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Guru3D.com » News » Specs Unreleased high-end Core i7 and Core i9 7900 Series Processors hit the web

Specs Unreleased high-end Core i7 and Core i9 7900 Series Processors hit the web

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/12/2017 08:43 PM | source: | 75 comment(s)
Specs Unreleased high-end Core i7 and Core i9 7900 Series Processors hit the web

On the Anandtech forums a some users have released model numbers and specifications of upcoming and unreleased Intel processors. It's a list that is based on a photo from a power-point presentation, and seems the real deal e.g. Kaby- and Skylake-X processors. Interesting is that Intel is adding Core i9 processors.

Intel likely releases Core i9 procs to battle the AMD Ryzen processors and their pending (TBA) processor line. The top of the line flagship model will be a Core i9 7920X, this processor will be a 12-core part with 24 threads and that confirms all rumors and discussion we have had in the past few months. However 12 cores is less then what AMD will be releasing with their 16-core / 32 threaded Ryzen Whiteheaven processors.

Furthermore you are going to see a Core i9 7900X which will be a 10c/20t part. Then the Core i9 7820X, a 8c/16t part and then in the Core i7 line you may expect the Core i7 7740K and 7640K quad core processors. The Skylake X processor will all get a max 1MB L2 cache per core, that is a big increase coming from Skylake Core i7 7700k likely to increase IPC performance on the quad-core procs. The Core i9 processors are going to support quad-channel memory at 2667 MHz and will get a 160 Watt TDP, a maximum 16.5 MB L3-cache and 44 available PCI-Express lanes for inter-component connectivity. We think that in June this line will see an announcement, likely not at Computex. Albeit we do expect to see some stuff behind closed doors. It is also stated that the top flagship Core i9 7920X will be available as late as August. That again would validate an earlier rumor that Skylake-X biggest part being available move to August. Here is what the rumored linup would look like:
 

IntelC/TClock BaseClock BoostL3 CachePCIe lanesArchitecture
Core i9 7920X 12 / 24 n/a n/a 16,5 MB 44 Skylake-X
Core i9 7900X 10 / 20 3.3 GHz 4.3 GHz (Turbo 2.0)
4.5 GHz (Turbo 3.0)
13,75 MB 44 Skylake-X
Core i9 7820X 8 / 16 3.6 GHz 4.3 GHz (Turbo 2.0)
4.5 GHz (Turbo 3.0)
11 MB 28 Skylake-X
Core i9 7800X 6 / 12 3.5 GHz 4.0 GHz 8.25 MB 28 Skylake-X
Core i7 7740K 4 / 8 4.3 GHz 4.5 GHz 8 MB 16 Kaby Lake
Core i7 7640K 4 / 4 4.0 GHz 4.2 GHz 6 MB 16 Kaby Lake

 
As much as we can argue and discuss, I would like to add a massive disclaimer, non of this information has been validated and thus please do take it with a grain of salt and as always, apply some common sense. 



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Kaarme
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#5431177 Posted on: 05/12/2017 11:38 PM
I see lots of people saying this and i don´t understand why. Only 10 or 20% of consumers needs more than a quad or a dual core! For most people having a quicker cpu or one with more cores is totally useless because they don´t need it!!!


This is Guru3D, an enthusiast site. Maybe you are preaching at a wrong place? I would be really surprised if the majority here wouldn't have got a better CPU if they could have reasonably afforded one (of course we also have those who already have the best one available for them, as the selection is quite limited, in the end, with only two manufacturers). Saying here that you don't need the power is like going to a sports car forum and telling the people there nobody needs anything better than an ordinary Ford family car.

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#5431184 Posted on: 05/13/2017 12:14 AM
Can anyone explain the difference between Turbo 2.0 and turbo 3.0 if any?

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#5431194 Posted on: 05/13/2017 12:40 AM
This is Guru3D, an enthusiast site. Maybe you are preaching at a wrong place? I would be really surprised if the majority here wouldn't have got a better CPU if they could have reasonably afforded one (of course we also have those who already have the best one available for them, as the selection is quite limited, in the end, with only two manufacturers). Saying here that you don't need the power is like going to a sports car forum and telling the people there nobody needs anything better than an ordinary Ford family car.


You´re right about the fact that Guru3d is an enthusiast site but even for guys like us more than a certain number of cores is overkill! In my case 4 cores are more than enough unless tomorrow all new games require 8 cores, something i don´t see happening so soon. Only users that use professional software heavily multi threaded really need lots of cores.
I just think people need to calm down when it comes to the number of cores someone really needs...

nevcairiel
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#5431196 Posted on: 05/13/2017 12:42 AM
The turbo frequencies on those i9s definitely look nice. I run a 6 core HEDT system right now (mostly for work), and while I can OC some to get close to consumer-line gaming performance, it will be nice to get high core counts and high boost clocks out of the box for both stellar MT and ST performance on one chip.

Although I do agree that not having a 8c/16t with 44 lanes seems a bit odd (of course the known SKL-X models have one). But maybe pricing of the 10c/20t will be in such a place that I can just get that!

To everyone asking for more cores on consumer-lineups, the next generation has that covered. Expanding the Skylake-X series with refreshes to fight AMD makes sense for those people that really want more cores and now. They can release those with lower prices more easily then drastically cutting prices of existing models.

Can anyone explain the difference between Turbo 2.0 and turbo 3.0 if any?


Turbo Boost 3.0 (or Turbo Boost Max how its sometimes called) basically has a bit more flexibility to boost only a single core, and it works in conjunction with a software app running in your OS to determine which core this is, and to instruct the OS scheduler to keep the app running on this core, to boost single-threaded applications.

AnandTech had a bit of a write-up in the Broadwell-E review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10337/the-intel-broadwell-e-review-core-i7-6950x-6900k-6850k-and-6800k-tested-up-to-10-cores/2

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#5431199 Posted on: 05/13/2017 12:48 AM
Maybe intel will use this to bring down the prices of i7 and i5?

Or maybe intel will just do what intel does and just make it an even higher priced cpu than i7.......................

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