i5 = 4C8T and 6C6T
i3 = 4C4T and 4C8T
Not really. For the vast majority of users, four cores, or even two cores with hyperthreading is more than enough. And Ryzen with no igpu is still a niche product.My fast 2 cents... i5 can't be 4 core anymore if they want to be competitive with AMD.. unless they want to i9 and lower the prices
AMD roadmap says 4 Zen cores and 704 Vega shaders: http://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/...PU-Specs-and-AMD-Pinnacle-Ridge-CPU-Specs.pngcore counts and prices the Zen apus have
Skylake-X is presumably going to have some amount of higher IPC than Coffee Lake, although we will have to see how each one clock.
i7 = 6C/12T
i5 = 4C/8T
i3 = 4C/4T
Pentium = 2C/4T, higher clocked (Kaby Lake rebrand/clock boost)
Celeron = who knows.
You do realize, that you can buy a 6core 12thread CPU right now for $249 and put it on a $99 AM4 mobo..?
How is an i7 going to compete with that..?
Core i7 having a 6C/12T flagship doesn't imply that Core i3/i5 would get more cores/threads as well.The new Core i7-8000 lineup will consist of 6C/12T CPUs and yes, doesn't take a genius to figure out core/thread count increase will affect Core i3/i5 as well.
It won't compete on price, but honestly the skylake chips and coffee lake chips will blast everything else out of the water, so they can charge more for the performance advantage. If you want performance you will simply buy Intel, and you will PAY for it I'm sure.
Core i7 having a 6C/12T flagship doesn't imply that Core i3/i5 would get more cores/threads as well.
So what if it is only 6+2 and 4+2? How does that imply that Core i7-8000 6C/12 would assume the same price tier as the present i7 7700K?Sorry to disappoint your 'single hexa-core model at 6800K price' expectation, but I bet that's not what's going to happen. Pentium G4560 already killed >$100 duallies (Core i3) in the eyes of many system builders, and Coffee Lake-S only has 4C and 6C variants.
So what if it is only 6+2 and 4+2? How does that imply that Core i7-8000 6C/12 would assume the same price tier as the present i7 7700K?
So what if it is only 6+2 and 4+2? How does that imply that Core i7-8000 6C/12 would assume the same price tier as the present i7 7700K?
The 5820K, which was a better CPU than the 6800K because it was much better at OCing, could be had for 380$. If you're optimistic then that's what you might expect as the best-case outcome at present.