Wednesday, March 6th 2019
Definitive List of 9th Gen Intel Desktop Client-Segment Processors Outed
Japanese PC maker Fujitsu put out a definitive list of all 9th generation Core/Pentium/Celeron desktop processors as part of its updated desktop motherboard BIOS update document, expanding on the models Intel currently has out. Intel had, in January, stated that it will add several new 9th generation Core desktop processor models in Q1 2019, beginning with the Core i5-9400 and i5-9400F 6-core/6-thread processor, along with "KF" variants of the i5-9600K, i7-9700K, and i9-9900K, which lack integrated graphics. Later this month, the lineup could be expanded with new 9th generation Core i3 series, which includes the i3-9100 and i3-9300 4-core/4-thread processors, overclocker-friendly i3-9350K, and additions to the Core i5 lineup, including the i5-9500 and the i5-9600 (non-K).
Here's where it gets interesting. Apparently, the iGPU-devoid "F" extension is being applied to nearly all 9th gen Core SKUs, and not just the ones already launch. So, you can expect an i5-9500F, i5-9600F (besides the already launched i5-9600KF), i3-9100F, and i3-9350KF. Apparently Intel is harvesting dies with defective iGPUs to target DIY PC gamers who are bound to use discrete graphics cards. The 2-core/4-thread Pentium G5600 is also getting "F-ed," with the G5600F.
The other interesting new extension is "T," which has been around in Intel's product stacks for close to a decade. It denotes lower TDP coming from aggressive on-chip power-management and lower clock speeds. There will be "T" variants of most SKUs, including the i9-9900T, i7-9700T, i5-9500T, i5-9400T, i3-9100T, Pentium G5600T, G5420T, and Celeron G4930T. The TDP of all T variants is a flat 35 Watts, regardless of model. Xeon E-series models based on the "Coffee Lake Refresh" silicon include the Xeon E-2288G, E-2278G 8-core processors, alongside 6-core and 4-core models that will be launched later in Q2 or Q3.
Source:
FanlessTech
Here's where it gets interesting. Apparently, the iGPU-devoid "F" extension is being applied to nearly all 9th gen Core SKUs, and not just the ones already launch. So, you can expect an i5-9500F, i5-9600F (besides the already launched i5-9600KF), i3-9100F, and i3-9350KF. Apparently Intel is harvesting dies with defective iGPUs to target DIY PC gamers who are bound to use discrete graphics cards. The 2-core/4-thread Pentium G5600 is also getting "F-ed," with the G5600F.
16 Comments on Definitive List of 9th Gen Intel Desktop Client-Segment Processors Outed
The 2-core/4-thread Pentium G5600 is also getting "F-ed,"
Well played. It also just struck me that the other half of Intel's line up says T, as if they're giving you the finger... :P
Huh if 9900T wasn't super overpriced I would actually be very interested in that for crunching. When optimised for efficiency (9900K is not), Intel is good perf/watt, a bit better than Ryzen I think. a 35W Coffee Lake 8/16 (if it sticks to the 35W) would be around 2.5-3 ghz all core I think. somewhere around there and maybe offer performance not dissimilar from the 1700 at 65W, but probably a bit less. The problem is the initial investment , i expect it to cost 2x as much, with 1700's selling for £150 new here... . Maybe it would pay off in the long run in electric bills, meh. Course it depends on what the CPU is doing, IDK how well Zen handles WCG tasks compared to Skylake~
One thing I really want from Ryzen 3000 on 7nm is something like the 9900T. or AMD go one step ahead and give me a 65W 12/24. 7nm should let it happen. 3700E :)
And then right as i was typing this i searched and discovered this actually exists , where can I actually buy it though. :s
Ryzen E series parts are OEM only iirc (like the 999999990XE)
They beefed up the IGP and improved power management, but for the life of me I couldn't tell you the differences between IGPs or various SpeedStep revisions.
And going by the rumours and snippets of AMD its looking mighty great.
Funny and with the same price point, that is intel greedy at best, intel should give a 20% discount at least but no, no discount, nothing, greedy level 100 hehe
I will skip this as a whole and wait for AMD ryzen 3xxx series, this nonsense from intel must stop and the only way to stop is do not buy, boycott it.
I see quite a lot people taking locked cpus and going Z just so they can clock their memory higher than 2666MHz.
And whether you need beefy motherboard or not depends on workload. For gaming - not really.
Also, again, if you are getting a 9900 cpu for gaming, you are doing it wrong aswell.
Pairing locked processor with Z-board gives some easy tweakings available too(TDP, mem and even little blck OC). And they usually are with better I/O and other features too not to forgetting path for "cpu upgrade"(Yeah I know that is limited on Intel side).