cats_Paw :
Still 4 cores.... Im sticking to my Q6600.
Yea I loved my Q6600 but it can't even compete with Sandy Bridge. I went from a Q6600 @ 3GHz to a 2500K stock and it crushed the Q6600.
Vlad Rose :
What the heck Intel? So, you provide great integrated graphics into Broadwell, then nerf it for Skylake? I guess you had to find a way to help sell your 'paper launch' of Broadwell. I really hope Xen makes you guys wake up; although it more than likely won't.
You realize that there is no point in having a top end IGP in a enthusiast overclocking CPU that the majority of people will buy with a high end GPU, right? The Core i 2/3/4 K series all have had lower end IGPs because they are not as important as the CPU to those who buy them. I sure as hell don't use the IGP on my 4670K.
And as said in the article, there will be parts with the GT4e, in fact there will be parts with more EUs than Broadwell that will probably beat Broadwell in performance.
Bartendalot :
At least Skylake HEDT should be powerful. Unless DX12 pulls a rabbit out of a hat, this doesn't look promising for anyone who has Sandy or higher.
The Windows 10 results look very promising to me. Interesting that in some cases there is almost a 2x performance bump. Makes me hope that THG or Anand does a performance test of Windows 10 vs 8 vs 7.