Intel also launches Coffee Lake Desktop Refresh processors

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/23/2019 03:16 PM | source: | 12 comment(s)

New additions to the 9th Gen Intel Core desktop processor family were also introduced today, coffee lake.

The 9th Gen Intel Core desktop processor lineup now includes more than 25 total products with options ranging from Intel Core i3 up to Intel Core i9 with amazing performance and flexibility to meet a range of consumer needs from everyday productivity to gaming to content creation. The family also brings Pentium Gold and Celeron products to market for entry-level computing, giving consumers even more options to find the right desktop to fit their specific need and budgets. New capabilities include:

Up to 47% more FPS while gaming.15
Up to 2.1 times faster video editing compared with a 5-year old PC for 4K and 360 video editing experiences.16
Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) with gigabit Wi-Fi speeds delivering almost three times faster than standard 2×2 AC, and 40% faster than Intel® Wireless-AC (Gigabit).17
Up to 8 cores and 16 threads, up to 5 GHz maximum turbo frequency, up to 16 MB Intel Smart Cache and up to 40 platform PCIe lanes.

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#5662541 Posted on: 04/23/2019 03:23 PM

What exactly is the point of having a version without an igpu, that costs exactly the same?

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#5662660 Posted on: 04/23/2019 06:25 PM

What exactly is the point of having a version without an igpu, that costs exactly the same?

Saves you time going into BIOS to disable it.

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#5662756 Posted on: 04/23/2019 11:31 PM

Is this the new stepping I've been hearing about?

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#5662893 Posted on: 04/24/2019 10:34 AM

What exactly is the point of having a version without an igpu, that costs exactly the same?

Initial testing seems to look like it clocks better than the GPU enabled version.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-9900kf-vs-9900k-overclock-comparison,6038.html

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#5662919 Posted on: 04/24/2019 11:59 AM

nice of them to charge us for silicon that isnt even on the chip, huh?

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#5662926 Posted on: 04/24/2019 12:16 PM

what's more ridiculous is that they think people are willingly ready to upgrade their CPU several times every year. I always hated intel's bs called "tick-tock" model, which is more like a tick-tock-tock-tock-tock now.

Besides, they still have problems solving their hardware security vulnerabilities. What's the point of selling "refreshes" of broken chips, that are still broken?

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#5662934 Posted on: 04/24/2019 12:46 PM

Initial testing seems to look like it clocks better than the GPU enabled version.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-9900kf-vs-9900k-overclock-comparison,6038.html
That Probably has more to do with the new r0 stepping , than the sku.
I'd wager you'll probably see newer 9900k's that are based off the same stepping.

if anything, these new chips are an attempt to salvage more broken sillicon, since they are production limited.

pretty piss poor value regardless, not that the igpu really helps all that much.

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#5662935 Posted on: 04/24/2019 12:49 PM

No igpu and 100mhz higher overclock, Intel - 100$ more over 9900k please.

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#5663203 Posted on: 04/25/2019 04:39 AM

While most people would gladly forfeit the igpu for a cheaper price i do not think they will for equal or greater price even as a graphics card being almost useless in gaming it comes in handy troubleshooting and quick synch is nice to have! So well if i am to buy an intel cpu ....no thank you i will pay less and keep the benefits even if there is a chance i would never use em!

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#5663218 Posted on: 04/25/2019 06:11 AM

Exactly this.

And I think we need technology that utilizes iGPU when in desktop or browsing and fully puts GPU to sleep, no wasted energy.

EDIT: wait, you can't put dGPU to sleep if monitor connected to it...

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#5663324 Posted on: 04/25/2019 12:37 PM

EDIT: wait, you can't put dGPU to sleep if monitor connected to it...

well you can pass-through the signal threw the igpu if you want with out any hit on performance .... but when i had igpu i just had one monitor on each .... when the main screen went off ! ((rip my gtx 770 !)) my 2ndary monitor still was working fine so i was able to diagnose fast .

i am not sure if you can put the d.gpu to completely shut off though ... never tried like that .

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#5663325 Posted on: 04/25/2019 12:45 PM

While you are right, the issue is that actually, CPUs without the iGPU should be cheaper. That they are not gives your argument strength, when in reality, it could be otherwise.

It's just because Intel doesn't fabricate CPUs without the iGPU in the first place, it's probably still on the chip and just laser cut, no? If they'd make (smaller!) chips without the iGPU they'd be cheaper and with higher yields... it's just Intel's plan to make things that do less cost more so Intel themselves have an easier life.

And honestly, I did not ever use an iGPU besides my Ryzen 2400G because it's the HTPC which does not need much GPU power at all. Other than that, I will gladly skip any CPU with an iGPU. But that's a thing of point of view, especially with Intel's twisted pricing due to their fabrication choices.

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