8 core version of 8700k is coming this Fall!

[StinkyPinky]

Or they could spend the extra ten cents and solder them

 

[formulav8]

I thought I read something somewhere that Intel might be bringing back soldered X SKU's but can't recall where I read it. Possibly from an insider posting on twitter.

 

[jpiniero]

I thought I read something somewhere that Intel might be bringing back soldered X SKU's but can't recall where I read it. Possibly from an insider posting on twitter.

Might be more likely for the LGA 3647 Xeons/Cascade Lake-X since the TDPs are going into the stratosphere.

 

[moonbogg]

Or they could spend the extra ten cents and solder them

You seem confused. It almost looks like you somehow figured that the concepts of "added value" and "Intel" should be two ideas that work together in the same sentence. I'm sure you meant something totally different from what you actually said. It's fine though.

 

[Gideon]

It looks like Intel will finally start to solder chips. It's about time! Not sure if the 8-core will be soldered though:

https://www.reddit.com/r/intel/comments/8uewkl/just_in_new_intel_chips_will_be_soldered/

If Intel designed 8700K to the same limits AMD did their 2700X, it would be soldered have a TDP on 105W and a all core turbo of 4.5+ and single core 5.0+. Unfortunately, they don't

 

[jpiniero]

It looks like Intel will finally start to solder chips. It's about time! Not sure if the 8-core will be soldered though:

Pretty confident that the solder comment was about Cascade Lake-X 3647 and not mainstream.

 

[Dayman1225]

Pretty confident that the solder comment was about Cascade Lake-X 3647 and not mainstream.

TBF, the question was in reference to the 8086K and i7/i5s but earlier questions were about high core count processors, this answer can be taken either way

 

[CHADBOGA]

How many extra Mhz would Intel be getting from soldering instead of the paste they currently use?

 

[crashtech]

Safe to assume the new octacore will not work in Z370 boards?

 

[Dayman1225]

Safe to assume the new octacore will not work in Z370 boards?

No evidence to say it won't work, so no.

 

[LTC8K6]

Safe to assume the new octacore will not work in Z370 boards?

Last I heard, it works in Z370 and H310, and Z390 is basically a rebadged Z370.

Discussion at the end of the Coffee Lake thread.

 

[crashtech]

Thanks. It would be nice not to have to buy a new motherboard for once, seeing as my fairly high-end Z370 is less than a year old. I sure hope that becomes the official position.