Originally Posted by
CrazyElf
The question is whether or not the final 8 core variant will have another clockspeed boost past the 3.3 GHz all core and 3.6 GHz.
I would not be surprised though if the 8 core variant does not get any faster to be honest. A little perspective - the 5960X has a 3.0 GHz base clock and a 3.5 GHz max core frequency before overclock. The overclocks ran from 4.4 to 4.6 GHz, with a few golden chips getting 4.7 GHz or a bit more. It would be very interesting to see what Zen gets in terms of both IPC and overclocked clockspeeds. I just hope that Intel has a fight on its hands. Remember a fiercely contested market is good for us enthusiasts. We want Intel and Nvidia to feel the heat, not gain a monopoly. Monopoly means higher prices for us and less innovation.
Skylake isn't that much faster (10% or so and often less), so it's not as big a barrier as people think. It would also make AMD a compelling option again on the server scene.
Actually - one other thing, if AMD really can do clock for clock with Haswell and Broadwell in a 95W TDP at 3.0 GHz with an 8 core CPU, that would be a phenomenal leap. Remember the 5960X has a TDP of 140W at 3 GHz. I'm skeptical for that reason - I think it'd be on the other of 140W like the 5960X, but I would be happy to be proven wrong. Jim Keller after all, has done some amazing things before, and this would not be the first.
Anyways, good find. +REP.