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Are Intel getting Worried? - 9900KS

JDG1980 said:
No doubt about it, this is definitely a desperation SKU. Even if they can't beat the 12C and 16C offerings, Intel at least wants to prevent a mid-range 8C Ryzen 3000 CPU from decimating their top mainstream desktop chip.
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The effort is futile, it will do just that price-performance ratio and especially power efficiency comparison.
 
The 9900K sold for over $500 until recently when it "dropped" to $495.

This KS version is going to include a hefty premium over that sku. My guess would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $550 - $600. 😵
 
NTMBK said:
Good on them for trying something. This is the sort of awesome envelope pushing chip that Intel has been sorely missing for years. I'm glad they're not complacent any more.
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This is definitely a reaction but it steals a page from the AMD book by running the chips on the ragged edge from the factory. Still, I won't be surprised if these highly binned chips can offer an extra 200MHz - 300MHz overclocking headroom. My only concern here is power and thermals. Should be crazy, guaranteed.
 
UsandThem said:
The 9900K sold for over $500 until recently when it "dropped" to $495.

This KS version is going to include a hefty premium over that sku. My guess would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $550 - $600. 😵
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They'll be priced relative to Ryzen 3rd gen.
 
the thing is, this will likely the fastest gaming cpu even when ryzen 3000 launches, overpriced and hot AF but still the fastest :|
 
davidbepo said:
the thing is, this will likely the fastest gaming cpu even when ryzen 3000 launches, overpriced and hot AF but still the fastest :|
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I wouldn't put money on it......I mean I don't really know, but it WILL be hot and expensive and hard to cool. That I DO know.
 
Their response should have been equivalent design with Sonny Cove cores at 10nm. Unfortunatelly they got stuck YEARS back with pushing crazy stuff on their next gen nodes. Now they will have to play catchup for a year or two (if they are lucky). Luckily for intel they have tons of money they can bleed before sh*t becomes real/serious.
 
NTMBK said:
Good on them for trying something. This is the sort of awesome envelope pushing chip that Intel has been sorely missing for years. I'm glad they're not complacent any more.
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Damned right. They're gone straight on to desperate.
 
Markfw said:
I wouldn't put money on it......I mean I don't really know, but it WILL be hot and expensive and hard to cool. That I DO know.
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its gonna be close but given ryzen 3000 higher latency and lower clocks the general IPC isnt gonna suffice, or thats my bet anyway
 
Panino Manino said:
It'll be annoying to see this CPU topping game benchmark when just a few thousand gamers in the world will have one.
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You think it will win ? In a few hours we might see some results that would change that.

Don't put your money on anything right now....
 
Photo of the VRM's on the motherboards after an experience with this cpu.

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Markfw said:
You think it will win ? In a few hours we might see some results that would change that.

Don't put your money on anything right now....
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I don't think AMD will be able to top this new chip in games. Maybe match it at best. But I do think the equivalent AMD chip will be close enough to be practically indistinguishable in most games and will do so at 70% the cost and probably less % TDP. Just a guess though, could be totally wrong.
 
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