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Haswell-e prices leaking

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Is Skylake going to bring hex-core to the mainstream?

Nothing points to that.

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Rumours are saying the 29th and I believe it. Some online shops that have preorders for DDR4 have the available date as the 29th. Makes sense as consumer DDR4 is useless without X99 right now. 10 days! 😎

Remember all those scares of DDR4 costing 2-3x more than DDR3?

Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 = $230
ADATA XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 = $153

$77 premium and dropping. And that DDR3-2400 is rated at 1.65V which is not optimal for Haswell anyway vs. 1.2V for the new DDR4. In 1 year's time, DDR4 should ramp up clocks and density and prices will drop to make DDR3 irrelevant for modern builds moving forward. The countdown for DDR3 obsolescence begins. 😀
 
Cores + GTx

So 4+2 means four cores, GT2 graphics.

e--> edram

(That said intel's naming is too complex and they have too many SKUs. AMD is much nicer).

Thanks, I thought that was what it was. Interesting that there won't be an i3 LGA Broadwell, apparently, at least not in 2014.
 
Wonder why there are no leaked overclocking figures. Could be a bad sign for overclocking? Considering the hype about DC and still cant hit 5ghz, not looking for too much from Haswell-E either. Seems like a very limited market for the 8 core at only 3ghz and $1000.00 if it doesnt overclock to at least 4+ ghz.

Over at the Overclock site their is a user with an ES 5960X that on a beta bios and mobo got 4.3GHz and 4.5GHz out of it, so lots of potential by the sounds of it.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1506847/intel-5960x-haswell-e-8-core-quick-observations
 
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Is Skylake going to bring hex-core to the mainstream?

Maybe on Skylake-E we will see another price drop on the entry level hexcore? Though with this said I have to wonder what the smallest die will be for 14nm?

On 32nm SB-E, Intel made a specific quad core die.

Then for IV-E, Intel's smallest die was hexcore.

Haswell-E, also on 22nm has octo-core as the smallest die.

Broadwell-E (14nm) ???

Will 14mn Skylake-E have its smallest die based on octo-core or something larger?
 
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Maybe on Skylake-E we will see another price drop on the entry level hexcore? Though with this said I have to wonder what the smallest die will be for 14nm?

On 32nm SB-E, Intel made a specific quad core die.

Then for IV-E, Intel's smallest die was hexcore.

Haswell-E, also on 22nm has octo-core as the smallest die.

Broadwell-E (14nm) ???

Will 14mn Skylake-E have its smallest die based on octo-core or something larger?

Probably Octacore. Otherwise you would have to cut too much out for 6 and 8 core versions.
 
Probably Octacore. Otherwise you would have to cut too much out for 6 and 8 core versions.

I would hope for 8 core die as well, but I just wonder if the multi-socket server market wants more than 8 cores as a minimum for 14nm?

(With that mentioned, I know nothing about the multi-socket server market)
 
Being able to boot at 4.3GHz to 4.5GHz with 1.3V doesn't mean much to me. There needs some actual system stress tests performed before I get my hopes up.

I won't be buying this chip but i'm also very curious to see the results and totally agreed with better testing adam.

Do you have any idea of what cooling solution you maybe be looking at to tame this 8 core beast?
 
Not likely, unless you OC

What kind of power consumption are we looking at?

Let's say the 8 core Haswell at gets between 4.0-4.5 GHz. Say 1.3V core? How much power is it going to use on Linpak? Essentially double the 4790K at any given clock?
 
Reading that thread at OCN with the 5960X at 4.5ghz and 1.3V he saw 90C under load using a AIO water cooling system.

I'd guess at least 250W with 1.3V, maybe more, and you need to use custom water cooling for reasonable temperatures. I'm good with it, just glad to know there is a real possibility high clock rates are feasible with ample cooling.
 
I won't be buying this chip but i'm also very curious to see the results and totally agreed with better testing adam.

Do you have any idea of what cooling solution you maybe be looking at to tame this 8 core beast?

I'm not big into water cooling. I was going to get a 360mm AIO, but none exist. I'm just going to use my existing H110 and sandwich the radiator with four SP140 fans.
 
Is phase change out of the picture? At this level, and with the desire to push 8 cores beyond 4.5GHz, it would seem to be a sensible candidate for cooling.
 
Is phase change out of the picture? At this level, and with the desire to push 8 cores beyond 4.5GHz, it would seem to be a sensible candidate for cooling.

It's too much hassle and possible risk for 24/7 use imo. I have 1200mm2 of radiator and I think this will be more than enough to keep temperatures within a sane threshold. I think phase change is still for the ultra extreme as a cooling option.
 
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