Intel Hexacore Gulftown to be Core i7 980X EE
The mighty Gulftown will be one of the Core i7 boys.
Along with the revamped Nehalem-based Westmere chips, Intel will be bringing a hexacore variant codenamed Gulftown.
Many figured that this new class of desktop chip with its six cores and twelve threads would put it in a class that Intel would see fit to name Core i9 – but if leaked Intel slides are to be believed, Intel is keeping it within the Core i7 family.
Chinese website PCOnline shows a slide that clearly describes an Intel Core i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition as one built on a 32nm process with 12MB Intel Smart Cache and a 130W TDP.
While this leaves some of us wondering what, if anything, Intel will slot into a possible Core i9 class, the positive side is that Intel won't have to print up a whole different set of system badge stickers for the new Gulftown CPU.
This is just the latest in a string of Gulftown leaks. Last month, a Polish website got its hands on an engineering sample and put the chip through its (quick) paces.
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Can't wait to pay $1,400 for this sucker... or maybe I'm the sucker?
But will it play...
Duck Hunt...
Can't wait to pay $1,400 for this sucker... or maybe I'm the sucker?
Get it on ebay, it's cheaper!
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/i [...] bay&xtcr=1
Yours for only $1800!
MSRP: 2 souls. In order to buy this processor, you must convince someone you love to donate their soul.
Explains the expected high price tags. Unfortunately it means that slower speed and cheaper six cores will be unlikely for a while. Ideally I'd want a 2.66GHz 6 core that costs about 50% more than the i7 920 and clocks just as well.
Get it on ebay, it's cheaper!http://www.tomshardware.com/news/i [...] bay&xtcr=1
To processor demanding.;p
Quoited the wrong comment..
But will it play...Duck Hunt...
To processor demanding.;p
Looks like I'll have to hold out on a new computer until the hexcores drop to reasonable prices. Luckily my current computer still has pretty of horsepower left in her.
read somewhere that the first of these to be released will be clocked at 3.33ghz, cant wait for it to be released so i can buy amds answer for 1/4 the price
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-12-14/26a.jpg
It will be priced $999 as all other EE processors have been priced at.
It will be priced at $999 as all EE processors preceeding it have been priced.
The rumored price point is $1,000. I'm thinking more like $1,500.
read somewhere that the first of these to be released will be clocked at 3.33ghz, cant wait for it to be released so i can buy amds answer for 1/4 the price
And a 1/4 of the performance...
core i9 would be better.
How do you call the new cuadcore to 3.46 ghz? core i7 985 ?????
core i7 980X >> core i7 985
corei9 would be better.....
How do you call the new cuadcore to 3.46 ghz? core i7 985 ?????
corei7 980X>> corei7 985
raw power
i think ill wait till the 8-12 cores come out
Yesssssss, finally I can zip files and encode videos in 17 seconds instead of 20! Those 3 seconds were killing me!!
Plus, the ladies always dig dudes with the EE CPUs... amirite?
Are there any applications that could actually make use of 6 cores?
wow i7 980X EE sounds so much cooler than i9. soon it will be "i7 99670 ZX ET Holy Sht Zomg RoflSauce. Extreme Verziun"
cool
Why do u need a 6 core?? it's for nasa machines or something i think, google won't be faster, games won't be faster, why we need such huge power on desktop computers???
wonder how long it will take before i can pick up a six core for the price of what the i7 920 is now.
Why do u need a 6 core?? it's for nasa machines or something i think, google won't be faster, games won't be faster, why we need such huge power on desktop computers???
I believe the same thing was said when the Pentium II released. "ZOMG WHY DO WE NEED 450mhz CPUs!? THATS LIEK NASA OR SOMETHING!"
Waste of time. And don't tell me it's for gaming, as most games struggle utilizing more than 2 cores. You can buy another rig, a killer gpu or an insane monitor for the same amount of money, all of these solutions will be a better way to spend your money for most end-users.
I will wait for what is analogous to the Lynnfield version of this ^^
I wonder what it would do for Flight Simulator...
Why do u need a 6 core?? it's for nasa machines or something i think, google won't be faster, games won't be faster, why we need such huge power on desktop computers???
Ignorance is Bliss...
Waste of time. And don't tell me it's for gaming, as most games struggle utilizing more than 2 cores. You can buy another rig, a killer gpu or an insane monitor for the same amount of money, all of these solutions will be a better way to spend your money for most end-users.
You're completely missing the point. Computers aren't primarily for gaming. Not by a long shot. These high end six core chips are meant for high end use. Budget high end use at that since these are for people who can't afford dual processor workstations. These are great for video rendering, scientific calculations, financial models etc. i.e. serious *work*.