YoAndy :
jimmysmitty :
YoAndy :
Where is DDR5? Have anyone heard anything about intel bringing ddr5?
DDR5? DDR4 is barely gaining mainstream adoption now thanks to AMD finally catching up.
The earliest I see DDR5 being possible is 2018, per their own road map, which would mean either Icelake or Cannonlake-X would have it, most likely it would be an -X lineup first as it was with DDR4.
We had it for quite a while now, AMD is just miles behind
Enthusiast have yes. But it still takes both sides before adoption is full enough to be considered.
We have had DDR4 since the X99 chipset which launched in 2014. However the first use of mainstream DDR4 was not until a year later, 2015. We have had mainstream use with Skylake and up of DDR4 for 2 years.
To show how it normally is we have had DDR3 since 2008 with Intels 4 series chipsets in June of 2008. The 4 series chipsets were both mainstream and enthusiast until Intel launches the X58 chipset on LGA1366 in November of 2008 so its adoption was much faster although AMD still lagged behind. However if we use the mainstream as a guide, DDR3 was mainstream until 2015 giving it a life cycle of 7 years.
I highly doubt DDR4 would be out in 2 years of mainstream use, especially since a lot of people are still on DDR3 as a lot of people still have Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge/Haswell/Devils Canyon or AMDs FX/Athlon series.
Plus again, per JEDEC who designs the DDR spec, 2018 is when the official spec should launch which would probably put another year before Intel implements it, I assume Intel will adopt it first on a X platform and AMD will follow after Intel also launches it on a mainstream platform.
https://techreport.com/news/31673/ddr5-will-boost-bandwidth-and-lower-power-consumption
juanrga :
Gon Freecss :
I know, but I thought they might be able to squeeze more IPC with Coffee Lake. lol
I see. I can't wait for Skylake-X to drop!
Today I discovered that the 12C Skylake Xeon has 3.6GHz base clocks. If those clocks translate to the Skylake-X line then this chip will be an absolute beast.
I don't see why not. And normally desktop platforms tend to get a higher clock since servers are not as worried about clock speed as they are designed around the TDP.