Intel's 8th Generation Core Family - Coffee Lake (LGA 1151, 6C/12T)

Where do you expect Core i7-8700K's Turbo to land?

  • 3.8/3.9 GHz

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 4.0/4.1 GHz

    Votes: 3 23.1%
  • 4.2/4.3 GHz

    Votes: 6 46.2%
  • 4.4/4.5 GHz

    Votes: 3 23.1%
  • 4.6/4.7 GHz

    Votes: 1 7.7%

  • Total voters
    13
  • Poll closed .
Extremely likely since the segment top SKU price is 350$.

Okay, then the Ryzen has to go, I think. Although it was just half the price.

Where the hell did you see 7700k+ z270 for 300??!

it was in Europe, there were all kinds of cashbacks and coupons involved, but yeah, it was a rare opportunity. Good CPU deals are kinda rare here, especially Intel ones. I missed it by few minutes anyway, because I hesitated too long.
 
Extremely likely since the segment top SKU price is 350$.

I recently noticed that Intel changed the socket for Coffee Lake-S to LGA 1151 v2 and would only be compatible with the Z370.
I wonder if this is true.
 
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Wait, what makes you think there will be no 4C variant of coffee lake for desktop use?
Ok ok no, that's a totally fair point
However why would 14nm ++ be THAT MUCH BETTER than 14nm+ ?

Skylake 4C/8T -> Kaby Lake 4C/8T ended up being like 1 or 2% more (excluding x265)
It was a joke, if 1000% not worth it over skylake unless you're mega rich, have stupid friends / family / coworkers who'll buy your old stuff for more than it's worth, or your Skylake had just blown up.
 
i was saying 14nm+ was marketing gimmick but than intel pushed an extra 400mhz max out of highest binned CPUs (4.8GHz-5.2GHz) which surprised me! Most Kabys hit 5GHz which is much better than the average for SKL (4.5/4.6?) so I wouldnt call 14nm+ a gimmick so if history repeats we might luck out again and find some more mhz improvements.

400-500 more mhz is no marketing gimmick.

I don't agree it was like that.
Kaby is a REAL STRAIN for 5.0 but possible for regular overclockers
Skylake is a REAL STRAIN for 4.8 but possible for regular overclockers

200mhz, not 400mhz - there's only so much 14nm can do, with all the +++++ in the world.
Who says they'll get even more?

Also, Kaby has insane, random RUN WILD HOT issues.
I'm not convinced Coffee++ (at least the 6 core) will exceed 4.5ghz.
 
How likely is a 6C/12T i7 for less than 400$? Damn, I cant wait anymore, there were so many cpu deals in the past days where i live. I already bought a Ryzen 1600x because is was 30% off. Yesterday I saw 7700k + Z270 mobo for under 300 bucks after all kinds of rebates and cashback.

God I hate my country - I'd so take that deal
 
Ok ok no, that's a totally fair point
However why would 14nm ++ be THAT MUCH BETTER than 14nm+ ?

Skylake 4C/8T -> Kaby Lake 4C/8T ended up being like 1 or 2% more (excluding x265)
It was a joke, if 1000% not worth it over skylake unless you're mega rich, have stupid friends / family / coworkers who'll buy your old stuff for more than it's worth, or your Skylake had just blown up.

6700K 4.0/4.2, 7700K 4.3/4.5. That's 5 and 7.5%.

The benefits are even bigger in lower SKUs.

14nm++ is as big as an improvement over 14nm+ than it was over 14nm. However dont expect higher stock clocks for the top SKU, but rather more high clocked cores without compromise.
 
6700K 4.0/4.2, 7700K 4.3/4.5. That's 5 and 7.5%.

The benefits are even bigger in lower SKUs.

14nm++ is as big as an improvement over 14nm+ than it was over 14nm. However dont expect higher stock clocks for the top SKU, but rather more high clocked cores without compromise.
Stock clocks are meaningless, max overclock it's the true test
 
Well I guess that officially confirms the release schedule and the 6C Coffee Lake parts.

