Core i9-9900K 8-core Will have Soldered Heatspreader
You know that Intel eight-core Core i9-9900K that is coming. Word out on the street is that Intel has been shipping some samples to overclockers. And as they found out, the 8-core parts do not use thermal paste, however, have the heat spreader directly soldered towards the die, much like Ryzen has.
If you think about it, the reason behind this could be twofold.
- Intel has been listening to the cries of all of us requesting a soldered SKUs for better thermal performance.
- Just that, they need it for thermal performance.
Of course, the answer is the last one, the extra cores based on the very same Coffee Lake architecture that well pretty much is Skylake when you think about it, will produce more heat and that is a challenge to deal with. But yeah, in the end, it is good news. It should be possible to reach 5 GHz overclocked (not on all cores), but that is the word on the floor. According to a well-informed user in the Coolaler forum, the Core i9-9900K runs at 4.7 GHz on all cores and at 5 GHz on two cores. The Core i7-9700K also has eight cores, but has to do without hyperthreading. And let me reiterate, several Intel-related sources have independently confirmed that Intel connects the metal lids to the processor via solder. This is only the case with the two Octacores, the Core i9-9900K and the Core i9-9700K. For the smaller models with six cores like the Core i5-9600K, the manufacturer still seems to use the classic thermal compound.
From what we hear, the release date is expected in September 2018.
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Hey, well this is good news - much needed for 8 cores! In my own experience (& others) delidding with liquid metal reduces temperatures by about 15 degC - the solder on these 8 core CPUs would have the same effect, so it's possible these 8 core CPUs will run cooler than the toothpaste 6 core / 12 thread CPUs, my prediction anyway!
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8c/16t soldered and up to 5.5Ghz with overclock(If the rumors are true). A true beast.
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Plot Twist: review Samples have Solder.
Tooth Paste for masses.
j/k
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Can 8700K users can test power usage on 4.7GHZ all cores? so we can assume the 9900K power usage?
Edit: tomshardware 8700K review:
Under our stress test, the overclocked processor gets uncomfortably hot, even under our compressor cooler.
While we're only measuring an average of 170W, thermal throttling keeps the 180W+ peaks from becoming our average power consumption result. At that point, even the most powerful coolers have to throw in the towel.
To be sure, it's surprising just how much power such a tiny processor can consume once it’s pushed to its limits. Nevertheless, Intel’s Core i7-8700K is relatively easy to cool, even on air. You'll just want to stay away from taxing rendering sessions and AVX-optimized workloads. At that point, you're best off with an all-in-one closed-loop liquid cooler.
So with 2 more cores with 4.7Ghz Over clock vs 8700K- We can seee why Intel was forced to solder the 9900K, same tactic as their 5Ghz 28 Core "new CPU"!.
no real new products are ready so Intel just overclocking their existing CPU's and releasing then under new SKU's -LOL.
P.S- how many corrent Z370 boards can handle those ~200W OC'ed 9900K?
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Wait, what?