Intel i9?

[Art Vandelay]

It would make sense of them doing 4930k and above the i9

Dual core /hyper i3

Quad core/non hyper i5

Quad core/ hyper i7

Six core/hyper i9

Makes sense

Why no 6 core no HT chip? If main stream users are using six cores, would there really be a need for dual cores?

[Mentalguy]

I wouldnt mind seeing an "i6" quad core with 2 hyperthreaded cores.

[ericlee30]

So I was browsing teh tinterwebs about CPU's (I'm such a nerd); and I found out that Intel were making some noise about an i9 processor. Some people say that it became the Extreme series, others say that the dropped it. What do you guys know?

Alot of people thought that after the first gen i7's that Intel might call the next gen I series CPU's the i9's, but Intel never went with that. Damn I feel older and older every day for knowing certain things LOL

[TheProfosist]

Not really there were i7 processors for the mainstream platform and for the the enthusiast (x58)

 

I guess they were i7-800 series according to Intel's ARK. Now that I remember though I dont know how many people paid attention to them since the gains over C2Q werent too great especially when compared to i7-900 series.

 

 

 

I wouldnt mind seeing an "i6" quad core with 2 hyperthreaded cores.

 

Why wouldnt you just hyperthread all the cores?

[TheProfosist]

What I would like to see is a crazy dual core hyperthreaded chip with like near 5GHz stock speeds to deal with those single core programs like a badass.

 

On a side note anyone else remember what the i3-2100 could all handle for what it was especially when gaming?

[Mentalguy]

 

why wouldnt you just hyperthread all the cores?

money

[TheProfosist]

money

well thats makes no sense since it would cost more to not hyperthread all cores...

[flimsy888]

8 Core with hyper threading.....

[Mentalguy]

well thats makes no sense since it would cost more to not hyperthread all cores...

it would bring in more money due to having another price bracket

[TheProfosist]

8 Core with hyper threading.....

 

This already exists just not in the consumer space.

 

 

 

it would bring in more money due to having another price bracket

 

They already have too many different models in my eyes plus hyperthreading really isnt all that need on their mainstream CPUs thats why only a couple have it.

[willielikesmonkeys]

I do remember this and it was to have better distinction. i3 is the basic, i5 would be quad core, i7 would be hyper threaded, and i9 would be hex core. 

 

I also recall after sandy bridge there was talk of the celeron becoming the i1, the pentium becoming the i2, and adding them all the way to the i10 and this would eliminate the 4 digit model number. Instead having a suffix letter to indicate a specific model, for example an i7u is low power while an i7k is for overclocking and the i7m is for mobile. 

 

As far as I know this was all just rumor, but to be honest it could have worked.

[TheProfosist]

I do remember this and it was to have better distinction. i3 is the basic, i5 would be quad core, i7 would be hyper threaded, and i9 would be hex core. 

 

I also recall after sandy bridge there was talk of the celeron becoming the i1, the pentium becoming the i2, and adding them all the way to the i10 and this would eliminate the 4 digit model number. Instead having a suffix letter to indicate a specific model, for example an i7u is low power while an i7k is for overclocking and the i7m is for mobile. 

 

As far as I know this was all just rumor, but to be honest it could have worked.

 

Only problem I see is how do you differentiate between the generations? Which is why the naming changed stating with sandy most likely. 

[IdeaStormer]

I'm holding out for i11, I hear its "future proof" and optimized for "Steam OS" :lol:

[TheProfosist]

I'm holding out for i11, I hear its "future proof" and optimized for "Steam OS" :lol:

 

dont forget can also utilize the Mantle

[MrAlexOneill]

It doesnt make sense because intel's "extreme edition" cpu was refreshed on ive bridge-E and was an i7.

[TheProfosist]

It doesnt make sense because intel's "extreme edition" cpu was refreshed on ive bridge-E and was an i7.

 

I think they were thinking of this hen they originally launched this though I may be wrong because even in first gen i7 there were the Extreme CPUs