We're interviewing Intel, and we want your help!

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Hey guys,

You've probably noticed that we are rolling out more and more video content recently. For example:



However, this time we need your help! - We have Intel coming in to see us, and we are going to ask them some questions on camera.

We want you guys to be involved, so ask questions here and we'll pick some out to ask them!
 
Do you think enabling processor overclocking has been a success for CPU sales?
Will you continue to support overclocking in the future?
Will they go back to a soldered IHS for the desktop CPUs?
When I can has skylake-e? :)
 
What value will Kaby Lake bring beyond a minor update to support more PCIe lanes and USB 3.1?
Why have the chip performance increases only improved fractionally over the past few iterations?
Is Intel deliberately holding back on performance enhancements because they have no competition from AMD? It strikes me that ARM improvements are dramatic with each generation, but x86/x64 has stagnated.
 
what would you consider your most successful product of the last 10 years? the 2600k perhaps? such a beast at overclocking that it can still hold its own today even amongst your new flagships
 
Swatmat said:
what would you consider your most successful product of the last 10 years? the 2600k perhaps? such a beast at overclocking that it can still hold its own today even amongst your new flagships
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Core2Quad. They really crushed AMD when that came out. So many people jumped ship, me included. Heck, the Q6600 still performs well even now.
 
When (if ever) will 6 core CPUs come to a mainstream platform such as Z170, or its successor?
 
HazardO said:
I'd say the core 2 duo or the original i7 but core 2 quad is up there.
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GO stepping Q6600 and the i7 920 DO where great chips.

Question wise, id also like to know if they will ever go back to a soldered IHS assembly on mainstream. And, will we ever see more than 4 core/8 thread cpu's on mainstream platform.
 
Why has the pricing changed so much. The i5's are now at the price that i7's were and i7's are in a completely higher pricing tier altogether. The retail 6600k is £104 more expensive than I paid for a 1st gen i5 760.
 
pastymuncher said:
Why has the pricing changed so much. The i5's are now at the price that i7's were and i7's are in a completely higher pricing tier altogether. The retail 6600k is £104 more expensive than I paid for a 1st gen i5 760.
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That's mostly inflation and tragic £/$ rate, prices didn't really change in the US.
How far away are 10nm and 7nm processes?
 
Rubbish. Inflation doesn't jump the price by that much and according to our government there isn't any inflation because they have given that as the excuse for freezing my pension for 3 of the last 5 years.
 
HazardO said:
Do you think enabling processor overclocking has been a success for CPU sales?
Will you continue to support overclocking in the future?
Will they go back to a soldered IHS for the desktop CPUs?
When I can has skylake-e? :)
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Do you think disabling processor overclocking for most has been a success for CPU sales? :p
 
1. Soldered HSF back to mainstream.
2. Will we see 6/8 core mobile CPU's in the future (lower TDP/Freq).
3. Will support for open source drivers continue for Linux.
4. Thank you for the much improved iGPU over the last few generations, will you be looking to HBM cache on iGPU or similar in the future as standard?
 
pastymuncher said:
Rubbish. Inflation doesn't jump the price by that much and according to our government there isn't any inflation because they have given that as the excuse for freezing my pension for 3 of the last 5 years.
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That's how governments are, lying sacks of ****. On IntelARK 760 says $213 launch, on 6600K it's $223-$243, it looks like a bad conversion rate to me, plus some inflation and import costs.
 
Would you ever consider adding delidding to your tuning protection plan?

Has the recent rumoured competition from AMD's Zen prompted any changes in strategy?

What do you think about the opinion that the only reason we don't have more cores on Intel CPU's at the moment is to protect the pricing scheme on your Xeon line?

With the size limit on silicone based transistors approaching rapidly, does Intel have any thoughts or plans already in motion to address this? That being said, do you think there's any viability in transistors built from carbon nanotubes?
 
Has the demand for CPU performance reached a plateau? If so, in which sectors?

Which price or performance points are expected to grow/shrink in the near future?

Smaller fab nodes are more expensive - will this limit future die shrinks/marketability of products?
 
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