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Intel Broadwell-E Scheduled For Launch in Q1 2016 – Will Feature 8 and 6 Core SKUs, Retaining Suppor

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Intel was previously rumored to start mass production of their Broadwell-E processors in Q1 2016 but now a report from BenchLife seems to point out that Intel will also launch their flagship processors during the same quarter. The Broadwell-E platform which comprises of X99 based motherboards and Broadwell architecture based 8 to 6 core processors will be the latest addition to Intel’s HEDT (High-End Desktop) lineup.

Read more: http://wccftech.com/intel-broadwell...retaining-support-x99-platform/#ixzz3lAuSovdr
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This will be a nice drop in upgrade for X99 users. Hopefully the mid tier part 5930K replacement is also an 8 core. If not might even be tempted to grab the top part. 14nm 8 core, yes plz.
 
Sounds good. I have recently been thinking of getting an X99 setup and after reading this I probably will. Thanks for the info :)
 
RavenXXX2 said:
Yawn, 5-10 performance boost.
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That is how it is now because AMD can't compete with the high end Intel chips. Until AMD bring out something better it will stay that way.

When AMD held the performance crown with their FX chips years ago they were charging a fortune for it.
 
At least we know for sure now that Broadwell-E is coming. This makes the current mainstream Skylake even more useless as any performance
gain mainstream Skylake has over the X99 platform will be diminished or gone altogether when Broadwell-E is released.

This means that Skylake-E should be out sometime in 2017.
 
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Damn. I just found a pretty decent 5960X which can do 4.5Ghz 1.22v passed 1hr Asus realbench and now there is a schedule.
 
Joe! said:
My £220 5820k will be getting upgraded in 6 months I guess :p
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Posted this in another thread this morning:

What amuses me is quad core owners are recommended to stay put from Sandy Bridge +, because it's not worth it, and yet some Haswell-E owners jump to the next platform which will also offer a minimal gain over the previous enthusiast-class - if any. So tell me, why? I sincerely am curious.
 
Because generally, the people who are on 3+ year old Intel processors are the types of people that build a PC and leave it for a few years until they need to upgrade - Haswell enthusiast processors are not intended for those people, nor are Broadwell enthusiast processors.

Does it make sense to upgrade from a high end Sandy/Ivy bridge processor? No, not really. Are the people branded as enthusiasts the type of people that take price to performance into account? No. Are the people branded as enthusiasts the type of people to try something because it's new? Yes.

You're trying to group two different types of people into one basket.
 
RavenXXX2 said:
Yawn, 5-10 performance boost.
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In terms of IPC, Broadwell is only 1-3% faster.

Remeber that almost all the IPC gain of the 5775C over the 4790k is down to the 128MB eDRAM. Without this the IPC gains are extremely small. Broadwell-E will not utilize any eDRAM.

IMO it would be completely pointless upgrading from Haswell-E to Broadwell-E, though obviously for those buying new Broadwell-E will make sense.

Skylake-E is the one to look out for, you can expect a good 10% IPC improvement over Haswell-E.
 
People who buy every new -E chip aren't worried about money.

They probably worry about the cost of their barn conversion or private school fees tho. :D
 
Boomstick777 said:
This will be a nice drop in upgrade for X99 users. Hopefully the mid tier part 5930K replacement is also an 8 core. If not might even be tempted to grab the top part. 14nm 8 core, yes plz.
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This is key for me. I'll upgrade to an 8-core for more render-speed and the incremental platform benefits (DDR4, higher max RAM, better connectivity) - but I'm not paying £800 on top of the platform for it.
If they bring out a £400 8-core (In the same way that the 3930k had 6 cores like the then top chip), then I'll upgrade.
Here's to hoping.
 
I might upgrade to Broadwell-E if it is faster than Haswell-E clock for clock and overclocks higher due to it being on 14nm process.

If it is then I will probably try to sell my Intel i7 5960X in MM. I should get buyers as this chip I have is able to run stable at 4.5Ghz at around 1.22v.

I currently have the voltage set at 1.23v and I haven`t really tested the chip on a lower voltage than this at this speed.
 
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I might wait until Broadwell-E launches instead of buying my mobo next month as I want to make 100% certain that the Sabertooth X99 I have my eye on will be compatible, I know they say they will keep X99 but you never know with Intel.
 
TheF34RChannel said:
Posted this in another thread this morning:

What amuses me is quad core owners are recommended to stay put from Sandy Bridge +, because it's not worth it, and yet some Haswell-E owners jump to the next platform which will also offer a minimal gain over the previous enthusiast-class - if any. So tell me, why? I sincerely am curious.
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I would have though this was pretty obvious for a lot of upgrades if you're rocking a 5820k now a 6820k is likely not to offer much. However if you go to a 6930 or 6960 you'll get the small improvements in ipc and more cores/ threads (depending with the 6930 on whether it stays with 6 cores or 8) Upgrade your high end i7 consumer CPU in the same way and you'll get similar 4c/8t performance with little to show for your money. I upgraded like this on x58 920do -980 hex core which along with the copious amount of PCI -e lanes meant I stayed on the platform for five years and would still be happy using if now if I had not succumbed to the upgrade itch when I moved to x99. Personally I intend to in time swap the 5820 for a broadwell cpu probably with eight cores or maybe even a Xeon if I decided to repurpose my x99 board. I can put an 18c/36t cpu on my board, cant do anything like that on the mainstream sockets
 
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