Intel Skylake i7 Performance Figures Leaked and Pictured
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realneil
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So looks like my sandy 2500k will be with me for the foreseeable future
My 2600K is still viable. It's OC'd 900MHz. and has been since April, 2010.
Intel is playing us.
They keep giving us "Baby-Steps" when we'd like to see a real leap.
The problem is that they're not being forced to give us much due to a lack of competition.
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AlienALX
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Hell, you could even stretch that to 4 or 5 years. When I sold my i7-920 rig, that thing ran happily at 4.2Ghz on air all day long and had speedy triple channel RAM. Theoretically, I could STILL get by with that system EASILY even today. I replaced that with x79 (3820K) almost 2 years ago, and I could probably run it for 2 more years, if I wasn't horny for the faster disk stuff that's coming out.
Most are throwing Xeon 5650s in their X58 rigs and overclocking them to 4ghz and more. £65 or so for a hex core that's up there with the 980x and about as fast as an overclocked 4790 when running all six cores.
IE if you were sensible (so not me then) and hung onto your X58 rig you would be sorted for at least another three years.
The gains on these new Intels are ferkin pants.
Agost
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I call bullshit on these benchmark graphs. There's too many mistakes in there and most of the graphs just don't make sense.
They're just guestimates derived from previous performance gains on intel CPU's. It basically says as much in the pcfrm article, although it's somewhat hard to understand exactly what is meant from the google translation of the page
They're just guestimates derived from previous performance gains on intel CPU's. It basically says as much in the pcfrm article, although it's somewhat hard to understand exactly what is meant from the google translation of the page
realneil
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Bought it 4/27/2010 from Newegg.
Agreed! I only upgraded because I had the urge to build a new system and get into water cooling. Plus I had a buddy with MS who had an aging system, so it was a great excuse to give him a better one.
shambles1980
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the 1st gen "i" cpu's were never enough to tempt me the 2nd gen however were, it was a pretty decent difference..
reminded me of the p4 ht>pentium d>c2d/q upgrade choice steps
c2d/q>1st gen I:2nd gen I
there simply was not enough of a difference to go from the 1st chip to the second but there was to go from the 1st to the 3rd. infact there was enough of a difference to go from a c2q to a second gen I5 rather than an i7.
also 1st gen i series hex core would not really entice me without dx12 being on the table already.
Id imagine that i will end up waiting for 1 more update to the cpu's and then upgrade, although with a 2500k it is tempting to upgrade this time. i guess it all depends on the prices.
i would be looking at a whole new build really. gpu/cpu/board/ram
even with selling my current rig i doubt i would have the funds to get the setup i wanted.
reminded me of the p4 ht>pentium d>c2d/q upgrade choice steps
c2d/q>1st gen I:2nd gen I
there simply was not enough of a difference to go from the 1st chip to the second but there was to go from the 1st to the 3rd. infact there was enough of a difference to go from a c2q to a second gen I5 rather than an i7.
also 1st gen i series hex core would not really entice me without dx12 being on the table already.
Id imagine that i will end up waiting for 1 more update to the cpu's and then upgrade, although with a 2500k it is tempting to upgrade this time. i guess it all depends on the prices.
i would be looking at a whole new build really. gpu/cpu/board/ram
even with selling my current rig i doubt i would have the funds to get the setup i wanted.
Agost
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Sandy Bridge CPUs were released on the very first days of 2011. So you're either a bit confused or you got an extremely early engineering sample directly from Intel...
While disappointing for some, the meager 10-15% gains pr generation does have some benefits:
You rig does not become obsolete after one generation! Imagine 100% CPU boost pr 12 months. How long will you be able to enjoy top-level performance of your £1500 rig? What will it be worth after 12-24 months? Nothing!
Now, as one who does not use his rig for benchmarks I'm not even able to justify replacing my x58 based rig. Just loaded up GTA V the other day, and I'm getting solid 60 FPS with most features on and on very high. At most, my CPU is used at around 30-50% - so while it does hold my GTX780 back some, it's not enough to really matter nor can it justify replacing the entire rig (sans GPU). Much more efficient to add a bit more GPU power to compensate.
The point is, a 'quality build' can last for many years and from a usage&budget point of view - that it's not all bad
You rig does not become obsolete after one generation! Imagine 100% CPU boost pr 12 months. How long will you be able to enjoy top-level performance of your £1500 rig? What will it be worth after 12-24 months? Nothing!
Now, as one who does not use his rig for benchmarks I'm not even able to justify replacing my x58 based rig. Just loaded up GTA V the other day, and I'm getting solid 60 FPS with most features on and on very high. At most, my CPU is used at around 30-50% - so while it does hold my GTX780 back some, it's not enough to really matter nor can it justify replacing the entire rig (sans GPU). Much more efficient to add a bit more GPU power to compensate.
The point is, a 'quality build' can last for many years and from a usage&budget point of view - that it's not all bad
scotsdragon
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my 4930k at 4.5 ghz has no issues running anything now although I admit to being drawn to ddr4 and such I have no real reason to change to ether x99 or skylake
Rockfella
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hahaha
I had the Q6600 overclocked at 3.6 ghz 24x7 some year ago, now I have the i5 4440 with Giga H97. I was expecting a good jump but my PC feels like it performs the same like the Q6600 did @ 3.6. Skylake just sounds like a new line up with 14nm and a bit of performance jump but DDR4 support is good.
I had the Q6600 overclocked at 3.6 ghz 24x7 some year ago, now I have the i5 4440 with Giga H97. I was expecting a good jump but my PC feels like it performs the same like the Q6600 did @ 3.6. Skylake just sounds like a new line up with 14nm and a bit of performance jump but DDR4 support is good.
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realneil
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I just checked my receipt from Newegg and it is dated 6/20/2011
My mistake.
I think that the 2600K is probably the best bang for the buck CPU that I have ever owned.
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NeverBackDown
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Guess which article got mentioned in PCGamer's related Intel I7 news?
First/last paragraph!
Good job news team.. keep up the work, more and more often now i'm seeing us getting mentioned(or referenced I should say).
First/last paragraph!
Good job news team.. keep up the work, more and more often now i'm seeing us getting mentioned(or referenced I should say).
Tripp
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Guess which article got mentioned in PCGamer's related Intel I7 news?
First/last paragraph!
Good job news team.. keep up the work, more and more often now i'm seeing us getting mentioned(or referenced I should say).
thats quality
might as well wait for Zen and decide then
I'll wait until next year, to compare Skylake with AMD's Zen. I truly want AMD to make a decent CPU for a change, but that remains to be seen.
My 3770k is holding out just fine, OC @4.3 GHz. I do game recording/streaming from time to time, so some extra juice is always welcome, however it's not mandatory.
I do kinda want a shiny new CPU and MB, but that will probably be best done in 2016, for me.
I'll wait until next year, to compare Skylake with AMD's Zen. I truly want AMD to make a decent CPU for a change, but that remains to be seen.
My 3770k is holding out just fine, OC @4.3 GHz. I do game recording/streaming from time to time, so some extra juice is always welcome, however it's not mandatory.
I do kinda want a shiny new CPU and MB, but that will probably be best done in 2016, for me.
AlienALX
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Intel gave far too much away with Sandybridge as they were expecting more from Bulldozer.
God, I bet they wish they could take that back now lol. It probably lost them millions by releasing it when they did
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