Intel Rushes in a Six-core Mainstream Desktop Processor by September

[btarunr]

With AMD Ryzen 5 six-core and Ryzen 7 eight-core chips having blunt the edge of the $329 Core i7-7700K, the upper-end of Intel's mainstream desktop processor line-up has lost competitiveness to Intel's bean-counters. The company is readying a new mainstream-desktop platform, which in all likelihood, heralds a new socket, and the new Z370 Express chipset.

Intel plans to launch this platform by August-September (before Q4 sets in), and it has one big difference - a new six-core part, based on the 8th generation Core "Coffee Lake" silicon. Built on a refined 14 nm process, the 6-core "Coffee Lake" chip could feature its TDP rating around the 95W mark for the "K" (multiplier unlocked) part. Quad-core parts could also be carved out of this silicon, with their TDP rated at 65W for the non-K (multiplier-locked) parts. AMD Ryzen 7 1700 eight-core chip with unlocked multipler is rated at 65W. Intel will follow up on its first-wave of "Coffee Lake" chips with additional quad-core and dual-core parts in Q1-2018, besides other 300-series chipsets (likely the H370 and B350).



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[eidairaman1]

Sandbaggers...

 

[ensabrenoir]

.....I'm just waiting to see who gets fired for this kerfuffle. Intel needs a new Sandy bridge level of jump in performance....Until then it's just ....Meh.

 

[Supercrit]

Just how many chips meant for Xeon repackaged into mainstream cpu?

 

[Melvis]

Z370, H370 and B350, really?

 

[ZeroFM]

5820K/6800K ? Just rename and cut pcie lanes ...

 

[gmn17]

Does it run on coffee like humans?

 

[Ruru]

Does it run on coffee like humans?

I'd rather have Beer Lake then.

 

[sutyi]

Z370, H370 and B350, really?

Just Intel being Intel...

LGA1151V2, cause you know... why not? Might as well done a LGA1152 at this point, as nobody will pick up a 300 series board with a 6000 or 7000 series processor IF they are backwards compatible at all.

 

[gmn17]

I'd rather have Beer Lake then.

I hear you
New socket, open up your pocket

 

[GoldenX]

Rejoice Intel fanboys, for AMD has brought change and competition after so many years in the dark.

Next step is Intel finally giving good heatsinks.

 

[Chaitanya]

Intel is desperate, while hedt lineup is screwed up and now trying to scramble on mainstream as well.

 

[mcborge]

Looks like intel got caught on the hop.

 

[Captain_Tom]

It's funny I just read a rumor that said a leak said the opposite - Coffee Lake is delayed and HEDT will be THE platform from Intel for 2017.

 

[bistrocrat]

intel just dumping irellevant products they had ready in the drawer - thx for AMD these products will get dumped in market in next 6 months after RyZen - not in next 3 years -as intel was planning.

 

[meirb111]

don't expect it to be priced like an i5 ,its just going to be priced above i5.

 

[Captain_Tom]

don't expect it to be priced like an i5 ,its just going to be priced above i5.

What's really funny is that it actually costs Intel MORE per 4 cores to produce a CPU. AMD's die size is smaller and on a cheaper process with better yield rates.

There's only so much lower Intel can lower prices before they just have to give up marketshare.

 

[Frick]

Rejoice Intel fanboys, for AMD has brought change and competition after so many years in the dark.

Next step is Intel finally giving good heatsinks.

Every Intel coolee I've used for the past seven years have been adequate and pretty silent.

 

[Captain_Tom]

Every Intel coolee I've used for the past seven years have been adequate and pretty silent.

Haha ok buddy.


Look I can't say I would complain about them, but let's not pretend they were silent. I just built a Ryzen system with a 1600 and it's bundled cooler was truly nicer than a $30 air cooler.

 

[ratirt]

Oh my. New socket again. Intel is a socket designer not CPU designer. We know how many CPU's Intel released and yet I think they are doing way better in the chipset department. Pulling those sockets out of sleeves like magician rabbits form the hat.

 

[OB-Araim]

Mmmmm so that's what Ryzen done to them.. now Intel look so stupid

 

[ratirt]

Mmmmm so that's what Ryzen done to them.. now Intel look so stupid

Well they have the brand. Maybe they are hoping that people would still go Intel cause of that.

 

[Octopuss]

New socket AGAIN? WTF is this? Seriously. Give us a break.

 

[ratirt]

New socket AGAIN? WTF is this? Seriously. Give us a break.

yeah it is. It's time to kiss Intel good bye and go for something else like Ryzen. or wait for the ryzen+ or 2 whatever it will be.

 

[Kal-EL]

How many less pcie lanes on coffelake?