Monday, January 11th 2016
Intel Could Price 10-core "Broadwell-E" Core i7 Differently
Intel's upcoming Core i7 "Broadwell-E" HEDT processors in the LGA2011v3 package will be sold in not three, but four models, detailed in our older article. The lineup consists of two six-core parts, and one each of eight-core and ten-core. The biggest question at the time was pricing - with Intel traditionally pricing the slowest HEDT part around the $400-mark, the middle variant around $600, and the top-dog at $1000, how the company could squeeze in a fourth variant. It turns out that the company wants you to pay top-dollar for ten cores in your machine.
Intel could retain its traditional HEDT pricing scheme for all but the 10-core part. The "entry-level" (if you can call it that) Core i7-6800K could be priced around the $400-mark. The Core i7-6850K, could retail for $600. It's likely that clock-speed isn't the only thing setting the two six-core models, it wouldn't surprise us if Intel ships the i7-6800K with a "limited" PCIe root-complex, much like the i7-5820K. The eight-core i7-6900K could be priced at $999, at what used to be Intel's top client CPU price-point. It turns out that the 10-core i7-6950X could be priced at no less than $1,500. This isn't the first time Intel priced its top HEDT chip above $999. The dual-socket capable Core 2 Extreme QX9775, which sold exclusively with Intel's first-generation "Skull Trail" motherboard, retailed at $1,300. Intel plans to launch its Core i7 "Broadwell-E" lineup in the second quarter of 2016.
Source:
ComputerBase.de
Intel could retain its traditional HEDT pricing scheme for all but the 10-core part. The "entry-level" (if you can call it that) Core i7-6800K could be priced around the $400-mark. The Core i7-6850K, could retail for $600. It's likely that clock-speed isn't the only thing setting the two six-core models, it wouldn't surprise us if Intel ships the i7-6800K with a "limited" PCIe root-complex, much like the i7-5820K. The eight-core i7-6900K could be priced at $999, at what used to be Intel's top client CPU price-point. It turns out that the 10-core i7-6950X could be priced at no less than $1,500. This isn't the first time Intel priced its top HEDT chip above $999. The dual-socket capable Core 2 Extreme QX9775, which sold exclusively with Intel's first-generation "Skull Trail" motherboard, retailed at $1,300. Intel plans to launch its Core i7 "Broadwell-E" lineup in the second quarter of 2016.
44 Comments on Intel Could Price 10-core "Broadwell-E" Core i7 Differently
God, I hope Zen is absolutely amazing. This Intel high-end stagnation is getting pretty nutty. I can't understand why they continue to have one market segment encroach on another, despite only minor improvements in each subsequent generation since SB.
AMD, PLEASE pull off a miracle with Zen.
Fuck you Intel.
Zen please be good!
10 cores is sure nice and would be a nice upgrade from my old I7 920, but 1500 USD. I dont thinks so.
Intel going greedy i see and so not even 999 USD gives you the pleasure of being and Extreme CPU owner any more.
I bought my Core i7 3930K / Core i7 5820K processors from Microcenter and received significant savings in doing so. Therefore I have grown accustomed to getting roughly ~$100 USD off on such processors. Paying top dollar for an "X" suffice Intel part has never seriously crossed my mind and probably never will even if I came into a windfall of cash.
I will be keeping my 5930K for a few more years regardless of what's released unless there is some huge change that forces me to upgrade.
Stop.
Please. oh god please..
AMD... please.... do something... discover some alien technology or something... dear god...
Show them some love, buy their products if the performance is acceptable, you don't always need the very best.
By doing this, they'll have funds for r&d, will eventually have a competitive product and only then prices will be back on track.
Now I hope Zen is as good as the stagnated BW-E, and gives Intel a serious run for their money. They NEED it.