That roadmap only shows 12C Skylake-X though? Supposedly 18C.
 
Well I guess that officially confirms the release schedule and the 6C Coffee Lake parts.

That roadmap only shows 12C Skylake-X though? Supposedly 18C.

Apparently this was a top secret for Intel. They wanted to make the surprise at Computex. And it worked (or almost). :)
 
So entry 6C Skylake-X costs only 7% more than 7700K in an early listing. We can put to rest the FUD about CFL-S being priced at $500.
 
So entry 6C Skylake-X costs only 7% more than 7700K in an early listing. We can put to rest the FUD about CFL-S being priced at $500.

Ye, the FUD about that is dead. Huge devaluation on Ryzen chips coming.
 
So entry 6C Skylake-X costs only 7% more than 7700K in an early listing. We can put to rest the FUD about CFL-S being priced at $500.
What rumor was that and why would it make sense?
Intel's full line-up is comically large now. They're actually introducing TWO MORE quad core chips, along with more cores at the top-end, combined with the rest of CoffeeLake S, and SKL-X.

I honestly don't know how they can price all of this together.

Ye, the FUD about that is dead. Huge devaluation on Ryzen chips coming.
How so, Ryzen is getting cheaper by the day. At the current rate Intel's equivalent cores will be double, or more, the price of Ryzen.
 
How so, Ryzen is getting cheaper by the day. At the current rate Intel's equivalent cores will be double, or more, the price of Ryzen.

How do you think a 500$ 1800X is going to do against a 350$ 4Ghz+ CFL-S K model? Or the sub 400$ SKL-X 6 cores?

Its going to be FX pricing all over.

i3 4/4, i5 4/8, i7 6/12 on the LGA1151 side.
 
Weird comparison though since Ryzen has its own hex core around $200 these days, and Intel will have their own 8-core at $500+ presumably.
The 1800X will still probably beat all of the new 6C Intel chips in multi-threaded tasks.

Ryzen will remain the best value just like it already is.
 
Weird comparison though since Ryzen has its own hex core around $200 these days, and Intel will have their own 8-core at $500+ presumably.
The 1800X will still probably beat all of the new 6C Intel chips in multi-threaded tasks.

Ryzen will remain the best value just like it already is.

After extensive price cuts perhaps.
 
Weird comparison though since Ryzen has its own hex core around $200 these days, and Intel will have their own 8-core at $500+ presumably.
The 1800X will still probably beat all of the new 6C Intel chips in multi-threaded tasks.

Questionable, esp. if Skylake-X improves performance per core and Coffee Lake-S hits 4.5 GHz+ under OC. And CPU limited gaming performance will be much better on the Intel side.
 
Intel is already winning the gaming segment for sure. The reason I don't already have a Ryzen PC...
 
How so, Ryzen is getting cheaper by the day. At the current rate Intel's equivalent cores will be double, or more, the price of Ryzen.

Ryzen is inferior to coffee lake (IPC lower, max overclock lower, doesn't come with a GPU)
Ryzen is inferior to -X chips (IPC lower, max overclock lower, no quad channel memory)

Intel is still a bit too darn pricey but AMDs chips are infact, NOT drop dead OMG wow bargains, they are pretty competitive but they're not compelling enough to pull die hard intel people over, not without a combination of : less memory issues /better performance / lower price.

I'm a big ITX fan, I'd only consider a Ryzen 6/12 1600 if it was under $180 US (yes, seriously) because I have to buy a video card (non gamer)
Furthermore the ITX boards SUCK, less USB 3.1, no thunderbolt (to my knowledge) - very little variety in the ITX space.

Ryzen, not ready for all of us.
 
Well that's good news, I was expecting a bit higher pricing than this. Guess we have to thank AMD for this, I'd even say from Intels point of view, this would be "price aggressive" if they will offer 6C for same pricing as 4C. :p If it weren't for AMD stepping up the game I think they wouldn't bother making room in Kaby Lake pricing, they'd just price it compared to Kaby Lake.
 
