You need to fix your quote tag.
This is probably what I will wind up doing when I finally replace the old i7-3930k, unless things have changed by then.
It's still problematic, though, as it messes with the binning. The many-core chips are binned for low power use at lower clocks. This isn't the same binning as the ones used to hit max clocks, so you wind up playing tje silicon lottery more than usual.
You are also paying for cores you'll never use, which irks me.
I agree. I wouldn't go back to quad cores, but I would appreciate a 6-8C/12-16T chip binned for max possible clocks above multicore thermal enveloped, while still getting the full amount of PCIe lanes of a HEDT system.
I'd pay for this. Generously. It's just that no one is making it.
My philosophy when it comes to HEDT is that I don't mind it, as long as it comes without sacrifices. If my cores are clocked as high, and I can get the same number of PCIe lanes, I won't complain about a couple of extra cores thrown in for good measure, bit as soon as there are sacrificed, I'd rather keep the fewer cores, as long as there are 6+C/12+T of them.
What about Skylake-X refresh, the 9800x is 8c with 44 lanes and 16.5MB of L2. Seems like it matches your request.