Intel Skylake Launch Schedule Surfaces
Lots and lots of info on Skylake surfaces on the web lately. This round itsa roadmap that details the launch schedule of the 6th gen processors.
The roadmap is leaked by Benchlife, an Asian website. Next to the desktop range Intel is seriously updating its mobility lineup. The desktop side would be the Skylake-S series, the Skylake-Y series would power the Core M based processors for ultra low TDP devices, Skylake-U processors will be mainstream mobility devices and Skylake-H series are the high-end, performance focused mobility chips that will include both regular HQ variants along with Xeon processors for consumers demanding extra workstation capabilities on developer notebooks.
95W Skylake-S Processors (Core i7-6700K / Core i5-6600K)
The quad-core processor with HyperThreading enabled will get 8 logical CPUs. with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz and a turbo towards 4.20 GHz Turbo Boost frequency. The CPU has 8 MB L3 cache, and an integrated memory controller that supports both DDR4 and DDR3 memory.
- Core i7 6700K
4 cores and Hyper-Threading, 4.0GHz frequency, 4.20GHz maximum Turbo Boost frequency, 8MB last-level cache, dual-channel DDR3/DDR4 memory controller with 1600MHz or 2133MHz support, 95W TDP, Intel HD Graphics 5000-series integrated graphics core, LGA1151 packaging
- Core i5 6600K
4 cores, 3.50GHz frequency, 3.90GHz maximum Turbo Boost frequency, 6MB last-level cache, dual-channel DDR3/DDR4 memory controller with 1600MHz or 2133MHz support, 95W TDP, Intel HD Graphics 5000-series integrated graphics core, LGA1151 packaging;
Intel 65W Mainstream Skylake-S Processors (Core i7 / Core i5)
WccfTech has got a nice skinny on these ones. Coming to the mainstream lineup, we are looking at 4 chips which include the Core i7-6700 that features same specifications as the Core i7-6700K but doesn’t come in an unlocked package. Similarly, the Core i5-6600 also has the same specifications as seen on the unlocked model but without the K-Series design that allows over-clocking support. Clocks for the Core i7-6700 are maintained at 3.4 GHz base and 4.0 GHz boost while the Core i5-6600 is clocked at 3.3 GHz base and 3.9 GHz boost. The Core i5-6500 is a quad core clocked at 3.2 GHz base and 3.6 GHz boost while the Core i5-6400 is a quad core clocked at 2.7 GHz base and 3.3 GHz boost. All of these chips feature a 65W TDP and the Core i5 models pack 6 MB of L3 cache while the Core i7 model gets 8 MB L3 cache.
Intel 35W Low TDP Skylake-S Processors (Core i7 / Core i5)
Over at the more power efficient side, Intel will launch 4 T-Series chips which stand for low-power. All chips feature just 35W TDP and include Core i7-6700T as a multi-threaded quad core with 2.8 GHz base and 3.6 GHz boost clock. It packs 8 MB of L3 cache. The Core i5 models range from the Core i5-6600T, Core i5-6500T and Core i5-6400T featuring 6 MB of L3 cache, quad core (non-multithreaded designs) and boost speeds ranging from 2.8 to 3.6 GHz.
