Unlike the heated GPU race between Nvidia and AMD, the CPU market is very much a one man show. Intel has been at the forefront of CPU technology for years now, churning out updates and engineering feats that make tech savvy students like me blush. Their Broadwell chips, however, had little to no impact on the enthusiast, gaming PC market – a fact that the imminent Skylake chips will soon improve upon.
We already know exactly what Skylake chips Intel are cooking up on their tock cycle – the second part of Intel’s two-step program that focuses more on performance gains rather than shrinking the CPU die size. The two chips you should really be looking at for a new, fancy PC upgrade are the unlocked i7 and i5 variants, namely the Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6500K. Both of which are now set to launch in less than a month.
On August 5th (according to a leaked roadmap) Intel will launch these two chips as part of their top-end enthusiast line of Skylake chips, with the other locked core, lower powered CPUs coming later in the month. The launch date is specifically for America, with other regions (including EMEA) getting them in the weeks that follow. It usually takes anywhere between a few weeks to a full month for Intel to ship their sexy new silicon to local shores, so bargain on a late August/ early September launch here.
It will be interesting to see if the performance gains coupled with the decrease in energy draw finally produce a CPU line to take on the likes of Intel’s Sandy Bridge line – with subsequent launches not justifying the price for the upgrade in most situations. Considering you’ll need a new motherboard to support the new chipset, Intel really needs to make a convincing argument. Or, at the very least, a stronger one than Broadwell.
Last Updated: July 7, 2015
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 7, 2015 at 13:35
http://www.jonpaulgallery.com/data/photos/90_1Lake_in_the_Sky.jpg
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
July 7, 2015 at 13:51
That is a lake and a sky. Not a Skylake. 😛
RinceThis
July 7, 2015 at 13:52
WEll either way it has nothing to do with Microsoft, no clouds…
Ragnar The Vengeful
July 7, 2015 at 13:54
I don’t see any windows either.
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
July 7, 2015 at 13:56
Has nothing to do with Valve either as I see no Steam. 😛
HvR
July 7, 2015 at 14:15
WHERE IS THE SUCKING FTART BUTTON!!!!!!!
Stosta
July 7, 2015 at 14:02
Definitely Microsoft, almost totally blue screen.
RinceThis
July 7, 2015 at 14:02
HAHAHAH!
Dutch Matrix
July 7, 2015 at 14:02
Oh Snap!
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
July 7, 2015 at 13:47
Still running my i7 2600 and pretty happy. Will definitely keep an eye on these though.
RinceThis
July 7, 2015 at 13:50
He said tock, which sounds like… Tehehehhe
Dutch Matrix
July 7, 2015 at 14:02
Dick?
Dutch Matrix
July 7, 2015 at 13:55
Skyrim, Skyfall, Skylake. I am making a new condom, called CockLock.
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
July 7, 2015 at 13:57
Sounds more like a chastity device.
However it won;t sell cause Magic:The gathering has protected virginity a lot better for years now. 😛
Dutch Matrix
July 7, 2015 at 13:59
I used to say the same about Yu-Gi-Oh. Then I heard one of the players managed to get married. To a girl, nogals.
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
July 7, 2015 at 14:02
It is rare. Like an Albino tiger. As Ian Malcom said “Life finds a way” 🙂
Ottokie
July 7, 2015 at 14:14
So reading in, if you have an i7 4770 or 4790 your performance increase will be 5-10 %. At around R5000 plus a new 1151 socket Motherboard, it is not a good idea to upgrade.
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