Intel Stresses on "40% More Performance" for 8th Generation Core Family

[Fizban]

I'm considering upgrading after Intel bring Finallake to market

Gonna milk your processor till 2042?

 

[trparky]

I wonder what the single thread IPC performance increase will be like. Probably something on the order of 10 to 12% improvement.

However, for someone who's still got an Ivy Bridge 3570k chip which by the time this new chip is released it will set my CPU back (I think) six generations, the 10 to 12% improvements provided by generation after generation since my CPU was released might actually add up to something that's worthwhile to get.

 

[rtwjunkie]

However, for someone who's still got an Ivy Bridge 3570k chip which by the time this new chip is released it will set my CPU back (I think) six generations, the 10 to 12% improvements provided by generation after generation since my CPU was released might actually add up to something that's worthwhile to get.

It depends. Does it still do everything you want of it? If so, then no reason to spend money yet.

The increase every generation fulfills a "perceived" need. OMG, it will do x at z speed!! It's the same with GPU's. Just because a new one does 173 fps doesn't mean you actually need it if your current model is overkill already.

 

[EarthDog]

CL would make that 4 I believe TR... You are on IB, then there was Haswell, Skylake, and Kaby Lake..

 

[mouacyk]

Here are some charts I compiled from SiSoft database to show IPC increases between 2nd, 4th, 6th, and the new 8th generations:
(Note: 8th-2nd means delta between 8th gen and 2nd gen)

 

[lemonadesoda]

My Xeon E5472 (look it up in the dinosaur database) is still doing me fine. I used to run DUAL E5472's, but in everyday tasks, incl. video editing, all I was doing was creating more heat and more fanspeed and higher electricity bills. Without a doubt if I was reencoding a video or running a multithread benchmark there was a huge difference running single and dual socket. But for 99% of what I do: office, internet, email, gaming, it made little to no difference. So I pulled a processor.

The biggest problems I have on a day to day basis are: Windows 10, internet speeds, cooling fans in hot summers >30C. And not CPU choking at 100%.

Yes, I'm ready to upgrade this year. My objective is much lower power consumption (CPU, RAM, mobo) to run silent even when under high CPU utilisation. So, how about a performance per watt? That's MY metric.

 

[Vario]

@btarunr Let's assume that 40% improvement is accurate and not just marketing hype. How much faster would you hazard that the 8700K is than my old, trusty 2700K? I'm talking stock speeds here.

I'm asking, because it looks like this generation will finally be worth spending all that upgrade money for improved gaming performance. Note that I'm shooting for 120/144fps and more in the latest games and this old CPU can't always manage it now. Overclocking will help though, of course.

@W1zzard Assuming you review the 8700K, any chance of comparing it to a few older generations, especially Sandy Bridge?

It is a good question and you should consider overall platform speed too. I am thinking that you will also get access to the newer NVME SSD technology (or whatever standard will be) which will help greatly too. DDR4 should clock higher and at lower voltages too. If I get back into gaming again, I haven't even been into it at all for a year now, but if I do I am probably going to go for the 8700K. I wouldn't mind having an NVME boot drive. Part of it is I am still playing the same 2013 crap I was playing when I built my current rig and none of the new games really get me fired up. 1155 was really a game changer and we need to have another paradigm shifting release to get me excited.

 

[mouacyk]

Based on new leak on SiSoft with better scores at all-core turbo speed of 4.3GHz: