By when do you guys think Asus will have the new Intel Core i9 on their laptops?

[Amol S.]

Currently I only see Asus laptops having Intel Core i7 at max, but no Core i9s. When do you folks think Asus will be placing the processor on their laptops?

 

[Bouowmx]

If you mean the i7-7820HK successor, named i9-8950HK, some time in 2018 H1: https://newsroom.intel.com/newsroom...017/09/8th-gen-intel-core-overview.pdf#page=2

 

[Amol S.]

If you mean the i7-7820HK successor, named i9-8950HK, some time in 2018 H1: https://newsroom.intel.com/newsroom...017/09/8th-gen-intel-core-overview.pdf#page=2

Thank you. Also, if i9 is going to replace the i7, won't Intel pull the plug on the major production of their i3 CPU models? Intel stopped mass producing the original "Intel Core 2" processors, and are now only producing them in small amounts.

I do not see a need for the continuation of the Intel i3, since any further enhancement to the i3 would eventually have CPU speeds that would start to overlap with the first few generations of the low end i5 series. Intel would rather sell those instead wasting their investment of research on the enhancement of the i3 processors.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Huh? Do you know what an i3 really is? It's just a relative marketing label, and gets applied to EACH new generation of Intel CPUs.

Celeron, Pentium, i3, i5, i7, i9, they are all fabricated from like 2 or maybe 3 silicon dies, which are then feature-crippled to meet market demand for those various CPUs, and binned for relative performance.

 

[Amol S.]

Huh? Do you know what an i3 really is? It's just a relative marketing label, and gets applied to EACH new generation of Intel CPUs.

Celeron, Pentium, i3, i5, i7, i9, they are all fabricated from like 2 or maybe 3 silicon dies, which are then feature-crippled to meet market demand for those various CPUs, and binned for relative performance.

I honestly actually didn't know that.

 

[daveybrat]

Intel i9 processors are designed exclusively for the HEDT platform. We likely won't see them in laptops for a long time.

 

[Amol S.]

Intel i9 processors are designed exclusively for the HEDT platform. We likely won't see them in laptops for a long time.

And I am probably going to take a wild guess that when laptops do come out with the i9 on them, they are probably going to be very expensive at first.

How expensive were Asus laptops when they first came equipped with the i7?

 

[Ratman6161]

And I am probably going to take a wild guess that when laptops do come out with the i9 on them, they are probably going to be very expensive at first.

How expensive were Asus laptops when they first came equipped with the i7?

The mobile world is completely different. For fun, try comparing specs on a mobile i5 vs mobile i7. You have to look pretty hard to tell the difference. If a CPU did show up with an i9 label on it it likewise wouldn't be anything like its desktop stable mate

 

[Yeroon]

Intel i9 processors are designed exclusively for the HEDT platform. We likely won't see them in laptops for a long time.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/1207...on-processor-lists-leaked-coffee-lake-refresh

i9 mobile announced for next year. Basically a 6c mainstream i7 but speculated as overclockable. Depends where you draw the line for HEDT, at the socket or actual jump in perf (since 7600k is apparently a HEDT nowadays....)

 

[Dufus]

Well the last extreme (X) mobile was the Haswell i7-4930MX / 4940MK AFAIK and those chips commanded a listed price of $1000+ but who know's how much the manufacturer's paid after any concessions they may have had. From the results I've seen the 4930MX / 4940MX didn't seem to perform that much faster than the entry level quad core i7-4700MQ at $378. Also note that after Haswell mobile laptop CPU's are BGA, ie soldered in. Not going to be a simple CPU swap if it's killed.

Skylake came out with the first mobile k series i7-6820HK which was listed at the same price as the entry level quad core i7-6700MQ even though it was unlocked, higher base clock and more cache.

So since CFL is said to be i9-8950HK that wouldn't usually be an extreme processor but something like an i7-8700k if it has 6 cores.

But as always watch out for marketing and don't make assumptions.

My guess would be Sager / Clevo and possibly MSI first with these CPU's before you'll see anything from Asus. Sager / Clevo may even possibly provide CFL DT socketed laptops before then.

EDIT: Looks like I'm late to the party with that comment...
https://www.sagernotebook.com/Intel-Core-i7-8700K/

 

[aigomorla]

never... laptop cpu's are not intended to have a TDP of excess 45W.... and the start of the i9 has a 140W TDP...
That will take insane die shrink ages to drop that TDP.

 

[Dufus]

never...

Anandtech have already quoted an i9-8950HK mobile CPU for laptops. Shouldn't confuse a mobile i9 with DT i9.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/1207...on-processor-lists-leaked-coffee-lake-refresh

laptop cpu's are not intended to have a TDP of excess 45W

I already linked some laptops in the previous post above yours with laptops using 8700k CPU's. Here's another one
http://www.eurocom.com/ec/specs(429)EUROCOM_SkyX9C
Note the option for 780W adapter for those who like to overclock.

Perhaps Anandtech might have a better idea of these laptops if they were to ask for a loaner for review?

 

[scannall]

never... laptop cpu's are not intended to have a TDP of excess 45W.... and the start of the i9 has a 140W TDP...
That will take insane die shrink ages to drop that TDP.

If they play their naming game, sure. Kinda like dual core i7's.

 

[Dufus]

Well even dual core mobile i7 can pull more than 100W but that's another story.

 

[aigomorla]

i am assuming he means a real i9 and not a mobile i9 which does not have all 10 cores+ :T

If they play their naming game, sure. Kinda like dual core i7's.

sigh... exactly.. i have no idea why intel is doing this .. i guess its to mislead the consumer on their laptops.