11-14-2018, 10:24 PM
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/28...9980xe-cpu
Quote:If you wanted proof that Intel is manifestly unconcerned about Threadripper, well, this is it right here. Intel might be offering higher frequency chips for the same amount of money with more L3 cache and PCIe lanes in some cases, but it isn’t budging on its pricing stack. Intel has changed which Xeon silicon it’s using for some of its HEDT parts, however, which is why you see the sharp L3 cache increases on multiple parts. Intel has also gone back to using solder for its HEDT chips after using paste on the stack last year, which probably also explains some of the frequency improvements, along with the shift to using 14nm++ for these CPUs rather than its older 14nm process. All parts now also offer 44 PCIe lanes, whereas previous CPUs used a mixture of 44 PCIe lanes at the top end and 28 PCIe lanes farther down the stack.
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More generally, reviewers aren’t satisfied with Intel’s efforts to mark time. It’s a sentiment I share. It’s also a consequence of the fact that Intel has spent years trying to fix its 10nm process, continually shoving off architectural changes and product launches in an effort to bring order to the largest derailment of its manufacturing plans in the past 20 years. It’s not surprising that people feel as if most of the energy in the proverbial room is coming from AMD’s side of the equation. As things stand, the Core i9-9980XE feels like yet another modest iteration on a product rather than a true step forward.