Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
The platform update looks good.
Can you now boot from NVME RAID running on the Z170?
Also there appears to be a good chunk of performance in reserve that needs further tweaking to unlock with options for baseclock, cache speeds and memory speeds as well as just raising the multiplier to increase frequency.
It'll be interesting to see where prices settle though, as it may be priced a little close to the X99 platform with a minimum 6-core CPU - a platform that offers the possibility to scale up to 18 cores, even if it means a late-life upgrade once second-hand xeons are available on the cheap - wheras at best you may see a 6-core on Z170 with Kaby Lake.
Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
Still punting masses of USB 2.0 ports. WHY???? for crying out loud if USB3 is backwards compatible. Use the bandwidth to increase 3.0. Where is USB 3.1? No more PCIe lanes than current? Why should I even consider it? My 4690K goes to 4.4 out of the box. Thank you but no thank you. I'll await the next gen and maybe the one after and the bandwidth and connectivity will determine my decision, not a CPU that is about the same in all aspects.
Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
would be nice to see some AM3 results (on Windows 10 as well) - a 9590 ;)
Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
Well, at least one thing has increased ...the price.
Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
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The question is: Is this just Intel keeping it's power dry and raking in the money, or are we reaching the limits of current silicon technology?
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Well, it will bite them on the bum as who in their right mind would upgrade, requiring CPU, RAM and motherboard for a slight performance increase?
Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
I would assume that since almost all of intel's money is made from selling to the large computer manufacturers (dell/hp/etc) they simply don't give a ****.
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Well, it will bite them on the bum as who in their right mind would upgrade, requiring CPU, RAM and motherboard for a slight performance increase?
If I upgraded CPU, RAM and motherboard it would be a significant performance increase in some tasks, not slight.
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Same for me..
http://valid.canardpc.com/byk3u4
But that's what happens if intel has zero competition. AMD currently sucks at everything they do. They're either building barely competitive power hogs or slow niche stuff..
Was wondering when the first "it's all AMD's fault" post would come. :clapping:
Sure it's AMD's fault that games have been stuck on single threads for the best part of a decade. Oh wait no it's not, they created Mantle so that multiple cores could be used effectively. It's Intel who has been selling 8 cores at a huge premium for 5 years because of the lack of such. What exactly do they have to gain? Nothing, more cores = more die space = less profits for them.
Intel owns x86 and that's why you get crap "upgrades" year after year so get in line with the rest of us who have been saying "meh" for the best part of 4 years since SB launched.
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Myss_tree
Well, it will bite them on the bum as who in their right mind would upgrade, requiring CPU, RAM and motherboard for a slight performance increase?
This is precisely why desktop sales are plummeting. I stopped caring at Ivy Bridge and didn't even know this was being launched today. I'd love to know how many views this has had compared to say, the Nehalem or SB launch articles.
Interest in PC's is all but dead because Intel won't go to mainstream octo-cores until they are forced. Well until octo-cores are mainstream I won't be upgrading and I was buying a new CPU every couple of years up until SB.
Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
I don't think Intel want huge increases in performance. Most PC's are replaced after many years, the performance increase will be really noticeable over original Core I parts, Pentiums etc. I think these older machines are the primary targets.
It sucks for entusiasts (who hope for 25% +) gains, but we're a very small proportion of their customers - (and we'll buy it anyway for the Z170 chipset advances).
Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
Skylake's power draw is good but just incremental gains elsewhere. Fine if you're building a new pc, but to be honest if you have a Sandy Bridge or later cpu, you may as well stick with it.. I was expecting a bit more! Thanks Hexus for a pretty extensive review.
Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
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Another underwhelming CPU launch from Intel, no surprise there; but this is arguably the 4th such launch in a row.
The question is: Is this just Intel keeping it's power dry and raking in the money, or are we reaching the limits of current silicon technology?
To be honest in the desktop space it feels like "We are number one so why try harder?"
Notable on mobile where they actually need to compete we are getting big improvements in power saving and GPU.
mobile is a completely different game though, we know those chips can always improve, because we can always look at desktop performance as a comparison and eventual goal, but the desktop performance cap has barely budged over the years, especially if you're on sandy bridge and OC it to modern day speeds.
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If I upgraded CPU, RAM and motherboard it would be a significant performance increase in some tasks, not slight.
Best to check as to whether your Sinclair ZX Spectrum may need a little more than the three mentioned components. ;-)
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Still punting masses of USB 2.0 ports. WHY???? for crying out loud if USB3 is backwards compatible. Use the bandwidth to increase 3.0.
Any motherboard with all USB3.0 ports would never get purchased by myself.
So many things are still having issues with USB 3.0 drivers. Until those issues are resolved and everything plays nice, I want SOME USB 2.0 ports.
Re: Intel Core i7-6700K (14nm Skylake)
I upgraded to a 980 ti a few weeks back and still have the i7 2700k cpu. Looks like my cpu will last a few more years for gaming :P
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And the 6700K at £263.99 is only 3 pound more than the 4790K at ebuyer.
Just a day later it's up to almost £300 and you can find the i7-4790K for £240 :censored:. The i5-6600K isn't too badly priced compared to the i5-4690K at £185 to around £180 though the i5-4690K was available on Amazon for £160 for a couple of days last week.
Really like to see a Hexus review of the 6600K to see how it compares to the 6700K and 4690K before I start making any decisions on my new PC.