Intel Six Core Lineup exposed - Core i7-8700K and Core i5-8600K
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SSD_PRO
This is what AMD has given us. Intel has been able and willing to offer 6 core / 12 thread mainstream performance parts for years but had no one pushing the market. They are using the same 14nm process just bumping to 6 cores to compete with AMD's 8 core parts. Hopefully this starts a back and forth in the mainstream performance segments of one pushing the other 6 months apart.
RavenMaster
Just need to know how many PCIe lanes the 6 core 12 thread supports and how much RAM it can handle. If the price tag is decent then maybe it will do well.
maize1951
What's with the slow clock speeds? Nowadays the clock speeds should be at least 4Ghz minimum.
LimitbreakOr
Intel could easily release an 8 core mainstream model if they would only remove that IGP. It would cost the same or less to produce considering it doesn't need to waste resource on the igp part of the die.
Dygaza
I hope these won't suffer from poor core to core latency just like I9-7900x does. That's by assuming these come with mesh, instead of ring-bus.
buhehe
hapkiman
JOHN30011887
Im still waiting to upgrade my i7 4790k, id love a 6 or 8 core with min base clock of 4ghz, not going to settle for less
H83
This CPUs are only interesting to me in case they can be used with Z270 MBs so they can provide a future upgrade path. Otherwise i don´t care.
cryohellinc
I was expecting at least 4.0ghz. Intel is really desperate isnt it?
Silva
So where are all the fanboys saying 4 cores for gaming is enough?
An i5 with 6 cores? How intel has changed this year...
My 2500k is still running strong, haven't even pushed more than 4.0Ghz on it.
Wont upgrade for less than 6c/16t and everyone knows i7 are overpriced BS so I know where's my money going (for now).
Also, that 8400 at 2.8Ghz...unless it turbos to 4Ghz, it will be in trouble.
nevcairiel
Fox2232
Year ago, I would buy that 6C/6T on the spot. Today I consider minimum 6C/12T.
And interesting thing will come now. Because there are 2 possibilities:
1) Intel drops prices of 4C/4T & 4C/8T considerably to make space (Considering their 4C/$C pricing on X299, I do not think it will happen.)
2) Intel drops prices of 4C/4T & 4C/8T tiny bit and adds expensive 6C/6T & 6C/12T as options for those willing to pay that extra.
Either way it is bad move. In 1st case it will alienate many people who recently bought those now cheaper chips. And rest will consider price difference as big milking.
In 2nd case, big price for those new chips will not make them as attractive as AMD's.
Especially those locked ones. There is no reason to buy intel's locked ones when AMD offers equal performance at same price with OC-ability. Those unlocked ones may prove to be stronger, but price premium intel asks for unlocked chips ...
And I really wonder if intel improved IPC that much this time, so they can clock them so low.
RzrTrek
WareTernal
Seikon
Corbus
I moved from an 2500k @ 5ghz to this 6700k and i have @stock double the fps that i had at 5ghz with that 2500k while playing GW2 in crowded areas. It all depends on what you're playing.
Loophole35
H83
Silva