Intel pledges Skylake ramp in 2015: Intel to begin manufacturing its Skylake processors in 2015

[Boomstick777]

***Intel Skylake***

Intel has pledged to continue with plans to begin mass production of its next-generation Skylake chips in the second half of next year, despite the schedule slip that delayed predecessor Broadwell.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2014/04/17/intel-skylake-2015/1

Intel's Chief Executive Officer, Brian Krzanich, said during a conference call with financial analysts and investors: "We have a lot going on, the ramp of Broadwell, the ramp of Skylake in the second half of next year". The Skylake-based processors will be the second lineup of processors based on Intel's 14nm process.

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/37112...ing-its-skylake-processors-in-2015/index.html

 

[WingZero30]

I hope intel keep to their words about Skylake coming in 2015.

Next year I plan to upgrade from my Q9650 and that would be a good time to have i7 Skylake in hand

 

[~Mike~]

I was thinking about upgrading my current sandybridge next year so will Skylake be worth it it? Haswell was disappointing.

 

[Nuclear Fusion]

I'm thinking that skylake might be my next upgrade so it'll be interesting to see if Intel deliver on that date

 

[kefan77]

Last year I went from QX9650 to 1230v2 in both my PCs. both QXs were sold for around 140 each, whereas I got both v2 for just over 110 each from the US. so I actually made money on the upgrade.

I can wait comfortably till 2015, even 2016.

 

[tbh]

I was thinking about upgrading my current sandybridge next year so will Skylake be worth it it? Haswell was disappointing.

Only a few people know the answer to that, and they would likely lose their job if they told you.

 

[Sampsy]

Make skylake something worth upgrading to from sandy and I will upgrade to it.

 

[JediFragger]

Highly-clocked Haswell here, I'll pass for a few thousand years thanks Intel (if your last few generations are anything to go by!!)

 

[Dave2150]

Highly-clocked Haswell here, I'll pass for a few thousand years thanks Intel (if your last few generations are anything to go by!!)

Next Intel CPU's have double the cores, cache and ddr4, which when all combined will be far more powerful than you 'highly clocked haswell'.

What so many games being multi-threaded now, plus all new games ported from ps4/xb1 will use all 8 cores, Haswell is in no way future proof imo.

 

[Boomstick777]

Next Intel CPU's have double the cores, cache and ddr4, which when all combined will be far more powerful than you 'highly clocked haswell'.

What so many games being multi-threaded now, plus all new games ported from ps4/xb1 will use all 8 cores, Haswell is in no way future proof imo.

The IPC in the console CPU's is so weak that an Intel 4 core (8 Thread) should be more than enough to run any multi-platform games for this whole gen.

Also the XB1 and PS4 don't utilize all cores during gaming, some cores are reserved for other OS tasks.

His high clocked Haswell chip will be fine for many many years..

Factor in things like Mantle and DX12 removing CPU overhead as well. Any current Intel chip will last a long time..

 

[JediFragger]

Next Intel CPU's have double the cores, cache and ddr4, which when all combined will be far more powerful than you 'highly clocked haswell'.

What so many games being multi-threaded now, plus all new games ported from ps4/xb1 will use all 8 cores, Haswell is in no way future proof imo.

You're talking Haswell-E, that's an 'enthusiast class' cpu and very expensive in comparison to the normal Haswell's

 

[Dave2150]

You're talking Haswell-E, that's an 'enthusiast class' cpu and very expensive in comparison to the normal Haswell's

Yes, though I'm sure Broadwell/Skylake will also be using DDR4 (much greater bandwidth, density) and possible 6 or 8 cores on the mainstream CPU's.

Either way, Imo of course, Haswell is in no way future proof.

When you compare it to my I7 920 which I bought in 2008 - the current Haswell's have exactly the same number of cores, threads, cache, only higher clocks and quite a bit more IPC power.

In no way will the current Haswell chips stand the test of time like the original I7 920 Bloomsfield CPU's have - much faster chips are on the horizon already.

 

[JediFragger]

Yes, though I'm sure Broadwell/Skylake will also be using DDR4 (much greater bandwidth, density) and possible 6 or 8 cores on the mainstream CPU's.

I guess time will tell on that one, if DDR4 costs are insane (due to silly low-volume) then I wouldn't be so sure...

 

[Morfinel]

I guess time will tell on that one, if DDR4 costs are insane (due to silly low-volume) then I wouldn't be so sure...

You are thinking gamers, but DDR4 will only be 30% more and after 6 months will probably drop to ddr3 price due to other segments of the market like laptops and servers who will push the price of ddr4 down, or they might increase price of ddr3 making ddr4 good value for money, but either way it's not going to be insane price

 

[malachi]

How long did it take before ddr3 come down in price and ddr2 went up? I'm sure it was more than a year.

 

[Dave2150]

In my opinion, it's worth it to spend a premium on brand new technology.

When I bought my I7 920, motherboard and memory back in 2008 - I paid a premium for it, though it's still serving me well (for my needs) to this very day.
Since then all I changed was upgrading my graphics card last year and doubling the memory.

Here's what I paid at the time:

I'd be more than happy to spend a premium on a true upgrade, as in a 6/8 core I7, decent overclocking motherboard, ddr4, in the hopes that it will last me as many years as my current cpu/motherboard/memory have.

 

[Freddie1980]

Great in other 12 months we will get another 5% bump in performance offset of course with crappier overclocking. Can't wait.

 

[tbh]

Great in other 12 months we will get another 5% bump in performance offset of course with crappier overclocking. Can't wait.

I guess that's largely dependent upon how well Intel's 14nm FinFET process responds to higher voltages/frequencies; I'd like to say I'm cautiously optimistic, however I'm well aware that if they have a choice between tweaking it for higher clocks or better efficiency at lower TDPs then they will most assuredly choose the latter.

 

[Klo]

In my opinion, it's worth it to spend a premium on brand new technology.

When I bought my I7 920, motherboard and memory back in 2008 - I paid a premium for it, though it's still serving me well (for my needs) to this very day.
Since then all I changed was upgrading my graphics card last year and doubling the memory.

Here's what I paid at the time:

I'd be more than happy to spend a premium on a true upgrade, as in a 6/8 core I7, decent overclocking motherboard, ddr4, in the hopes that it will last me as many years as my current cpu/motherboard/memory have.

I'm still rocking a Q6600 with a 7870. Fine for me as I'm willing to play at 30fps.

 

[Zairs]

In my opinion, it's worth it to spend a premium on brand new technology.

When I bought my I7 920, motherboard and memory back in 2008 - I paid a premium for it, though it's still serving me well (for my needs) to this very day.
Since then all I changed was upgrading my graphics card last year and doubling the memory.

Here's what I paid at the time:

I'd be more than happy to spend a premium on a true upgrade, as in a 6/8 core I7, decent overclocking motherboard, ddr4, in the hopes that it will last me as many years as my current cpu/motherboard/memory have.

Do you think it will cost about the same next year, I'm try to work out how much my next upgrade is gonna cost and start saving