Intel 8-core for $400 - When can we expect it?

[*NixUser]

8 cores, no HT, no OC capabilities at all, all other features enabled, for a maximum price of 400 USD.

When this will become a reality? Skylake?

 

[Arachnotronic]

I'm sure the 8 core "Avoton" part for micro-servers will be well under $400.

 

[ShintaiDK]

I assume you talk about desktops. Skylake might eb a candidate. And the price would be around 225$ at the time for some remote successor to i5 4670.

 

[beginner99]

Earliest would be Haswell-E at end of 2014 or early 2015.

However if the price will be $400 is unknown but IMHO it's the first CPU that could fit your description. But it will probably also have HT and overclock capabilities so an exact fit (eg i5-like mainstream cpu) will probably be much much longer...I would say after skylake. Skylake will probably be max. 6 core.

 

[*NixUser]

I assume you talk about desktops. Skylake might eb a candidate. And the price would be around 225$ at the time for some remote successor to i5 4670.

Yes, desktop. A few SKU's around $225 would be great.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Yes, desktop. A few SKU's around $225 would be great.

My prediction is "never", unfortunately. If and when we get 8 cores it will be a premium part with a price to match.

We will be lucky to see a mainstream hex core in the far future at current 4770k prices. I think the pricing of the quad intels if very reasonable, but basically if you want more than 4 cores they are going to stick it to you price wise.

 

[CHADBOGA]

8 cores, no HT, no OC capabilities at all, all other features enabled, for a maximum price of 400 USD.

When this will become a reality? Skylake?

Maybe at 10nm, almost surely at 7nm.

 

[Sweepr]

Haswell-E will probably bring a 6C/12T model for U$300 in 2014. Skylake could follow that in 2015.

 

[moonbogg]

But I be done seen about everything
When I see an elephant fly....or an Intel 8 core for $400.

 

[Golgatha]

My prediction is "never", unfortunately. If and when we get 8 cores it will be a premium part with a price to match.

We will be lucky to see a mainstream hex core in the far future at current 4770k prices. I think the pricing of the quad intels if very reasonable, but basically if you want more than 4 cores they are going to stick it to you price wise.

I'd say never because the OP mentioned "all features enabled". If you want all the features, you'll be buying a Xeon for a premium.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

When pigs fly, Ballmer gets fired from Microsoft, Linux takes over the desktop and the NSA stops listening in on my phone sex calls.

 

[Vdubchaos]

What's the point of 8 cores other than piss match with AMD?

 

[moonbogg]

What's the point of 8 cores other than piss match with AMD?

Um...not much? Wait! I got it! It would be more cool to see 16 graph thingies in task manager rather than the same old 12. No, but really, there is a lot of stuff people could use more threads for, just not gamers like me.
Encoding, rendering, compiling, encryption and more i'm sure. I think rendering would be a great one. I don't do it much anymore, but it would help there a lot since some scenes can take forever and a half.

 

[*NixUser]

I'd say never because the OP mentioned "all features enabled". If you want all the features, you'll be buying a Xeon for a premium.

Ok, ok. I'll give up ECC memory support. By "all other features" I mean the ones one yould expect on i7-i5 by default.

 

[aigomorla]

8 core for 400 dollars?

I wish people would make realistic wants.

Your only going to get a used 8 core for 400 dollars when they get phased out

 

[ShintaiDK]

What's the point of 8 cores other than piss match with AMD?

And AMD seems to go back to 4 cores. And I think even AMD got its eyes open to Amdahls law.

8 cores will only make sense if the software can support it. The carrot from Intels side is already there via HT.

If the software doesnt evolve on the desktop/mobile to use more than currently. Then Intel wont release a 6 or 8 core mainstream desktop CPU. Instead the die space will either be used for integration, more GPU or simply cost reductions.

 

[TidusZ]

My prediction is "never", unfortunately. If and when we get 8 cores it will be a premium part with a price to match.

We will be lucky to see a mainstream hex core in the far future at current 4770k prices. I think the pricing of the quad intels if very reasonable, but basically if you want more than 4 cores they are going to stick it to you price wise.

If the last two processor releases are indicative of Intel's plans going forward I expect Skylake to be dual core and the one after that to be single core with locked overclocking (but it will run on two AAA batteries). Meanwhile I'll be playing a 20vs20 game of planetary annihilation at 4 frames per second thanks to Intel not releasing faster processors since 2011.

 

[crashtech]

Wouldn't an 8 core with no HT be like admitting HT is no good? If an 8 core desktop part was ever released, it would be 16T capable.

 

[LogOver]

Not sure when we will see 8-core Intel's CPU for $400, but I believe next year we will see 8-core replacement for i7-3930K for around $500-$600. Hopefully mainstream segment ($300-400) will get some bust with 6-core goodness...

 

[ShintaiDK]

Wouldn't an 8 core with no HT be like admitting HT is no good? If an 8 core desktop part was ever released, it would be 16T capable.

An i5 variant would be 8C/8T.

 

[guskline]

Intel - 8 cores - $400.00 ? NEVER. Intel - perform like 8 AMD cores - < $400. Take your pick. 2500k/2600k/2700k/3570k/3770k/4570k/4770k - I'm sure I forgot some also.

 

[Edrick]

An i5 variant would be 8C/8T.

Yes, but you will see the 8C/16T versions long before you see an i5 variant.

 

[sangyup81]

maybe if AMD gets competitive again

I wouldn't hold my breath for that though (I'm a bitter former AMD fan)

 

[VirtualLarry]

will Intel 8-core be labeled as an "i9"?

 

[ShintaiDK]

Yes, but you will see the 8C/16T versions long before you see an i5 variant.

Not in the 400$ or less segment