell. I like the ability to quickly sync video between peripheral devices and the Z87 chipset. This is the best comparison that I could find:Įssentially, you get a lot of features in Z87 that aren't available in Z77. In particular, the chipsets associated with Haswell (Z87 and other 87 chipsets, such as H87) have a number of advantages over the older Z77 chipset.
There's a surprisingly large number of differences between Ivy Bridge and Haswell.
