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 18-core, 36-thread Core i9-7980XE. Fortunately for Intel at the time, it out-powered the Threadripper 1950X, but only just barely.Now, in 2018, AMD is poised to release the rumored Threadripper 2990X which, if rumors are to be believed, is a $1,700 (1,300, AU$2,300) 32-core 64-thread behemoth. If its actually real, Intel is going to want to come out with something to compete. Enter Coffee Lake-X.Now, according to gossip around the web, Coffee Lake-X did actually exist at one point, only to be scrapped by Intel, according to speculation from the Motley Fool. However, seeing how Intel Cascade Lake-X will probably be a server-based platform, rather than the new high-end desktop (HEDT) platform, that leaves Intel with nothing to compete with the Ryzen Threadripper 2nd Generation processors set to come out later this year. And, if this leaked roadmap is to be believed, we could see Intels next HEDT platform launching later this year.We dont have any concrete information at this point we dont even know if itll be called Coffee Lake-X, but that doesnt mean we cant speculate. So, keep this page bookmarked, as well update it as soon as we get more information.Cut to the chaseWhat is it Intels potential next HEDT platformWhen is it out TBDWhat will it cost TBDRelease dateThis is where things get a little hard to predict. If our earlier speculation is true, and Intel uses Coffee Lake-X to compete with Threadripper 2nd Generation, we might see an announcement soon the first chips of this series are slated to release in Q3 2018.However, while its hard to even find rumors about Coffee Lake-X, we have seen a leaked roadmap that points to a Basin Falls Refresh launching in the HEDT space later this year. Whether thats Coffee Lake-X or not, we dont know, but luckily we wont have to wait long to find out.Intel supposedly confirmed a forthcoming X399 chipset, which would likely be the chipset that would support Coffee Lake-X, but we have no idea when thats coming out, either.Well just have to wait until Intel to make some kind of announcement about the release date of its next HEDT platform.SpecsThis is where things get interesting. Now, we have no idea what the Coffee Lake-X chips are going to look like, but they have to be basically better than Skylake-X, which is already absolutely bananas. If you need a refresher, the specs for the 7th-generation HEDT processors are as as follows:Core i9-7900X: 10-cores, 20-threads at 3.3GHzCore i9-7920X: 12-cores, 24-threads at 2.9GHzCore i9-7940X: 14-cores, 28-threads at 3.1GHzCore i9-7960X: 16-cores, 32-threads at 4.2GHzCore i9-7980XE: 18-cores, 36-threads at 2.6GHzThat last one, the Core i9-7980XE was the most powerful consumer processor of the last year, and still is at the time of this writing. However, that processor costs nearly $2,000. Remember that rumor we mentioned earlier about the 32-core, 64-thread AMD Threadripper 2990X thats supposedly launching for less than thatThats exactly what Intel is going to need top with Coffee Lake-X. Earlier, at Computex 2018, Intel showed off a 28-core 56-thread CPU clocked at 5GHz. And, while that processor later turned out to be a Cascade Lake-X processor with a completely different LGA-3647 socket, that might actually be what Intel needs to release and for much less than the rumored $10,000 that processor might end up costing.At the end of the day, we wont know what Intels next line of HEDT processors is going to look like until its actually announced, but we do know that if Intel is going to stay competitive after Threadripper 2 comes out, it will need to come out with some beefy CPUs at a competitive price. And, you can rest assured that the moment Intel does that, well update this page with any relevant information.iitR9mruraoTsid9DQDjYi.jpg# )
Before we dive into any of this, lets just get one thing out of the way: Intel Coffee Lake-X isnt confirmed to exist in any way, shape or form.
This is all just speculation at this point.Intel has had a rough couple of years.
Ever since the onset of AMD Ryzen and Threadripper, Intel has been on the defensive haphazardly throwing out CPU refreshes to keep ahead of AMD.Last year, when AMD released the first generation of Ryzen Threadripper, Intel responded with Skylake X, which topped out with the $1,979 (1,649, AU$2,729) 18-core, 36-thread Core i9-7980XE.
Fortunately for Intel at the time, it out-powered the Threadripper 1950X, but only just barely.Now, in 2018, AMD is poised to release the rumored Threadripper 2990X which, if rumors are to be believed, is a $1,700 (1,300, AU$2,300) 32-core 64-thread behemoth.
If its actually real, Intel is going to want to come out with something to compete.
Enter Coffee Lake-X.Now, according to gossip around the web, Coffee Lake-X did actually exist at one point, only to be scrapped by Intel, according to speculation from the Motley Fool.
However, seeing how Intel Cascade Lake-X will probably be a server-based platform, rather than the new high-end desktop (HEDT) platform, that leaves Intel with nothing to compete with the Ryzen Threadripper 2nd Generation processors set to come out later this year.
And, if this leaked roadmap is to be believed, we could see Intels next HEDT platform launching later this year.We dont have any concrete information at this point we dont even know if itll be called Coffee Lake-X, but that doesnt mean we cant speculate.
So, keep this page bookmarked, as well update it as soon as we get more information.Cut to the chaseWhat is it Intels potential next HEDT platformWhen is it out TBDWhat will it cost TBDRelease dateThis is where things get a little hard to predict.
If our earlier speculation is true, and Intel uses Coffee Lake-X to compete with Threadripper 2nd Generation, we might see an announcement soon the first chips of this series are slated to release in Q3 2018.However, while its hard to even find rumors about Coffee Lake-X, we have seen a leaked roadmap that points to a Basin Falls Refresh launching in the HEDT space later this year.
Whether thats Coffee Lake-X or not, we dont know, but luckily we wont have to wait long to find out.Intel supposedly confirmed a forthcoming X399 chipset, which would likely be the chipset that would support Coffee Lake-X, but we have no idea when thats coming out, either.Well just have to wait until Intel to make some kind of announcement about the release date of its next HEDT platform.SpecsThis is where things get interesting.
Now, we have no idea what the Coffee Lake-X chips are going to look like, but they have to be basically better than Skylake-X, which is already absolutely bananas.
If you need a refresher, the specs for the 7th-generation HEDT processors are as as follows:Core i9-7900X: 10-cores, 20-threads at 3.3GHzCore i9-7920X: 12-cores, 24-threads at 2.9GHzCore i9-7940X: 14-cores, 28-threads at 3.1GHzCore i9-7960X: 16-cores, 32-threads at 4.2GHzCore i9-7980XE: 18-cores, 36-threads at 2.6GHzThat last one, the Core i9-7980XE was the most powerful consumer processor of the last year, and still is at the time of this writing.
However, that processor costs nearly $2,000.
Remember that rumor we mentioned earlier about the 32-core, 64-thread AMD Threadripper 2990X thats supposedly launching for less than thatThats exactly what Intel is going to need top with Coffee Lake-X.
Earlier, at Computex 2018, Intel showed off a 28-core 56-thread CPU clocked at 5GHz.
And, while that processor later turned out to be a Cascade Lake-X processor with a completely different LGA-3647 socket, that might actually be what Intel needs to release and for much less than the rumored $10,000 that processor might end up costing.At the end of the day, we wont know what Intels next line of HEDT processors is going to look like until its actually announced, but we do know that if Intel is going to stay competitive after Threadripper 2 comes out, it will need to come out with some beefy CPUs at a competitive price.
And, you can rest assured that the moment Intel does that, well update this page with any relevant information.iitR9mruraoTsid9DQDjYi.jpg#
