Wednesday, February 12th 2020
Intel Core i7-10700K Features 5.30 GHz Turbo Boost
Intel's 10th generation Core "Comet Lake-S" desktop processor series inches chose to its probable April 2020 launch. Along the way we get this fascinating leak of the company's Core i7-10700K desktop processor, which could become a go-to chip for gamers if its specifications and pricing hold up. Thai PC enthusiast TUM_APISAK revealed what could be a Futuremark SystemInfo screenshot of the i7-10700K which confirms its clock speeds - 3.80 GHz nominal, with an impressive 5.30 GHz Turbo Boost. Intel is probably tapping into the series' increased maximum TDP of 125 W to clock these chips high across the board.
The Core i7-10700K features 8 cores, and HyperThreading enables 16 threads. It also features 16 MB of shared L3 cache. In essence, this chip has the same muscle as the company's current mainstream desktop flagship, the i9-9900K, but demoted to the Core i7 brand extension. This could give it a sub-$400 price, letting it compete with the likes of AMD's Ryzen 7 3800X and possibly even triggering a price-cut on the 3900X. The i7-10700K in APISAK's screenshot is shown running on an ECS Z490H6-A2 motherboard, marking the company's return to premium Intel chipsets. ECS lacks Z390 or Z370 based motherboards in its lineup, and caps out at B360.
Source:
TUM_APISAK (Twitter)
The Core i7-10700K features 8 cores, and HyperThreading enables 16 threads. It also features 16 MB of shared L3 cache. In essence, this chip has the same muscle as the company's current mainstream desktop flagship, the i9-9900K, but demoted to the Core i7 brand extension. This could give it a sub-$400 price, letting it compete with the likes of AMD's Ryzen 7 3800X and possibly even triggering a price-cut on the 3900X. The i7-10700K in APISAK's screenshot is shown running on an ECS Z490H6-A2 motherboard, marking the company's return to premium Intel chipsets. ECS lacks Z390 or Z370 based motherboards in its lineup, and caps out at B360.
273 Comments on Intel Core i7-10700K Features 5.30 GHz Turbo Boost
AMD is being very modest and careful with what information they reveal on ZEN3 and what they allow to be leaked to gage peoples reaction.
I also noticed Dr. Lisa Su being somewhat cryptic when speaking about ZEN3. Something huge is coming and they are being quite silent about it.
300W+ TDP at 5,3 Ghz.
Several motherboard vendors have already said they are having issues, because of the 300W+ TDP.
Especially when you can buy the 65-watt Ryzen 7 3700X for $310.If this is true, the 10-core i9-10900K flagship will cost $800-$900. :laugh:
AMD has usually been very vocal about incoming products - even when (or maybe: especially when) they offered a significant leap in performance.That's extremely unlikely considering motherboard makers have CPU power solutions that can provide 300W+ in Intel HEDT motherboards. They don't have to design anything new.
The only real problem could be in mITX.The fact that Intel had this power headroom helped them survived the period when competition leads in technology (which is inevitable from time to time). Intel pushed more cash into R&D and we all know what happened few years later.
Will history repeat itself this time? Maybe.
I seriously doubt AMD will make a similar mistake and once again fall to ~10% market share.
But on the other hand: CPU market has changed and AMD today is nowhere near their excellent situation from mid 2000s.It will cost as much as Intel can ask.
I'm not sure why you mock the high price of current Intel flagships. You should admire them instead.
Poor MB vendors, how they gonna sell those expensive MB's with expensive VRM for DIY market while AMD dominated this market?
Aren't they already stuck with huge X299 stock?, and now this?
AMD took a calculated and innovative risk and bet on the wrong horse. They had there AsS handed to them by Intel.
Today it's Intel's turn to have there AsS handed to them by AMD superior CPUs. Basically Intel deserves this as there arrogance made them complacent. Intel was so desperate after ZEN launched that they hired Jim Keller in 2018. He's one of the best CPU architects of our time. It took AMD almost 6 years to design and release ZEN. It's probably going to take Intel about the same time.
In the meantime, here hoping AMD strips Intel's market share to pieces as AMD deserves it more.
It would take a lot more than this to impress me :kookoo:
videocardz.com/newz/intels-10-core-comet-lake-s-cpus-could-draw-up-to-300w
But ofc you know better than everyone else, because you really like Intel.
That's 20% more power, i.e. 30 out of 49 additional pins would have to be responsible for power delivery (VCC type) to prevent higher current.X299 was never made in high volumes, so there's certainly no huge stock.They are sold for as much as AMD and middlemen can. That's how business work.
Yes, Intel sells their 8 cores for $400-500, while AMD's competing products are #300-350 (and $750 for 16 cores). This is certainly not a reason to mock Intel.
Would I want PC components to be cheaper? Of course. Just like any other product: food, shoes, cars.
Would I want PC component makers to be as profitable as AMD is right now? Definitely not.So I said that the only thing motherboard makers have to do is use the power delivery setups they already designed for HEDT (dual 8-pin, more robust VRM).
And I asked for some sources to the "several motherboard manufacturers have claimed that they are having issues" theory.
The article you've provided is titled: "Motherboard makers are ready, but Intel is not". :)
Intel is not pushing frequency now because it was meant to be. They just can't fab any new design that big/cost effective enough yet so they squeeze what they can from 14nm.
And using dual 8-pin, more robust VRM, etc = increase cost.
Let's not be greedy.
Let's not forget that the consumers have no choice, because the market is actually duopoly.