What cpu should i even buy next?

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skippey123

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So basicaly for my new system i bougt a 6700 non k version because i knew it would be pretty hard to fully utilize it and the k version. However i bought it because i wanted to upgrade later because i thought the skylake lineup was pretty old now. However the coming lineups broadwell-e for example doesn't really seem to have the "gamer" sweet spot as to high ghz and lower cores. I am planning to possibly buy the 6950x from that line up but won't there be an upgraded version of the 6700k coming anywhere soon? As in like higher stock ghz and higher cores? I know the cannonlake or skylake-e line up is coming in a quople of years but i don't know if they will offer what i want really. Should i go all out on the 6950x or hope for the upgraded 6700k? I don't fully need a 10 core processor no but i will be using the computer for streaming and rendering so i'm not a dumbass just buying numbers. Also i am planning to oc but i still want higher stock clock speeds.
 
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Intel's 7th gen, Kaby Lake, is expected to come out sometime in the 2nd half of 2016, and will presumably feature an i7-7700k (or whatever they call the successor to the 6700k). Intel has stated that there will be performance increases, but it's hard to say how much. It's unlikely to be that significant, given how performance increases for each generation seem to have have slowed down to around 5-10%, and Kaby Lake isn't even a truly new generation, as it uses the same architecture and process node as Skylake. I think there are some platform improvements though, like support for upcoming 3D Xpoint memory, and maybe a few more PCIe lanes.
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You need to explain your needs better. Some issues with what you have said.

1. Skylake is still 'new'. We are still transitioning from the 'early adopter' phase of its life cycle. Haswell is still a sensible choice.
2. Broadwell-E and Skylake use different sockets, so they are not comparable or upgradable. Skylake uses the new LGA1151 and Broadwell-E will use the older LGA 2011-3.
3. The difference in Haswell between a 4.5Ghz i7 5820K and a 4.8Ghz i7 4790K is invisible to most gamers.
4. The difference in Haswell between a 4.5Ghz i7 5820K and a 4.8Ghz i7 4790K is huge for rendering.

Since you need to articulate what you want better, it is hard to give definite advice. Without a major breakthrough (3D CPUs, boron/germanium dies, single-thread parallel processing microarchitecture, or something) 5Ghz looks like the limit for ordinary silicon on conventional cooling. Future improvements will be with computational efficiency and power draw.

My expectation is that a midrange Broadwell-E is what will do best for you (8 cores). Do you use your system to make money?
 
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Intel's 7th gen, Kaby Lake, is expected to come out sometime in the 2nd half of 2016, and will presumably feature an i7-7700k (or whatever they call the successor to the 6700k). Intel has stated that there will be performance increases, but it's hard to say how much. It's unlikely to be that significant, given how performance increases for each generation seem to have have slowed down to around 5-10%, and Kaby Lake isn't even a truly new generation, as it uses the same architecture and process node as Skylake. I think there are some platform improvements though, like support for upcoming 3D Xpoint memory, and maybe a few more PCIe lanes.
 
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