Priced at $1,999, the 7980XE is clearly not a chip you'd see in an average desktop. Instead, it's more of a statement from Intel. It beats out AMD's 16-core Threadripper CPU, which was slated to be that company's most powerful consumer processor for 2017.
If 18 cores is a bit too rich for you, Intel also has other Core i9 Extreme Edition chips in 10, 12, 14 and 16-core variants. Perhaps the best news for hardware geeks: the 10 core i9-7900X will retail for $999, a significant discount from last year's version.
As you can imagine, stuffing more cores into a processor leads to some significant heat issues. For that reason, Intel developed its own liquid cooling solution, which will work across these new chips, as well as some previous generations. All of the new Core i9 processors, along with the 6 and 8-core i7 chips, feature scorching hot 140W thermal design points (TDPs)
So we should be happy that the 10 core version is only $1000 now apparently??? Just kind of shows how ridiculous the pricing is on Intel's side is.
Don't get your hopes up too much. The 16c/32t is probably going for at least 1K, and likely 1.5K imo. AMD needs cashflow, not a fan base. And they know that they can ask that much. Threadripper is likely going to be priced similarly/higher than current Intel HEDT. Look at Ryzen - the "mainstream" platform. It has a $500 CPU.
Don't get your hopes up too much. The 16c/32t is probably going for at least 1K, and likely 1.5K imo. AMD needs cashflow, not a fan base. And they know that they can ask that much. Threadripper is likely going to be priced similarly/higher than current Intel HEDT. Look at Ryzen - the "mainstream" platform. It has a $500 CPU.
The top end on Ryzen is a high price, but they deliver serious bang for the buck below that. I don't think the pricing on the 16 core is all that important, the 10 core on the other hand...
Don't get your hopes up too much. The 16c/32t is probably going for at least 1K, and likely 1.5K imo. AMD needs cashflow, not a fan base. And they know that they can ask that much. Threadripper is likely going to be priced similarly/higher than current Intel HEDT. Look at Ryzen - the "mainstream" platform. It has a $500 CPU.
Of course it's going to be at least 1K. Anyone thinking it'll be less than that isn't thinking straight.
$1500.....yeaaahh I don't think so.
It'll most likely be $1299 for the 16/32T which is a great price. They're not going to price their top of the line chip to Intels 16 core for just $200 less if we're going by Ryzens standard, and considering the IPC increases Skylake brings....not happening.
Don't get your hopes up too much. The 16c/32t is probably going for at least 1K, and likely 1.5K imo. AMD needs cashflow, not a fan base. And they know that they can ask that much. Threadripper is likely going to be priced similarly/higher than current Intel HEDT. Look at Ryzen - the "mainstream" platform. It has a $500 CPU.
The top end on Ryzen is a high price, but they deliver serious bang for the buck below that. I don't think the pricing on the 16 core is all that important, the 10 core on the other hand...
Depends on internal CCX/core layout. If it's 3+3+4, you might actually be better off with a 4+4 because most software doesn't really play well with Ryzens CCX architecture when it starts moving threads to different CCX units. And that's without bearing in mind OC-potential, which on Ryzen isn't that great.
Nothing like delidding a 1k-2k cpu for enthusiast like money is no importance if you broke it. Guess they don't want you to overclock their hedt even with unlocked multi and high price, why not just buy a xeon then if you need lots of threads?
Might not be difficult but your warranty is still toast. While it's probably irrelevant for someone spending 2k on a processor, it might matter more for the more budget conscious user buying the $600 8 core.
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