Intel's reportedly preparing a 22-core i9-10990XE processor to combat Threadripper

WYP · #1 13-01-20, 04:31 PM

Adding 4 more cores to Cascade Lake-X's top model.

Read more about Intel's rumoured 22-core i9-10990XE processor.

Dawelio · #2 13-01-20, 05:25 PM

Intel:

AlienALX · #3 13-01-20, 05:25 PM

Incremental Intel.

Yes, this combats the 64 core nicely.

Dark NighT · #4 13-01-20, 05:25 PM

If this is true and gets to market for say, 1300 or 1400 dollar, it would still be 2 cores short, run on 14nm+++++ and would have no value because the socket is prettymuch dead at this point.

This doesn't combat Threadripper, its just a cherry on top of the cake for AMD.

g0ggles1994 · #5 13-01-20, 09:04 PM

Thanos · #6 14-01-20, 04:17 AM

If only I had use for more than 2-4 cores on more than just rare occasions

Warchild · #7 14-01-20, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Thanos

If only I had use for more than 2-4 cores on more than just rare occasions

That's an interesting statement. Surely even windows would benefit from more? plus 6cores+ is becoming the norm now, so hopefully the software world will start to focus more on utilizing them.

I'm still on 4 cores too, but time I moved on i think,

cooperman · #8 14-01-20, 12:06 PM

380w?

demonking · #9 14-01-20, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark NighT

If this is true and gets to market for say, 1300 or 1400 dollar, it would still be 2 cores short, run on 14nm+++++ and would have no value because the socket is prettymuch dead at this point.

This doesn't combat Threadripper, its just a cherry on top of the cake for AMD.

Never going to happen.
4 more cores from intel will likely set you back another £300+ at RRP over the 18 core model. With all the shortages recently you'll be lucky to see these anywhere for RRP

AlienALX · #10 14-01-20, 02:01 PM

Yields on these will be terrible, given the monolithic design.

One tiny imperfection on a large die and there goes your core.

AMD are laughing. Dies are tiny and yields are very high. The only thing I don't like about the new TR is the price. With TR the core count scaled with the price. IE, a 16 core cost the same as the high end 8 core X2. It should be like that on TRx4 imo but no competition means they get to name their price.

In fairness the AM4 16 core is positively cheap by comparison and good enough for all unless you want tons of pcie lanes.