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Intel reduces prices for Core 9000 series F (no IGP) range + Xeon W 2200 Range
Last week you've already seen the many-core Core X announcements, however intel ahd another surprize left, as they are lowering prices for the 9000 series.
The price reduction runs from 5 to even 20%, the price cut is specifically aimed at the processors without integrated GPU, or the IGP that is disabled I should say. That means all processors in the 9000 series and name ending with the letter F apply. The biggest drop in price can are the low-cost procs, Core i3 9100F is 20% cheaper and the i5 9400F 14%. The more expensive Core i7s and i9s processors drop is 5 to 8 percent bringing them closer to3wards AMD Ryzen processors.
| Cores | Old price | New price | Difference % | Unlocked | Hyper-Threading | TDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9 9900KF | 8 | $ 488 | $ 463 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 95 W |
| Intel Core i7 9700KF | 8 | $ 374 | $ 349 | 7 | Yes | No | 95 W |
| Intel Core i7 9700F | 8 | $ 323 | $ 298 | 8 | No | No | 65 W |
| Intel Core i5 9600KF | 6 | $ 262 | $ 237 | 10 | Yes | No | 95 W |
| Intel Core i5 9500F | 6 | $ 192 | $ 167 | 13 | No | No | 65 W |
| Intel Core i5 9400F | 6 | $ 182 | $ 157 | 14 | No | No | 65 W |
| Intel Core i3 9350KF | 4 | $ 173 | $ 148 | 14 | Yes | No | 91 W |
| Intel Core i3 9100F | 4 | $ 122 | $ 97 | 20 | No | No | 65 W |
Intel also is introducing its workstation-specific Xeon W processors with eight 2200-series chips priced from $294 to $1,333 up-to 18-cores, based on the latest Cascade Lake architecture. Below an overview of the new procs, clock on the thumbnails to enlarge.
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#5717777 Posted on: 10/07/2019 02:26 PM
Eight listing with only one having HT.
Nice to see drop in pricing, but how much more performance will there be over the non "f"?
Eight listing with only one having HT.
Nice to see drop in pricing, but how much more performance will there be over the non "f"?
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#5717798 Posted on: 10/07/2019 03:03 PM
Agree, the price drops should be bigger but it´s better than nothing. And it´s all thanks to AMD, so thanks AMD!!!
not much of a price drop....still great to see anything cheaper...$
Agree, the price drops should be bigger but it´s better than nothing. And it´s all thanks to AMD, so thanks AMD!!!
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#5717799 Posted on: 10/07/2019 03:03 PM
These aren't new chips, we already know the answer is "none". It's just harvested chips with a non-functional GPU.
The biggest issue with these chips previously was that they were priced the same as the non-F versions but offered less features. I'm not saying this minimal price drop is enough to make up for it but at least it acknowledges that these are worse parts.
Nice to see drop in pricing, but how much more performance will there be over the non "f"?
These aren't new chips, we already know the answer is "none". It's just harvested chips with a non-functional GPU.
The biggest issue with these chips previously was that they were priced the same as the non-F versions but offered less features. I'm not saying this minimal price drop is enough to make up for it but at least it acknowledges that these are worse parts.
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#5717804 Posted on: 10/07/2019 03:12 PM
you got that right^...heck I'm (was) an intel fanboy I tell ya!...
AMD has made everything faster and cheaper!...Gotta love that!
Agree, the price drops should be bigger but it´s better than nothing. And it´s all thanks to AMD, so thanks AMD!!!
you got that right^...heck I'm (was) an intel fanboy I tell ya!...
AMD has made everything faster and cheaper!...Gotta love that!
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#5717813 Posted on: 10/07/2019 03:37 PM
These aren't new chips, we already know the answer is "none". It's just harvested chips with a non-functional GPU.
The biggest issue with these chips previously was that they were priced the same as the non-F versions but offered less features. I'm not saying this minimal price drop is enough to make up for it but at least it acknowledges that these are worse parts.
Yup. They should have been cheaper to begin with.
These aren't new chips, we already know the answer is "none". It's just harvested chips with a non-functional GPU.
The biggest issue with these chips previously was that they were priced the same as the non-F versions but offered less features. I'm not saying this minimal price drop is enough to make up for it but at least it acknowledges that these are worse parts.
Yup. They should have been cheaper to begin with.
