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| 1416320 | 2016-02-21 00:24:00 | I am planning a fairly large build and I need to sort out a processor for it. Can anyone tell me which is the better chip, Halswell or Skylake. I am thinking of this Halswell or its Skylake equivalent whatever that is. www.computerlounge.co.nz Any and all suggestions gratefully accepted. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1416321 | 2016-02-21 00:40:00 | I dont think there are any 8 core Skylakes around yet. One site says they wont be available till mid April this year or 2017. These maybe the Cannonlakes CPU's. These are 10nm And it looks like these CPU's will be succeeded by the Ice Lake CPU's in 2018 then the Tiger Lake CPU's in 2019 But if you do get the Haswell, be careful. Because of this (www.intel.com) 2011 CPU's are not compatible with 2011-v3 mobos |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1416322 | 2016-02-21 00:53:00 | I wanted to start this build at the end of March but this processor thing is causing me grief. What is the best Skylake I can get in comparison to the linked Halswell and how much inferior is it to the Halswell (if at all) |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1416323 | 2016-02-21 01:06:00 | The only thing that maybe available is the I7-6700k which is quad core. There are no 6 or 8 core skylakes out yet So it's either the one you posted or the I7-6700K. I dont think there's anything higher Or if you wanted similar to the link you posted, find a 2011-v3 and use this (www.asrock.com). Plenty of ports and install up to 128 GB |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1416324 | 2016-02-21 01:39:00 | The only thing that maybe available is the I7-6700k which is quad core. There are no 6 or 8 core skylakes out yet So it's either the one you posted or the I7-6700K. I dont think there's anything higher Or if you wanted similar to the link you posted, find a 2011-v3 and use this (www.asrock.com). Plenty of ports and install up to 128 GB And just how inferior is that currently available Skylake to thie linked Halswell, can you quantify that for me please. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1416325 | 2016-02-21 02:18:00 | I have no idea. Never had either of them, probably never will | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1416326 | 2016-02-21 03:25:00 | The skylake is faster if you only use 4 threads, the Haswell is faster if you use more than 4 threads. For gaming the Skylake is the better choice, for highly multithreaded tasks the Haswell is. All depends what you want to do with it and how often. Also You are forgetting Broadwell, pretty sure the next lot of -e processors will be broadwell-e not skylake-e. The six and eight core models tend to lag a generation or so behind. The Broadwell chips are supposed to have a 10 core flagship as well wccftech.com As for quantifying it, my psychic powers as to your intended usage are failing me.Google some benchmarks on the software you intend to use and judge for yourself, that's a better approach than asking opinions anyway. there is some potentially useful info at these links: cpu.userbenchmark.com www.cpu-world.com If I upgrade my Gaming rig this year it'll be a 6 or eight core chip, just because there's really nowhere left to go from my 6700K in the foreseeable future. Really should leave it another couple of years though. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1416327 | 2016-02-21 05:03:00 | Its a gaming rig first and foremost. But I will also be using it for every day **** nothing that will tax it. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1416328 | 2016-02-21 06:46:00 | Gosh if youre having trouble deciding which cpu, you've got a lot more choices with motherboards. | Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1416329 | 2016-02-21 09:11:00 | Gosh if youre having trouble deciding which cpu, you've got a lot more choices with motherboards. Tell me about it |
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