Intel's Core i3-7350K to Reportedly be Absent From Initial Kaby Lake Launch

[Raevenlord]

Intel's Core i3-7350K, the little dual-core that could, is going to be absent from the company's launch line-up, multiple sources have reported. Considering Intel's other expected, already pretty well-known parts and respective pricing which will be making up its Kaby Lake market launch, the absence of Intel's only "innovative" product (if you can really call an unlocked multiplier an innovation) surely presents itself as sad news for the extreme value-conscious consumer - at least if non-K overclocking of Intel's processors is, this time around, properly shut-down by the company as intended.

Expected to be priced at $175, the Core i3-7350K is expected to carry a base clock of 4 GHz, with 5 GHz on air being the expected OC potential of the chips. Apparently, Intel is delaying the launch of this part (as well as its entry-level Celeron and Pentium families of processors) by several weeks. This could be a way for Intel to prevent early cannibalization of its i5 7400 processors by a small chip that could, in the right scenario, provide much higher performance due to its 1 GHz extra base core clock speed (also being the only Core i3 desktop SKU to feature Turbo Boost, with a frequency of up to 4.2 GHz).



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[alucasa]

Has this been reported to the police?

Kidnapping is a crime.

 

[64K]

Well if the chip can be neutered with HT turned off and clocked to 7.000000001700004 GHz on air then it should make @EarthDog happy as a shit-house rat on the 4th of July in a cheese-cake factory.

 

[EarthDog]

Ugh, don't get these clownshoes here going on overclocking...lol

 

[Franzen4Real]

Ugh, don't get these clownshoes here going on overclocking...lol

lol!! (I was entertained with that thread! lol)


" expected to carry a base clock of 4 GHz, with 5 GHz on air being the expected OC potential of the chips."

@Dj-ElectriC will not be pleased... Next time, you must remember-- pretty please with a cherry on top

 

[TheGuruStud]

Maybe Intel read the comments about this stupid chip and pulled it.

 

[EarthDog]

LOLOLOL, they probably laughed at most of the ignorance based ones... which here, are many.

 

[FYFI13]

Maybe Intel read the comments about this stupid chip and pulled it.

This chip (overclockable i3) isn't stupid in any way and it could have it's own niche if not this stupid pricing. Granted, they don't want to kill their low end i5 series but man, those who buy low end (and non-k models, obviously) i5 CPUs - they most likely not into overclocking anyways. Most of them.

175USD means at least 200eu here in Europe, at least. If so:

200+ for CPU (i3 7350K) + ~120eu for the motherboard = 320eu
vs
210 for CPU (i5 6400) + cheapest motherboard, since you don't need specific chipset for overclocking = 280eu

Second option gives you 4 real cores with more CPU cache, lower price and lower power consumption.

LOLOLOL, they probably laughed at most of the ignorance based ones... which here, are many.

I'm pretty sure they checked every single comment that starts with "LOLOLOL" because in some ancient language it means "now listen to what master says".

 

[yggdrasil]

We do know the i3's and low end i5's are always delayed, Just look at last years release.

6700k August 5th 2015
6600k August 5th 2015
Earliest i3
6100 October 2015

 

[Mussels]

if those benchies are accurate (that it matches a previous gen i5, despite less cores) it could be a really good budget chip

 

[ShurikN]

if those benchies are accurate (that it matches a previous gen i5, despite less cores) it could be a really good budget chip

budget chip at $175... nice one.

 

[EarthDog]

if those benchies are accurate (that it matches a previous gen i5, despite less cores) it could be a really good budget chip

makes sense... the clockspeed differences make up for the inefficiencies of HT.

If the i3 7350K is 4.2ghz + boost, that is several hundred mhz above full core (3.6 ghz) or single core boost (3.8ghz) of the compared and locked cpu.

 

[Mussels]

budget chip at $175... nice one.

i didnt say it was a good call at launch, but it'll drop over time. plenty of people exclusively play DX9 games on modern hardware (LoL, Dota2, SCII, etc) and a super clocked dual core like these would be ideal (if the price is good)

 

[hojnikb]

How about a i3 7100K for ~125$ ??
That would actually make sense

 

[Frick]

How about a i3 7100K for ~125$ ??
That would actually make sense

That would be godly; thus it'll never happen.

I have always wanted an i3K, but not at that price.

 

[hojnikb]

That would be godly; thus it'll never happen.

I have always wanted an i3K, but not at that price.

If amd bites them right in the a** with ZEN, this will happen.

 

[crow1001]

I wonder if Intel will give us free overclocking agiain on non k chips as on skylake. My £80 6500t doing great at 4.2Ghz. That OC is so much better when not paying through the nose for it like this stupid kaby dual core i3.

 

[hojnikb]

I wonder if Intel will give us free overclocking agiain on non k chips as on skylake. My £80 6500t doing great at 4.2Ghz. That OC is so much better when not paying through the nose for it like this stupid kaby dual core i3.

I wonder if this trick still works on older mobos and kaby lake cpus

 

[Frick]

If amd bites them right in the a** with ZEN, this will happen.

Yes, but I am pretty sure that will not happen. Ryzen will be decent at best.

 

[dj-electric]

Don't expect seeing this i3 next week. Just sayin.

 

[Darksword]

$175.00 for a dual core CPU? LOL.... no.

 

[Blueberries]

Maybe Intel read the comments about this stupid chip and pulled it.

People that prioritize core-count over clock speed have no idea what they're doing. Calling an unlocked i3 a "stupid chip" is like complaining about getting an F1 engine when you wanted a V8 with half the HP.

 

[dalekdukesboy]

As I and many say on all these intel threads with stupidly overpriced hardware that is barely better than 5 years ago...hurry up Zen and be as good as possible, I think us techies have suffered non progress long enough.

 

[Ruru]

I think that 5GHz is just a fart when delidded.. I'm getting one!

 

[EarthDog]

As I and many say on all these intel threads with stupidly overpriced hardware that is barely better than 5 years ago...hurry up Zen and be as good as possible, I think us techies have suffered non progress long enough.

And in the flip side, you have 6 year old hardware with zero improvements over that time (vs 25%) but is cheaper.

Got it.