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Intel to launch 6 core Coffee Lake-S CPUs & Z370 chipset 5 October 2017

So let's see - customers recently bought a Kaby Lake CPU (released this year) reading news on tech sites like Techpowerup, WCCFTech, Techadvisor... saying that Coffee Lake would most likely be compatible with the current LGA 1151 mainboards and then find out that no, they won't be able to upgrade.

Contrast that with AMD saying that AM4 will be relevant until 2020 and only be replaced with a new socket once DDR5 and PCIE 4 become available. So they gave firm conditions. This means no guesswork. And even then - given their history - new CPU may be released both for AM4 and its successor.
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CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
So another website has a leak of the Core i3 8300:

http://wccftech.com/intels-8th-generation-core-i3-8300-4-core-with-hyper-threading/

Unless Intel bumps the price up another level,I might actually get this with a mini-ITX motherboard as a stop gap upgrade for my current system. Then when Zen+ or Zen 2 is released upgrade the other PC I have which is an old Llano based one.
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I'd take that with a bucket of salt.
Firstly its wccftech. It also doesn't make sense as the i3 will be competing with the i5 with a faster clockspeed and more threads.
Of course intel may surprise us and this may be real.
 
A locked i3 4c/8t vs unlocked i5 with 6c/6t threads would certainly muddy the waters. It would also highlight Intels inability in recognising that when people see AMD unlock their CPU's across the range, it is not unreasonable to expect Intel to do the same. It is wccftech so could be complete *******.
 
It could be fake but the issue is with the Core i3 covering the lightly threaded engines if it is 4c/8t and AMD having 12 threads for the newer generation engines and streamers also for under £200,we might be moving back to more GPU heavy rigs again.
 
Simon Belmont said:
I sure hope not? That would be a bad move of Intel's part. I'm sure they know people will test it.
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The 7900X uses TIM - Why would they solder their new range of desktop enthusiast CPUs?

I think the days of Intel soldering stuff are long gone. They haven't in 6 years now IIRC?
 
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