Anandtech: Intel Announces 8 Core i9-9900KS: Every Core at 5.0 GHz, All The Time

cdabc123 said:
the price is the only part of this "news" that matters. showing it without a price is meaningless as we already know that quite a few 9900k can do 5ghz on 8 cores and you can already get a 9900k that can do 5ghz for 100 extra
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Quite a few 9900k struggle to hit 4.8ghz regardless of cooling, so if these are guaranteed 5.0 ghz or more, it could be worth it for some. It is basically an 8086k version of the 9900k, except that these could be an even bigger boost as they are most likely using the new R0 stepping.
 
Nightfire said:
Quite a few 9900k struggle to hit 4.8ghz regardless of cooling, so if these are guaranteed 5.0 ghz or more, it could be worth it for some. It is basically an 8086k version of the 9900k, except that these could be an even bigger boost as they are most likely using the new R0 stepping.
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acording to silicone lottery 38% of 9900k's can hit 5ghz. you can buy a binned chip for $100 extra. Im not saying its a bad thing nor that its not worth it to some but the info that they are selling a chip that can hit 5ghz on 8 cores without revealing the price, tdp, or any info on if it has any overclocking headroom makes this news pretty useless especially concidering you can already get a 9900k that can do what they are now claiming.
 
While some might get the impression Intel is panicking, I get the feeling that they really don't care too much and just sorta threw this together as a lazy response to AMD's new launches just because...

Almost disrespectful lol
 
Auer said:
While some might get the impression Intel is panicking, I get the feeling that they really don't care too much and just sorta threw this together as a lazy response to AMD's new launches just because...

Almost disrespectful lol
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Intel has bigger problems than AMD, namely their own process.

They can't currently supply their enterprise customers, and that's where the real money is, so that's where their attention is going. I bet consumers will get nothing but binned 14nm products like this for some time, as the bulk of improvements and the 10nm they talk about in their roadmap (if it even winds up being worthwhile when it finally hits 3-4 years delayed) goes to Enterprise. There may be some one off low volume consumer part in an attempt to take the performance crown bragging rights away from AMD, but I expect it to be stupidly expensive and damned near vapor ware. They'll surely seed some streamers with it though, to get the buzz.

Intel is probably more concerned about lowering prices and creating an expectation for cheaper CPU's in the future than they are about losing market share to AMD. I fully expect them to keep charging a premium for binned 14nm++ parts, allowing their market share to temporarily dwindle, and preparing to take the market back by storm once they can fully satisfy their Enterprise customers, and have a functioning process to back them up.
 
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