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#5717826 Posted on: 10/07/2019 04:17 PM
If they actually cut the IGP physically off the die then it might be worth buying for the power leaching an heat savings. However they are obsolete once the KS drops since there is no point in buying anything but the fastest chip.
If they actually cut the IGP physically off the die then it might be worth buying for the power leaching an heat savings. However they are obsolete once the KS drops since there is no point in buying anything but the fastest chip.
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#5717832 Posted on: 10/07/2019 04:32 PM
Glad I got my 9900kf at $420 shipped.
Glad I got my 9900kf at $420 shipped.
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#5717858 Posted on: 10/07/2019 06:01 PM
So, they are basically reducing prices to slightly higher than their 7-series chips used to be. Remember, these are mostly chips where the iGPU failed to pass testing and would have been trash before this production shortage, so they are still making far more profit than they ever would have even after the cuts.
So, they are basically reducing prices to slightly higher than their 7-series chips used to be. Remember, these are mostly chips where the iGPU failed to pass testing and would have been trash before this production shortage, so they are still making far more profit than they ever would have even after the cuts.
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#5717864 Posted on: 10/07/2019 06:14 PM
Lol @ Hyper-Threading No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No.
Lol @ Hyper-Threading No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No.
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#5717868 Posted on: 10/07/2019 06:23 PM
I cannot be bothered to compare whats what - are they reducing BECAUSE they have no IGP?
I cannot be bothered to compare whats what - are they reducing BECAUSE they have no IGP?
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#5717907 Posted on: 10/07/2019 08:20 PM
Basically, yeah. They are directly competing with Ryzen 3000 prices, since they also don't have an iGPU. And by "directly competing" I mean they made prices more similar even though the AMD chips have SMT and Intel doesn't at most of them. Which is a little sad because some of the latest games are actually getting starved for threads on the i5 vs Ryzen 3000 when using a high end GPU, and there's literally no reason why Intel can't enable HT on the i5. They could be wiping the floor value wise with the Ryzen 3600, but they specifically choose not to for some reason.
I cannot be bothered to compare whats what - are they reducing BECAUSE they have no IGP?
Basically, yeah. They are directly competing with Ryzen 3000 prices, since they also don't have an iGPU. And by "directly competing" I mean they made prices more similar even though the AMD chips have SMT and Intel doesn't at most of them. Which is a little sad because some of the latest games are actually getting starved for threads on the i5 vs Ryzen 3000 when using a high end GPU, and there's literally no reason why Intel can't enable HT on the i5. They could be wiping the floor value wise with the Ryzen 3600, but they specifically choose not to for some reason.
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#5717992 Posted on: 10/08/2019 04:21 AM
I can think of one. Who is gonna buy an i3 or an i7 if they do that? We can all speculate as much as we want, but the bean-counters have spoken on this one.
and there's literally no reason why Intel can't enable HT on the i5
I can think of one. Who is gonna buy an i3 or an i7 if they do that? We can all speculate as much as we want, but the bean-counters have spoken on this one.
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#5718003 Posted on: 10/08/2019 06:40 AM
They dropped 25 dollars on each, certainly that the margin in the 9900kf is much bigger
They dropped 25 dollars on each, certainly that the margin in the 9900kf is much bigger
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#5718039 Posted on: 10/08/2019 09:06 AM
Do you think the difference between a i9600k ( i5 with gpu ) with HT enabled, and a 3600 without gpu, would be so much to be defined as floor wiping?
the i5 9600k is priced between a 3600x and a 3700, so it would cost more than a 3600, offering more game performance ( with HT ) but costing more for a non useful iGpu.
Basically, yeah. They are directly competing with Ryzen 3000 prices, since they also don't have an iGPU. And by "directly competing" I mean they made prices more similar even though the AMD chips have SMT and Intel doesn't at most of them. Which is a little sad because some of the latest games are actually getting starved for threads on the i5 vs Ryzen 3000 when using a high end GPU, and there's literally no reason why Intel can't enable HT on the i5. They could be wiping the floor value wise with the Ryzen 3600, but they specifically choose not to for some reason.
Do you think the difference between a i9600k ( i5 with gpu ) with HT enabled, and a 3600 without gpu, would be so much to be defined as floor wiping?
the i5 9600k is priced between a 3600x and a 3700, so it would cost more than a 3600, offering more game performance ( with HT ) but costing more for a non useful iGpu.
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not much of a price drop....still great to see anything cheaper...$