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Intel to launch 6 core Coffee Lake-S CPUs & Z370 chipset 5 October 2017
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If they didn't you would always have to buy something from AMD or nVidia.
Source is Sweepr again. I hope for their sake they are right.
Except if this will slot into existing Z170/Z270 boards. Otherwise yes, it will be a hard sell vs an 8-core Ryzen.
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That's a fair point, I assumed it wouldn't which was partly why I chose ryzen.
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Compatibility with Z170 would be enough for me to switch from my 6700k I would think. It just depends whether Intel feel they can continue the fleece-fest.
Personally, I have no intention of upgrading if it means a new MoBo also.
Personally, I have no intention of upgrading if it means a new MoBo also.
I was looking (not too seriously) at upgrading to a 7700k and it's now ~40 quid more expensive than it was in May. Now I read a 8700k is around the corner. As I don't fancy going AMD my 2500k will have a stay of execution. Gives me some more time to save for a new gfx card too.
bought 2500k in 2011 for around £160, today in intels stack you can get a locked i5 with similar performance or wait for a small bump to a 6 core i5 with what looks like the same clocks as sandybridge. (and most likely £220-250)
i'd much rather go for a r5 1600 6/12t, hyperthreading seems to really help in the long run. If I bought a 2600k over a 2500k I would probably be keeping it another 3+ years.
i'd much rather go for a r5 1600 6/12t, hyperthreading seems to really help in the long run. If I bought a 2600k over a 2500k I would probably be keeping it another 3+ years.
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From that, the plain Jane 8700 looks a decent shout, unless overclocking is an absolute must.
I was thinking the same, even all 6 cores at 4.3ghz should provide pretty healthy performance. If they price it the same as the Ryzen 1700 it could be a pretty interesting prospect.
Its intel, it wont be the same price lol
There's only a couple of quid between the 7700 and 1700 so it's not that unreasonable.
But thats a 4c8t, I dont think they will do a 6c8t for the same price.
Its certainly possible, I just dont see it.
as long as the price is right they will sell massive.
Praying the 6 core 12 thread 8700k works on a Z270, that would make a huge difference and win back some support from their own customer base...they need to do this to at least show they care about the competition in AMD Ryzen.
That depends on price, 12 threads from Intel have been available for around £400 for years, the problem is that's a silly amount of money for a 6 core CPU.
If they are still around £400 then at that simply calling them "Mainstream" or even having them on existing X270 boards isn't going to make a lot of difference to Intel's perception of being very over priced.
Right now you can get a 12 thread CPU and a good motherboard for less than £300 from AMD.
Also, if CoffeeLake is anything like SkyLake-X even at 4.7Ghz it will only match a 4Ghz 1600's performance.
Agreed on pricing, this will be crucial for Intel. If the price the price it at around £300 ish, below £350 then they would have a winner - only talking about the 8700k. And on the gaming front, it will be better than a 1600/1700/1800 and as good if not slightly better on the productivity side, to the 1600...but if thats what you are after, then the 1700 would be the way to go period. Most people who will want a 8700k will be the gamers/streaming with light to medium productivity, the IPC and and GHZ lead will be more than enough and ultimately it is about what people are willing to pay. Doesn't matter if it is Intel or AMD. Dont forget neither company is are friend, they both have shareholders to satisfy. Intel have had no competition for many years and have been able to maximise profits, you cannot blame them as they are in this business to make money first and foremost...With AMD and Ryzen arriving, we finally have competition, which is fantastic (I had an Athlon when they last were competing with Intel) for us the consumer as finally Intel have to compete again.
