25W Xeons? That's neat. Can these fit into 11.6" laptops? Or will I have to wait for when they come up with 18W Xeons?
Let me just mention that Sandy and Ivy Bridge Xeons couldn't be overclocked at all, while their respective "locked" consumer counterparts could be overclocked 4 bins. What I'm saying is, even if non-K Skylake can be successfully overclocked via Base Clock, I don't expect that Xeons can be.Do someone knows if there is confirmation that non-K Skylake can be successfully overclocked via Base Clock? Because Xeons E3 V5 appeal depends a lot on that.
I understand what you are saying. However, intel just stubbornly seems to be trying to force the market to 1000.00 plus devices that have performance not that much better (or for coreM, probably worse) than my old work laptop from like 2009. Just not sure how many are willing to pay for that, especially since there are android tablets, cheap windows tablets, and smartphones that can do most of what an ultrabook or expensive 2 in 1 can do.
So, ETA to actual i7-6700 (non-K) availability in the US market? First week of October?
SourceEven though Intel Corp. has formally introduced code-named “Skylake” microprocessors for desktop computers, many of such central processing units are still not available. Apparently, Intel only intends to start their sales to end-users in late September.
It is not a secret that Intel’s latest CPUs for enthusiasts that feature unlocked multiplier – the Core i7-6700K and the Core i5-6600K – are in tight supply and are not available everywhere. According to sources with knowledge of the matter, shortages of “Skylake” microprocessors are conditioned by the fact that Intel had to unveil them earlier than it originally planned, which means that chip giant had to change its internal production schedules for such chips.
The family of mainstream “Skylake” processors for desktops will formally hit the markets in the U.S. and Europe on the 27th of September, reports CPU-World. Availability of such chips should be somewhat better than the current availability of unlocked microprocessors, but given the current shortages and pre-orders at retailers, it will take some time before all “Skylake” chips will be readily available at all times.
Sad that the announced GT4e models are BGA.
Europe got them since sept. 1st tho.
Only T models lacking. Else you can buy all models:
http://geizhals.at/?cat=cpu1151
Wasn't aware of that one. However, since for Haswell the 4 free bins were removed, on both Xeons E3 and consumer line you were limited to MultiCore Enhancement. So they are equal in that regard at this moment.Let me just mention that Sandy and Ivy Bridge Xeons couldn't be overclocked at all, while their respective "locked" consumer counterparts could be overclocked 4 bins. What I'm saying is, even if non-K Skylake can be successfully overclocked via Base Clock, I don't expect that Xeons can be.
How much bigger would Skylake 4C-GT4 be vs Broadwell 4C-GT3? Skylake 4C-GT2 is 122mm^2 according to this, but without info on Broadwell 4C-GT3 die size nor on Skylake 4C-GT4 is hard to speculate. Besides, Intel said that it could be coming at a later date, didn't said that it was impossible.Seems to be the physical size limitation of LGA115x again. Specially the IHS takes up a lot of space.
In addition to these products, Intel is readying workstation versions of Skylake processors. Skylake server CPUs for dual- and multi-socket servers are not one their 5 quarter roadmap yet, but we will see quite a few new Broadwell-based server products in the next two quarters.
Xeon E3-1200 v5 series for single-socket workstations will be released in the forth quarter of 2015. The processors will be a part of a new Greenlow platform, that will also include C236 series chipset. The CPUs will be built on Intel's latest Skylake microarchitecture and fit into socket 1151.
http://wccftech.com/full-intel-desk...ncludes-core-i7-core-i5-core-i3-pentium-skus/
That i5-6400 in particular looks delicious, seems like a prime candidate for a $700-$800 budget gaming box.
"2 weeks" can't pass soon enough......
I'm assuming you mean the i5-6500? It is only $15 more than the 6400, and gets you 500 Mhz more base speed (that's half of a gigahertz, btw), and 300 Mhz more boost speed. It's by far the price to performance leader, in my opinion, if you aren't overclocking.
So far it's looking better than Sandy bridge for me. I've gone from a 2600k to a 6700k with very similar coolers and I'm getting idle temps around 28c on the 6700k vs around 36c on the 2600k both at stock speeds. The CPU temps are not much higher than ambient in the case which is awesome. Haven't had time to test load temps yet.I'm interested to see how the temps are on these new Skylake chips, the non-OC ones I mean. Haswell seemed to run a little on the hot side for some reason, so I'm wondering if Intel "fixed" this with Skylake.
I sold a 2500k-based rig to a family member, when I still had it it always ran cool as far as I can remember. I just left the stock cooler on it and it's still humming along today. Even though there was heavy heavy gaming on it, the stock cooler was more than sufficient for my non-OCed 2500k.
Sandy bridge was amazing for the low-heat operation, ahead of it's time.