Skylake-X Lineup Leaked: i9-7980XE 18 Core Flagship Processor

WingZero30 · 12 May 2017 at 15:59

Intel Core i9-7980XE 18 Core Flagship Skylake-X Model

https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kits/intel-core-x-series-processors/

OLD NEWS: 12/05/17

Hi guys

Some very interesting info regarding the upcoming Skylake-X/Kabylake-X cpus has been leaked on the anandtech forums by a poster who appears to have inside knowledge of the X299 cpus. Intel will be using i9 labelling for the Skylake-X processors replacing the previous i7 extreme naming of the HEDT parts. All the Skylake-X cpus use X nomenclature at the end of their names.

Intel Skylake / Kaby Lake Thread - 6C/12T Coffee Lake launching August 2017

Exclusive: Skylake-X (Core i9) Lineup and Specifications

Core i9-7920X
12C/24T
16.5MB L3
44 PCIe lanes
Clocks TBD (August Launch)

Core i9-7900X
10C/20T
13.75MB L3
44 PCIe Lanes
3.3Ghz Base
4.3Ghz Turbo 2.0
4.5Ghz Turbo 3.0!

Core i9-7820X
8C/16T
11MB L3
28 PCIe Lanes
3.6Ghz Base
4.3Ghz Turbo 2.0
4.5Ghz Turbo 3.0

Core i9-7800X
6C/12T
8.25MB L3
28 PCIe Lanes
3.5Ghz Base
4.0Ghz Turbo 2.0

Core i7-7740K
4C/8T
8MB L3
16 PCIe Lanes
4.3Ghz Base
4.5Ghz Turbo 2.0

Core i7-7640K
4C/4T
6MB L3
16 PCIe Lanes
4.0Ghz Base
4.2Ghz Turbo 2.0

- L2 cache = 1MB (Skylake-X), 4x as much as Core i7-7700K
- Dual DDR4-2666 for Kaby Lake-X / Quad DDR4-2666 for Skylake-X
- 112W for Kaby Lake-X / up to 160W for Skylake-X
- Apparently all Core i9 parts support AVX-512 (TBC)
- Launch in June, except 7920X (August)

Will share the image you guys want as soon as I'm allowed to.

Interesting that i5 which was rumoured to be on X299 is actually and i7-7640k with 4 threads. The 6 & 8 core parts have only 28 PCI-E lanes whilst the full 44 PCI-E lanes have been relegated to 10 core and 12 core parts. The base clock speeds look pretty good :cool:

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Just need to know the pricing now.

AllBodies · 12 May 2017 at 16:15

I find it hard to believe even the 8-core has 28 PCI lanes.

If they're not careful with pricing, AMDs X399 range is going to make this look stupid. Apart from in single-core I suppose, but you wouldn't buy this platform for single-core performance.

AiiR · 12 May 2017 at 16:17

4 cores 4 threads on an enthusiast platform?

gavinh87 · 12 May 2017 at 16:32

These won't be cheap that's for sure!

eddyr · 12 May 2017 at 16:38

AiiR said:
4 cores 4 threads on an enthusiast platform?

They need to spread it downwards to match AMD's Ryzen range and it lowers the price barrier to the enthusiast platform.

Armageus · 12 May 2017 at 16:48

Calling shenanigans purely based on L3 cache sizes - no other chips have anything other than whole MB's of cache, and can't see how it would work (even if they were harvested from Xeons with more cores e.g. 24 core or 20 core chips) :

Core i9-7920X - 12C/24T - 16.5MB L3
Core i9-7900X - 10C/20T - 13.75MB L3
Core i9-7820X - 8C/16T - 11MB L3
Core i9-7800X - 6C/12T - 8.25MB L3
Core i7-7740K - 4C/8T - 8MB L3
Core i7-7640K - 4C/4T - 6MB L3

Martini1991 · 12 May 2017 at 16:51

Why would they reintroduce 4 cores to the enthusiast line?

And I remember the i9 rumours before with gulftown lol.

Armageus · 12 May 2017 at 16:53

Martini1991 said:
Why would they reintroduce 4 cores to the enthusiast line?

Because it reduces the cost to entry for the platform, and maybe Workstation OEMs e.g. HP, Dell etc have had requests for similar Quad core Xeons for that socket.

gavinh87 · 12 May 2017 at 16:55

Armageus said:
Calling shenanigans purely based on L3 cache sizes - no other chips have anything other than whole MB's of cache, and can't see how it would work (even if they were harvested from Xeons with more cores e.g. 24 core or 20 core chips) :

Core i9-7920X - 12C/24T - 16.5MB L3
Core i9-7900X - 10C/20T - 13.75MB L3
Core i9-7820X - 8C/16T - 11MB L3
Core i9-7800X - 6C/12T - 8.25MB L3
Core i7-7740K - 4C/8T - 8MB L3
Core i7-7640K - 4C/4T - 6MB L3

Good shout

RSR · 12 May 2017 at 16:56

Armageus said:
Calling shenanigans purely based on L3 cache sizes - no other chips have anything other than whole MB's of cache, and can't see how it would work (even if they were harvested from Xeons with more cores e.g. 24 core or 20 core chips) :

Core i9-7920X - 12C/24T - 16.5MB L3
Core i9-7900X - 10C/20T - 13.75MB L3
Core i9-7820X - 8C/16T - 11MB L3
Core i9-7800X - 6C/12T - 8.25MB L3
Core i7-7740K - 4C/8T - 8MB L3
Core i7-7640K - 4C/4T - 6MB L3

What's the betting that the top end model is priced at £1999.99?

