10-core Core i7-6950X is the flagship
According to the latest report, Intel plans to launch its new Broadwell-E high-end desktop (HEDT) lineup at Computex 2016 show and today we have a full list of SKUs, including the flagship 10-core/20-thread Core i7-6950X CPU.
According to a report and a leaked slide from Benchlife.info, Intel plans to launch its next-generation High-End Desktop (HEDT) Broadwell-E CPUs during Computex 2016 show, scheduled to open its door on May 31st 2016 in Taipei. Based on 14nm manufacturing process, the Broadwell-E lineup will include a total of four SKUs, including the first deca-core CPU on the commercial market, the 10-core/20-thread Core i7-6950X flagship.
The upcoming Broadwell-E HEDT lineup will support currently available Intel X99 Express chipset motherboards with up to 40 PCIe-lanes and support for DDR4-2400 memory.
As noted, the upcoming Broadwell-E HEDT lineup will include four SKUs, Core i7-6950X, Core i7-6900K, Core i7-6850K and the Core i7-6800K. The flagship Core i7-6950X will replace the Haswell-E Core i7-5960X and feature ten Broadwell cores. Thanks to enabled Hyper-Threading, we are looking at 20 threads. It also has 25MB of total cache and works at 3.0GHz base clock, with maximum Turbo set at 3.5GHz. It also comes with a quad-channel DDR4 memory controller with support for DDR4-2400 memory while the TDP is set at 140W.
The octa-core Core i7-6900K will probably be the market's favorite and will be replacing the Core i7-5930K CPU. It packs 8 cores and 16 threads, 20MB of cache and has the same 140W TDP, same quad-channel DDR4-2400 memory controller and works at 3.2GHz base and 3.7GHz turbo clocks.
The Core i7-6850K and the Core i7-6800K are pretty much the same, with just different base and turbo clocks. Both pack six Broadwell cores and 12 threads, 15MB of total cache, same 140W TDP and quad-channel DDR4-2400 memory controller. The Core i7-6850K works at 3.6GHz base and 3.8GHz Turbo clocks while the Core i7-6800K is clocked at lower 3.4GHz base and 3.6GHz Turbo clcks.
Intel will most likely follow the same pricing scheme as with its earlier high-end desktop parts so you can expect the flagship Core i7-6950X to cost US $999 while the next best thing, octa-core Core i7-6900K should sell at around US $600. The Core i7-6850K should replace the Core i7-5820K Haswell part and should have a similar price tag of below US $550. The novelty is the Core i7-6800K part, which does not have its counterpart in the Haswell-E lineup and should be an "affordable", or precisely, the cheapest Broadwell-E SKU with a price of below US $450.
Hopefully we will hear more about the performance of the Broadwell-E HEDT lineup soon but we do not expect any miracles as 14nm Broadwell is basically an architectural shrink of Haswell architecture.
Source: via Wccftech.com.
According to a report and a leaked slide from Benchlife.info, Intel plans to launch its next-generation High-End Desktop (HEDT) Broadwell-E CPUs during Computex 2016 show, scheduled to open its door on May 31st 2016 in Taipei. Based on 14nm manufacturing process, the Broadwell-E lineup will include a total of four SKUs, including the first deca-core CPU on the commercial market, the 10-core/20-thread Core i7-6950X flagship.
The upcoming Broadwell-E HEDT lineup will support currently available Intel X99 Express chipset motherboards with up to 40 PCIe-lanes and support for DDR4-2400 memory.
As noted, the upcoming Broadwell-E HEDT lineup will include four SKUs, Core i7-6950X, Core i7-6900K, Core i7-6850K and the Core i7-6800K. The flagship Core i7-6950X will replace the Haswell-E Core i7-5960X and feature ten Broadwell cores. Thanks to enabled Hyper-Threading, we are looking at 20 threads. It also has 25MB of total cache and works at 3.0GHz base clock, with maximum Turbo set at 3.5GHz. It also comes with a quad-channel DDR4 memory controller with support for DDR4-2400 memory while the TDP is set at 140W.
The octa-core Core i7-6900K will probably be the market's favorite and will be replacing the Core i7-5930K CPU. It packs 8 cores and 16 threads, 20MB of cache and has the same 140W TDP, same quad-channel DDR4-2400 memory controller and works at 3.2GHz base and 3.7GHz turbo clocks.
The Core i7-6850K and the Core i7-6800K are pretty much the same, with just different base and turbo clocks. Both pack six Broadwell cores and 12 threads, 15MB of total cache, same 140W TDP and quad-channel DDR4-2400 memory controller. The Core i7-6850K works at 3.6GHz base and 3.8GHz Turbo clocks while the Core i7-6800K is clocked at lower 3.4GHz base and 3.6GHz Turbo clcks.
Intel will most likely follow the same pricing scheme as with its earlier high-end desktop parts so you can expect the flagship Core i7-6950X to cost US $999 while the next best thing, octa-core Core i7-6900K should sell at around US $600. The Core i7-6850K should replace the Core i7-5820K Haswell part and should have a similar price tag of below US $550. The novelty is the Core i7-6800K part, which does not have its counterpart in the Haswell-E lineup and should be an "affordable", or precisely, the cheapest Broadwell-E SKU with a price of below US $450.
Hopefully we will hear more about the performance of the Broadwell-E HEDT lineup soon but we do not expect any miracles as 14nm Broadwell is basically an architectural shrink of Haswell architecture.
Source: via Wccftech.com.
News by Luca Rocchi and Marc Büchel - German Translation by Paul Görnhardt - Italian Translation by Francesco Daghini
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