intels cpu line ups, have ALWAYS been confusing, come on, is it really needed to release cpu's that are so close to each other in price and specs ? when i upgraded from a core i7 930, i originally was going to get a 5830k on x99, then i thought about getting something on the other socket intel had at the time, socket 1156????? after i decided on a motherboard, i tried to decide on a cpu, after about 30 mins trying to decide which one to go with, and seeing that the price difference between each one was $50 or less, i just closed the browser windows, went to the local store, and grabbed an x99 board, 16 gigs of ram, and the 5830k, and was done with that headache. when AMD released ryzen, and then ryzen 3000, the choice was A LOT simpler, x570 board, 3900x, and 32 gigs of ram. didnt even bother looking at the mess that was intels lineup.