If they can get a 15% IPC increase, even a six core RL would compete well with the 5600x, hopefully, especially in gaming. So we might see that happen.I hear that. It's all about pricing.
It still seems to me there is going to have to be a solid 8 core offering at $300 against the 5600x given *maybe* performance parity for games and the like but the fact the 5600x can be used with any decent ~$100 motherboard and ~$20 cooler with confidence (hey USB, I know) vs spending more like $150 an $50 minimum on board and cooler with Intel means the all in price is still premium.
I would like an Xe equipped CPU for a new Plex server given there should be some solid upgrades that will last a long time on the hardware transcoding front, we'll see how that shakes out over the next few months.
Too bad for intel they didnt get RL out a few months ago. They could have made a lot of sales due to the supply problems and price gouging on 5xxx series. Now things seem to have settled out with supply. My local Microcenter has a good supply of 5800 and lower, but not 12 or 16 core skus in stock.