Chuk_Chuk · 12 May 2017 at 17:37

RSR said:
What's the betting that the top end model is priced at £1999.99?

I don't think intel can simply price them as they wish with AMD being so competitive. Considering the target audience for these CPUs going on the rumored core count, I think AMD might come out of this fight the winners. We will have to wait and see.

DragonQ · 12 May 2017 at 17:38

eddyr said:
They need to spread it downwards to match AMD's Ryzen range and it lowers the price barrier to the enthusiast platform.

Why? Intel's HEDT platform can't compete with AMD's mainstream platform unless they drop prices significantly, unless you think there's lots of people out there who favour quad channel memory and other "nice to haves" over pure CPU grunt. Plus it still has to compete with AMD's HEDT platform. Blurring the lines so much is kinda weird - as low as 4c/4t on HEDT and as high as 6c/12t on mainstream is pretty odd. Surely it means fewer enthusiasts will actually bother with Intel's HEDT, no? I still can't see any use case for an i7-7640K or and i7-7740K (based on that list). I don't believe this list though, why would a desktop i7 suddenly not have HyperThreading?

A 10c/20t chip with 4.5 GHz boost would be amazing but I don't really get all of these boost figures now. If the base is 3.3 GHz and it needs "turbo 3.0", whatever that is, to get to 4.5 GHz, that suggests to me it can only sustain that on (a) a low number of cores, and (b) a very short period of time.

Deleted User 234324 · 12 May 2017 at 18:18

WingZero30 said:
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Just need to know the pricing now.

Being Intel, it's going to be very very expensive.

eddyr · 12 May 2017 at 18:28

DragonQ said:
Why? Intel's HEDT platform can't compete with AMD's mainstream platform unless they drop prices significantly, unless you think there's lots of people out there who favour quad channel memory and other "nice to haves" over pure CPU grunt. Plus it still has to compete with AMD's HEDT platform. Blurring the lines so much is kinda weird - as low as 4c/4t on HEDT and as high as 6c/12t on mainstream is pretty odd. Surely it means fewer enthusiasts will actually bother with Intel's HEDT, no? I still can't see any use case for an i7-7640K or and i7-7740K (based on that list). I don't believe this list though, why would a desktop i7 suddenly not have HyperThreading?

A 10c/20t chip with 4.5 GHz boost would be amazing but I don't really get all of these boost figures now. If the base is 3.3 GHz and it needs "turbo 3.0", whatever that is, to get to 4.5 GHz, that suggests to me it can only sustain that on (a) a low number of cores, and (b) a very short period of time.

Equally, why not. Highend Z270 and X99 prices overlap in the £200-350 range. You will probably be looking at a ~£350 entry price onto the HEDT platform for board+cpu with plentiful upgrade options, which will appeal. Mainstream is maxed out at 4c8t (or soon - mid 2018? - at 6c/12t). There are plenty of mainstream buyers for which 4 cores is a minimum spec. i3's don't factor into their purchase considerations. Gives them an attractive Intel alternative to AMD along with the esteem of the HEDT line and the clockspeed of Kabylake.

I wouldn't expect 4 cores to remain on the HEDT platform on the next round of releases after 6 cores have hit mainstream.

Simon Belmont · 12 May 2017 at 18:44

I thought coffeelake z370 was releasing shortly as well? Was hoping to see z370 with 6 core?

RSR · 12 May 2017 at 18:47

Chuk_Chuk said:
I don't think intel can simply price them as they wish with AMD being so competitive. Considering the target audience for these CPUs going on the rumored core count, I think AMD might come out of this fight the winners. We will have to wait and see.

I don't think they will in all honesty, as we haven't seen a price drop on the current CPU's lines from Intel. It's why i'd surmise these line of CPU's will be no different, it would be interesting if they do though.

Jumper118 · 12 May 2017 at 18:57

i9 like it's 2010 engineering sample.

Chuk_Chuk · 12 May 2017 at 19:10

RSR said:
I don't think they will in all honesty, as we haven't seen a price drop on the current CPU's lines from Intel. It's why i'd surmise these line of CPU's will be no different, it would be interesting if they do though.

TBF the mainstream sector its neck and neck in performance, so cutting prices isn't necessary. For the high end AMD does have better multi-core performance compared to intel.

RSR · 12 May 2017 at 19:20

Chuk_Chuk said:
TBF the mainstream sector its neck and neck in performance, so cutting prices isn't necessary. For the high end AMD does have better multi-core performance compared to intel.

True, it should make for a very interesting H2 2017.

I'm looking forward to the 720P benchmarks.

jaffveyda · 12 May 2017 at 19:37

RSR said:
True, it should make for a very interesting H2 2017.

I'm looking forward to the 720P benchmarks.

720p jesus that's like 10 years into the future, my bet will be 360p, low settings.