Intel Core i7-8086K anniversary edition CPU gets listed at retailers (updated)
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JonasBeckman
Just don't copy it...
And hey there's the 5.0Ghz single core CPU we needed in 2005 or so. 😀
Will be interesting to read more about it such as what the actual frequencies are when it's not boosting to well however this works in newer Intel CPU's, guessing 4.x somewhere then and maybe some tweaks.
(Probably going to run quite hot as a result, wonder if it's a quad core as I assume it's not a hexa or octa core but eh no info available for now on what this is going to end up with specs wise.)
EDIT: Oh so it's actually expected to be a hexa core then. Interesting.
So a base clock of possibly 4.0Ghz and then boost up to somewhere around 4.4Ghz perhaps and finally 5.0Ghz but likely only on a single core.
Well if it's starting to get listed in various stores and if Intel is doing a presentation of it in a week it won't be too long until more info is available.
Stairmand
Seems to be listed in several retailers. from a quick google http://www.directdial.com/BX80684I78086K.html
fantaskarsef
I couldn't imagine buying an Intel CPU right now tbh.
nizzen
Not Amd either 🙂
It' s enough with 1950x and 7980xe.
fantaskarsef
hehe yes, that I can imagine 😀
My upgrade time's next year, and chances are slim that it's going to be an Intel system.
schmidtbag
I think Intel's long-term hardcore fans are the target demographic here, rather than enthusiasts. It caters more toward sentiment or nostalgia than anything else. Anyone with half a brain would know the 8700K is a smarter choice, since it isn't that hard to reach 5Ghz (the extra money you spend on the 8086k could go toward better cooling). Intel is well aware that people will buy their products just because of the name, so it's safe to assume people will pay a whole lot extra for a novelty. But, it can't just be a novelty - their hardcore fans may be gullible but there still needs to be something that separates it from the 8700K, so that's where the boosted clocks come in.
Netherwind
If the 3700X closes the gap even more on Intel, I could absolutely consider AMD 🙂 For me the choice of CPU depends on performance (and to some extent the price since I wouldn't buy something crazy expensive even if it was faster)
H83
I think this CPU is for "collectors" who like or want hardware a little bit more special or limited. So instead of buying another 8700K that everyone can buy, they buy this that it´s certain to sell in very limited numbers. It´s basically a special and "limited" edition of the 8700K for those who like this kind of stuff.
Normally this is an easy way of making money. AMD did something similar with that Bulldozer CPU that also had clocks near the 5Ghz barrier, don´t remember the name right bow.
schmidtbag
Yeah, I think collector is the better way of putting it.
Well there was the FX-9000 series that came in those tin boxes, and I think one of them came with an AIO cooler. I otherwise can't think of anything else.
fantaskarsef
Well that would be lovely, yet it's hardly interesting to the EU I guess. People hardly upgrade, the average user (companies mostly) use a product until it's warranty is over (like with my company, a few years), then they just replace it alltogether. Upgrading is an enthusiast's thing.
Venix
I had to sell my 3770k because 2nd z77 mb died and the cheapest z77/67 was about 130 euros no warranty and used so sold the cpu brought an r5 1600 and new motherboard was not going to buy a used mb in such price like i did in 2015
Halfmead
That price... and it's not even April 1st 😀
cryohellinc
Most likely this is the absolutely Best they can squeeze out of 14nm. I will be laughing out loud if they use damned toothpaste on this one too.
In any case, 2019 will be The year for CPU's. As of right now, Zen 2 seems like the perfect upcoming choice, by that time AMD's Zen platform will mature, so will software for it / bios / games / mobo manufacturers e.t.c.
Intel may or may not deliver in this case, as they have issues with 10nm. But then again Intel's pockets run deep, and with enough funding, they can make a significant leap in order to hold their dominating position on the market. Alternatively, they will be crushed by AMD's slow but steady RND tactics.
user1
meltdown is the worst bug ( as in ,the cpu is broken), but easy to work around, spectre is less dangerous since its more difficult to use (exploits the inherent weaknesses of speculative execution and as such is not really the result of the cpu being broken, affects arm,mips,x86,ppc), but it is also difficult to patch.
also even though both amd and intel cpus are vulnerable to spectre, it is harder to use spectre on amd's chips.
Andrew LB
You gotta love how every single Intel thread turns into an AMD fanboy circle ****. Interesting how you dont see the intel crowd do the same in AMD threads. But i guess that's expected when you get "almost" one victory every decade of hype and fail.
schmidtbag
Apparently you haven't been to many AMD threads, because the Intel fanatics are just as rabid.
coth
AMD having new socket every new architecture as well.
user1
"ryzenfall fallout and chimera"
those require admin access to the machine, which by that point does it even matter?
the software that presents the largest risk to spectre and meltdown for most people is the web browser, meltdown requires os level patches to mitigate, spectre only required a patch to the browser's timers, by making the timers available inaccurate , makes spectre basically impossible to use.
I dont really care if intel or amd is "superior", but the fact of the matter is that atm intel has more issues with their chips, no amount of spinning is gonna change that.
as far as the 8086k goes, definitely a novelty item, though i do wonder if it actually is binned higher than the 8700k. since the clocks arent particularly impressive.
user1
so then the question is raised, what exactly do you need administrator exploits for on an average user's computer, surely by the point a person has full administrator access , they have everything they could already want.
schmidtbag
This is really only a Windows problem. No other OS allows you to so easily run admin/root tasks so easily.
What makes these vulnerabilities so unique and threatening is the fact they can't be detected. Like las said, if they're injected into an inconspicuous binary, you wouldn't notice the effects of them.
However, I do overall agree with your point - if you already have admin/root access, why spend the time and effort figuring out how to exploit this vulnerability when you could so easily do much more damage via other means? The lack of detection might buy you more time, but nowadays everything computer related is fast enough where it's not hard to quickly get what you need. I find pretty much all of the security vulnerabilities (from any brand) that requires local admin/root access to be a non-issue.
