Is I7 5960X end of the Extreme CPU's?

[sttobin]

I'm wondering if Intel will be releasing a new i7 Extreme CPU or is the i7 5960x the end of the line? Haven't see any 2016 Roadmap that has another "x" processor. Anyone know?

 

[zir_blazer]

Maybe they will get refreshed with Broadwell-E, assuming they are still on track.


However, if you truly are extreme, you would screw the Ci7 5960X and use a 10+ Core Xeon E5 V3, or better, a Dual Processor setup with two.

 

[tenks]

Broadwell-E releasing this spring.

 

[MrTeal]

Unless they kill the HEDT platform altogether, I can't see why they wouldn't want to continue to provide an X processor, not that it means much anymore. The X chips used to indicate the unlocked chips, but since the k series came out the X line is essentially just the $1000 top part in the HEDT lineup.

For a desktop user/gamer, the big Xeons aren't really that attractive as a replacement for HEDT anymore. Now if you could get an 18 core E5-2699v3 up to 4.5GHz under a big water loop, that would a whole other story.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Broadwell-E in 2016, Skylake-E in 2017.

 

[RussianSensation]

I'm wondering if Intel will be releasing a new i7 Extreme CPU or is the i7 5960x the end of the line? Haven't see any 2016 Roadmap that has another "x" processor. Anyone know?

No, there will be better / faster X series processors because it creates a halo effect which is very positive for Intel and selling them for $1000 US ensures great profit margins. I would tend to think someone purchasing a 5960X is either price inelastic (i.e., you earn enough $ that $1000 CPU is a drop in the bucket for you) or you are using it for work (i.e., time = $$$) where you need more cores. Otherwise, you should really be asking yourself why buy that CPU over a 6700K or a 5820K.

Next year we will likely have a Broadwell-E revision of the X series and in 2017 likely a Skylake-E, which suggests at least 2 more $1000+ X series CPUs over the next 2 years.

 

[NTMBK]

"Extreme" is just a rebadged Xeon. If they keep making Xeons, they'll keep making Extremes.

 

[YBS1]

Maybe they will get refreshed with Broadwell-E, assuming they are still on track.


However, if you truly are extreme, you would screw the Ci7 5960X and use a 10+ Core Xeon E5 V3, or better, a Dual Processor setup with two.

Single threaded performance suffers too much compared to an overclocked i7. The 5960X is the best compromise we have between exceptional single thread and exceptional multi thread.

Pricing may not be the concern for some, the reality of the constraints within which we're working are. Besides once overclocking comes into play the 10 core wouldn't even be faster at multi threaded loads, maybe not even the 12 core.

 

[Zodiark1593]

Since the Extreme series is just binned Xeon parts, I see no reason for them to axe the i7 series.