RichUK
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intel wont lower their prices too much because it hurts their margin badly. e.g, if 10 cpus are sold every year for example and intel has 90% market share and make $2 off each cpu, then 9 cpus x $2 = $18, they make $18 annually.They don't have a choice really, unless you're also skeptic about clocks improving on Zen in the next 6-9 months?
Intel has every reason in the world to price 6c/12t in the old 4c/8t slot.
No.Do you now see why I am skeptical?
This is intel after all so I expect the idiotic:
you would think they might simply add a "i8" or even a "i9" but I think that makes a bit too much sense.
for what reason though? If you are an AMD fan, and AMD makes a 6c12t CPU now for $230, what are you assuming intel would offer that's so much more appealing with a theoretical 6c6t i5?I don't expect it, but if Intel would release 6c/6t i5 I would buy this over AMD ( and I am AMD fan )
for what reason though? If you are an AMD fan, and AMD makes a 6c12t CPU now for $230, what are you assuming intel would offer that's so much more appealing with a theoretical 6c6t i5?
Intel will add a 6-core processor to the mainstream lineup and it will cost as much as a Intel Core i7-6800K.
Other than that, the product lineup will be kept the same.
I think it could be a little cheaper. It won't support 4 channel ram, or 28 PCI-E lanes.Intel will add a 6-core processor to the mainstream lineup and it will cost as much as a Intel Core i7-6800K.
Other than that, the product lineup will be kept the same.
I think it could be a little cheaper. It won't support 4 channel ram, or 28 PCI-E lanes.
But it's a feature that you can charge more for.The cost of quad-channel RAM and 28 PCI-E express lanes is reflected in the cost of the motherboard more so than cost of the processor.
But it's a feature that you can charge more for.
Then again, if they give it an igp, that would add to the cost.
It just seems unlikely that the suggested price would be the same as the 6800K. I think it's got to be lower. Somewhere between a 7700K and a 6800K, I would think.
They can afford to kill i3 sales and pass them on to OEMs. It is their 200$-400$ segment that is going to be make or break for them.People had been saying the same about how Intel never were gona add HT to pentiums because they will be killing I3 sales, and here we are. Like it or not Intel arent idiots and they know they need to step up their game now more than ever.
Worse case escenario has to be i5 as 4C/8T and Celeron/Pentium as rebranded KBs. But nothing less. But thats no enoght and i think they know that.
After AMD released the Ryzen 7 1800X at less than half the price of the Core i7-6900K, Intel didn't even flinch.
After AMD released the Ryzen 7 1800X at less than half the price of the Core i7-6900K, Intel didn't even flinch.
It's pretty clear that Intel has no intention of lowering the prices of its processors.
Lowering prices is something they can do any time if needed. It's something that can be done at the last moment.After AMD released the Ryzen 7 1800X at less than half the price of the Core i7-6900K, Intel didn't even flinch.
It's pretty clear that Intel has no intention of lowering the prices of its processors.