Intel Skylake-S Desktop Processors Lineup | |||||||||
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Model | Process | Cores | Core Clock | Boost Clock | Cache | Memory Support | TDP | Socket | Unlocked Design |
Core i7-6700K | 14nm | 4/8 | 4.0 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 8 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 95W | LGA 1151 | Yes |
Core i5-6600K | 14nm | 4/4 | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz | 6 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 95W | LGA 1151 | Yes |
Core i7-6700 | 14nm | 4/8 | 3.4 GHz | 4.0 GHz | 8 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 65W | LGA 1151 | No |
Core i5-6600 | 14nm | 4/4 | 3.3 GHz | 3.9 GHz | 6 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 65W | LGA 1151 | No |
Core i5-6500 | 14nm | 4/4 | 3.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 6 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 65W | LGA 1151 | No |
Core i5-6400 | 14nm | 4/4 | 2.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz | 6 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 65W | LGA 1151 | No |
Core i7-6700T | 14nm | 4/8 | 2.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 8 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 35W | LGA 1151 | No |
Core i5-6600T | 14nm | 4/4 | 2.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 6 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 35W | LGA 1151 | No |
Core i5-6500T | 14nm | 4/4 | 2.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz | 6 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 35W | LGA 1151 | No |
Core i5-6400T | 14nm | 4/4 | 2.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz | 6 MB | DDR4 2133 MHz | 35W | LGA 1151 | No |
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http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/382806?baseline=2612661
Looking at sub tests and where 2500k @4.5GHz has upper hand... those things really matters not.
If you take best 2500k score which is around 5.2GHz vs this FX-8350 which is not best score, then i5 still loses in total performance. And then you can look again at subtest and think about which of them are used most of time and which are in use maybe 25 minutes per month.
What you've linked here shows a 3.3ghz 5 year old Intel processor against a 2.5 year old, 4.6ghz AMD one and the Intel still wins or ties in everything that isn't purely integer and synthetic.
No, it doesn't lose in total performance, unless your definition of "total performance" is a purely integer based synthetic benchmark. Then yeah, obviously, it's got 8 full integer cores. Unfortunately for you those aren't really that useful without the rest of the core, in real life.
I think it's telling that you chose to compare the two processors in the best case for the AMD one and compared it to a CPU made in 2010.
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What you've linked here shows a 3.3ghz 5 year old Intel processor against a 2.5 year old, 4.6ghz AMD one and the Intel still wins or ties in everything that isn't purely integer and synthetic.
No, it doesn't lose in total performance, unless your definition of "total performance" is a purely integer based synthetic benchmark. Then yeah, obviously, it's got 8 full integer cores. Unfortunately for you those aren't really that useful without the rest of the core, in real life.
I think it's telling that you chose to compare the two processors in the best case for the AMD one and compared it to a CPU made in 2010.
My dear, I tend to link benches of my own system, running i5-2500k at 4.5 GHz and I accidentally happen to be on W10. Stock 3.3GHz i5 scores 8800points while OCed FX 8-core chips do around 16000.
And to put you into perspective:
You believe that 3.3GHz 4 cored i5 is quite equal (or even stronger since: "No, it doesn't lose in total performance") to 8-core AMD's @4.6GHz.
That would require intel to have 2.7x higher IPC&FP than AMD.
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My dear, I tend to link benches of my own system, running i5-2500k at 4.5 GHz and I accidentally happen to be on W10. Stock 3.3GHz i5 scores 8800points while OCed FX 8-core chips do around 16000.
And to put you into perspective:
You believe that 3.3GHz 4 cored i5 is quite equal (or even stronger since: "No, it doesn't lose in total performance") to 8-core AMD's @4.6GHz.
That would require intel to have 2.7x higher IPC&FP than AMD.
Spare me.
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/455590
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Speaking of AMD,
Excavator was already 20-30% faster vs original Bulldozer core (single core perf.), Zen is adding at least another 50%, also AVX2 512bit, DDR4, wider pipeline, all just like Skylake & CannonLake.
I think this Zen will be very capable, almost dare to say better then Skylake. These 8 modules will actually be 8 not 4 x2 like by Bulldozer core..

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6201/amd-details-its-3rd-gen-steamroller-architecture

http://wcc ftech.com/amd-zen-cpu-core-block/
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http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/382806?baseline=2612661
Looking at sub tests and where 2500k @4.5GHz has upper hand... those things really matters not.
If you take best 2500k score which is around 5.2GHz vs this FX-8350 which is not best score, then i5 still loses in total performance. And then you can look again at subtest and think about which of them are used most of time and which are in use maybe 25 minutes per month.