Well that's good news, I was expecting a bit higher pricing than this. Guess we have to thank AMD for this, I'd even say from Intels point of view, this would be "price aggressive" if they will offer 6C for same pricing as 4C. :p If it weren't for AMD stepping up the game I think they wouldn't bother making room in Kaby Lake pricing, they'd just price it compared to Kaby Lake.

Its priced against Xeons ;)
12C high clocked Xeon is 1265$ for example.
 
Its priced against Xeons ;)
12C high clocked Xeon is 1265$ for example.

Yea well I was talking about CFL-S only which is likely going to be slightly cheaper than the SKL-X 6 core $389, $359 would sound about right for the top SKU CFL-S.
 
Yea well I was talking about CFL-S only which is likely going to be slightly cheaper than the SKL-X 6 core $389, $359 would sound about right for the top SKU CFL-S.
Assuming the CPU isn't "gimped" somehow too hopefully.
I can't recall if they still remove virtualization from the K series? Maybe they stop doing -K for overclockers in mainstream? Who knows
I'm hoping though, of course, it's a Kaby Lake CPU with just 2 extra cores and still at least 4.5ghz OC - for $359 US it's a no brainer if your CPU is over 3 years old.
 
Assuming the CPU isn't "gimped" somehow too hopefully.
I can't recall if they still remove virtualization from the K series? Maybe they stop doing -K for overclockers in mainstream? Who knows
I'm hoping though, of course, it's a Kaby Lake CPU with just 2 extra cores and still at least 4.5ghz OC - for $359 US it's a no brainer if your CPU is over 3 years old.

Virtualization on the K series have been full since the Haswell Refresh and isn't gimped like Zen is for example.

K models for mainstream isn't going away anytime soon. If anything mainstream(DIY part) as such may go away if gamers adapt HEDT with its increased SKUs.
 
I'm slightly confused by the point of the -X SKU 6c/12t (and lesser) processors given Coffee Lake's existence.
 
I'm slightly confused by the point of the -X SKU 6c/12t (and lesser) processors given Coffee Lake's existence.

I can assure you, without any hesitation, you're not the only one - at all.
We're all kinda baffled.
 
I'm slightly confused by the point of the -X SKU 6c/12t (and lesser) processors given Coffee Lake's existence.

It seems KBL-X is for stock clock and entry into the platform. Murthy seems to want HEDT to be the preferred gaming platform in the long future.

6C/12T SKL-X vs CFL-S is quite easy, 28 PCIe lanes and quad channel plus higher IPC due to the cache structure.
 
It seems KBL-X is for stock clock and entry into the platform. Murthy seems to want HEDT to be the preferred gaming platform in the long future.

6C/12T SKL-X vs CFL-S is quite easy, 28 PCIe lanes and quad channel plus higher IPC due to the cache structure.

How many lanes would coffee -s be? 24?
 
Coffee Lake will have its own IPC improvements and probably clock higher since it's on a newer process. The 6C variant may end up beating the 7800X at the end of the day.

If I can get a decent X299 board for $200-$250 then I'll probably just build a 7800X rig this summer. No point waiting 3+ months.
 
Coffee Lake will have its own IPC improvements and probably clock higher since it's on a newer process. The 6C variant may end up beating the 7800X at the end of the day.

If I can get a decent X299 board for $200-$250 then I'll probably just build a 7800X rig this summer. No point waiting 3+ months.

There is no IPC improvement as such in Coffee Lake. Its just 6 SKL cores on 14nm++. Icelake is the next step there. However with that said, 12MB L3 vs 8MB may do some difference.
 
Same as usual. 16 CPU lanes and 24 chipset lanes.

This is something that can't be increased without a new socket. And they probably won't increase it on the next socket anyways. I assume by then PCIe 4.0 will arrive.
 
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I have posted it before, but seems it could use a reporting. 300 series as said gets WiFi integrated. Next step is Thunderbolt/USB-C(Icelake?) onto the CPU. Assume mainstream platform only.

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