A new report has surfaced which reveals the pricing of the world's first Deca-Core, HEDT processor. The Intel Core i7-6950X processor, which will be the flagship processor of the Broadwell-E lineup, is rumored to carry a hefty price tag of around $1500 US.
Based on Intel's 14nm process, the Broadwell-E family will succeed the 22nm Haswell based chips in the high-end desktop (HEDT) market. The new Broadwell-E lineup utilizes the same X99 "Wellsburg" platform and features up to 40 PCI-e lanes. Further, it has an integrated memory controller which will allow enthusiasts to configure the base clock to 2133 Mhz or 2400 Mhz, as opposed to usual dynamically overclocking it.
Additionally, all four SKUs in the lineup feature 140W TDP, unlocked base-clock multipliers, and will be compatible with existing socket LGA 2011-3 motherboards. DDR4 memory up to 2400 Mhz will be supported, with the IMC configurable down to 2133 Mhz.
Its truly the professional users and not the enthusiast gamer that will buy the CPU this time.
$1500: Thats like the price for a decent desktop isnt it?
Wonder about the price for the 8-cores/6-cores below this though.
Price seems about right, look at the 8c variant $999. I'd get a 6950X if it would benefit me over my 5960X, which sadly it won't. But if it had more than 40 lanes i'd be all over it......but that was wishful thinking lol
Pricy, glad it's available to those who are willing to pay for it. Honestly I like expensive new stuff because it will become mainstream in the future once games actually take advantage of it.
Has overclocking gotten better these past few years, or are Intel's chips running hotter and hotter with their crappy pastes and or higher heat densities due to smaller transistors?
I was seriously drooling over the 600-650$ price of the 8 core broadwell-E, but if this rumor is true i guess there is no point in pricing the 8 core cpu so low. Hell, there is no point in pricing the 10 cores so high either, since you can already buy a 12 core xeon for less. But i guess intel does want to milk the market. If confirmed, i am surely going to wait for zen and go full amd build(if price is right).
Has overclocking gotten better these past few years, or are Intel's chips running hotter and hotter with their crappy pastes and or higher heat densities due to smaller transistors?
Overclocking: Skylake overclock much better than previous architectures
Crappy paste: X99 CPUs have soldered chips - The best you can get
Heat: Skylake runs cooler than Haswell/Broadwell
Not sure how Broadwell-E will be in overclocking and heat though. Its no Skylake so it reminds to be seen
The thought has crossed me.. Just like with Nvidia thought no one would buy Titan's and then they see people still buy in high volume so of course they charge the premium on and on. But let's hope both Intel and Nvidia can be reasonable and stop this insane price gouging.
Overclocking: Skylake overclock much better than previous architectures
Crappy paste: X99 CPUs have soldered chips - The best you can get
Heat: Skylake runs cooler than Haswell/Broadwell
Not sure how Broadwell-E will be in overclocking and heat though. Its no Skylake so it reminds to be seen
It isn't the paste that's crappy, it's the gap between the IHS and die.
Idk about Skylake OCing better. SL sells 4790Ks at 4.7, 4.8, and 4.9 while 6700K sells at 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8. Although if memory serves me correctly, the average Skylake will OC better than a Devil's Canyon.
The thought has crossed me.. Just like with Nvidia thought no one would buy Titan's and then they see people still buy in high volume so of course they charge the premium on and on. But let's hope both Intel and Nvidia can be reasonable and stop this insane price gouging.
Intel will keep adding more cores to extreme chips, as once upon a time they had advantages with unlocked multi's. Those days are gone since most chips have that luxury now and extreme chips have no purpose anymore or exclusivity. They have come up with a new way to make extreme editions desirable and prestige. Adding a further 2 cores over more mainstream chips is a clever move. And it started with the 5960X
Remember they asked customers on twitter sometime back regarding how much we'd be willing to pay for a certain type of chip? Plus they definately must have taken notice of how enthusiasts are swallowing $1000+ graphics cards prices and buying them in the lorry load for exclusive products aka Titan X etc. And thought, if we build it......they'll buy it regardless.
Not sure why, they've kept their X products around $1000 for years and have still kept the price the same when increasing core count. Hopefully they don't get greedy, although I imagine anyone that was willing to spend $1000 on it would still pay $1500 for it. It's for enthusiasts, we just don't look at prices as much anymore.
No surprise. They've seen that people are willing to pay more for hardware and they'll keep charging more. I mean, if you have a customer base that will pay thousands for hardware, why not make hardware that cots thousands.
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