Preview: Intel Core i9 Skylake-X processors
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Aura89
No USB 3.1 (without third party chips) on the x299? Well can't say i didn't predict that i guess. Wonder if Intel knows its 2017.
Also, i love intels randomness(sarcasm). I mean, from 8 core to 10 core, they are charging you 400 extra dollars for those 2 cores. Yet from 10 core to 12 core, they are charging you 200 extra dollars for those 2 cores. Then its another 200, then 300, then 300, down the line, per 2 cores extra. Now i know you could say "well there's more to it then that, there's extra PCI-Express lanes between the 8 and 10 core". Ok sure, but that's just a cop out to charge us more......
labidas
Have you seen Linus's video on X299/Kaby-Lake X? He basically explains how it's all a mess from intels part. An actually good video from him over a long time.
Intel is in major panic mode and are shooting themselves in the foot.
BlueRay
Kaarme
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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nevcairiel
rl66
LunerK9
Is it just me or is it odd that you now have to buy a 7900x 10 core cpu to get 44 gen3 pcie lanes
But in 2013 with a 4930k 6 core you got 40 gen3 pcie lanes
This seems a little backwards to me you now pay $1000 for what you used to get for $600
If the chart is correct
MadGizmo
This lineup appears like chaos dreamed up by a confused marketing department.
If Intel abandoned the EU press then chances are AMD will get more coverage there. If that press needs to rely on e-shops to get review samples then Intel shouldn't be surprised when they get less attention.
Kaarme
BangTail
The other wildly annoying thing I have no doubt Intel will persist in doing is not lowering X99 prices (at least not much), the more I read about X299, the more disinterested I become.
Koniakki
This is kinda ridiculous. I too was wondering that nothing mostly is changed?
And Intel is just making "noise" to try and "hide" and make us(consumers) not notice that they are actually running in circles.
I put up my 6700k@4.6@1.31v with my lovely ASUS M8H for sale.
For the R5 1600X@$249! Sweet processor and I will even pocket around $100. lol
Or the 1700X(only small price diff vs 1700) but 6c/12t(1600X) would do fine too. :thumbup:
Fixed. 😀
H83
Loophole35
As much as I don't like the hearsay on the OC headroom it doesn't hold a candle to how stupid at this point the artificial PCIe limits Intel decided to place on the 6 and 8 core parts.
BigMaMaInHouse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1rXqD6M614
Denial
Idk, the only chip that interested me out of the entire X299 line is the 8 core. The Kabylake X stuff doesn't make any sense and the 10+ core parts I think are a waste of cores for me and obviously know that I know the pricing, money.
99.9% of the activities I do don't scale beyond 8 cores - so I don't see a reason for going above it. I'd rather have higher IPC/Clockspeed at 8 cores then extra cores, even if the extra cores come at the same price. Like if threadripper launches and I can either get a 12 core TR and OC it 4.0Ghz or a 8 core Intel at OC 4.4Ghz, I'd rather have the Intel part, given that IPC between the two archs are the same, obviously.
As far as PCI-E lanes go, I don't ever plan on going SLI/Xfire ever again, baring some major improvement to them. So as long as I can run 2x M.2 and a GPU at 16x, I'll be happy.
But yeah, aside from the 8 core the rest of the line up is really wonky. Not quite sure what Intel was thinking. Maybe they figured that the majority of people going above 8 cores are workstation users and thus will pay the extra $$ given that most of those sales are through OEM channels. As far as Kabylake X though, I don't get that one at all.
JamesSneed
EDIT: Figured out how to PM Hilbert 🙂
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Amx85
I have so many observations for this "new" processors...
Now Quad Core has 112w TDP but they did´nt increased clocks and does´nt have GPU (WTF?)
If you divide CB "record" score between core count between clocks you gets lower performance per clock per core than RYZEN lol
They changed Cache amounts but IPC does´nt increased, they just boosts clocks again...
RYZEN score was when did´nt had AGESA 1.0.0.6 and DDR4 (4.00GHz) support, again IPC will up when we use RAM over 3.20GHz
They can´t claim 140w, maybe 155 and up to 165w since its process is´nt efficent at these clocks, if they limits up to 140w they can´t maintain over 4.00GHz on +8 Core models
conclusion for me:
16-Core ThreadRipper will be superior than 18-Core Skylake "X"
Sorry Intel you so OVERPRICED and OVERHEATED lol
nevcairiel