Core i7-6950K Haswell-E Info Updated
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southamptonfc
10 cores, now that really is E!
With so much potential CPU power available nowadays, isn't it time that some GPU workload starts getting put back on the CPU?
Pyr0
Do your source links ever work?
meth curd
10 cores with HT still don't offer the degree of parallelisation that 3000+ CUDA cores can give you.
southamptonfc
Obviously, but things don't necessarily have to be done in parallel, the questions is whether any of the GPU workload could be done by 6-8 spare Broadwell cores running at 3.7ghz. If there is, I wonder if DX12 might help in that area.
tsunami231
Intel Core i7-6800K need to see TDP price and performance, seeing as i still havent got my 6700k and Mobo, I wonder that price on this along with performance
fantaskarsef
Might be interesting for the long upgrade path a few years from now. Can't be bothered right now.
vbetts
Moderator
I need...MOAR COARS
tsunami231
more cores are great when they are used , most programs still barely use 4 let alone correctly.
hope full that trend of barrely using the cores changes
GALTARAUJO
Even if for bragging rights only, I would love to have those 10 cores...
Odellot
Nice..Would Like to replace my 5960X with that..Hopefully it is a good Overclocker too..
theoneofgod
Applications that really benefit from extra cores usually make the most of them.
Undying
True but games do not. This monster will probably not even outperform a 6700k 4-core when it comes to games. So much for that.
Deasnutz
It's definitely not for you, if you really think that.
vbetts
Moderator
I went from 12 cores down to 6(now my IPC per core is faster however), for what I did on my Mac Pro I do notice a difference.
Now I am also not going to drop the big bucks on one of these, because I don't notice that much of a difference! =X
theoneofgod
Games no. IPC wins in games.
MikeMK
10 cores... wow... must... resist... 🤓
iancook221188
think i know what mike's next purchases is 🤓
MikeMK
LOL, I could be tempted 😉 would need to see how well they clock first. Don't really want to sacrifice clock speed, and Broadwell didn't clock to well vs. Haswell if I remember correctly so it will be interesting to see if Broadwell-E is the same.
tsunami231
which are not games,so unless your use apps that do, or as crazy about benchmark programs, it not.
IF it can perform on par with 4790k in STP while being 6 core/ht then it would be nice. More core great when they get used, even in this day STP is king, 90% of all software.
yasamoka
Why does everything have to be about gaming? This is a hardware forum, not a gaming forum.
Clearly there are products on the market such as Ultrabooks, 8+-core processors, and reference media production displays that are not meant for gaming, no? This is one of them.
