Why doesn't Intel have an K- series I3?

[chromic]

Just why?

That would be great for people who dont have +200$ for a cpu and want to overclock, and since they have quite a bit of punch thanks to hyperthreading

 

[speud]

Because i3 is entry level. The K series is more like a marketing technique used by intel to get people to go with an i5 or higher.

 

[SethS]

partially because it isn't as stable, and because of the price, they don't expect people to overclock it. Such as a more expensive i7's come without a cooler, because it's targeted for overclockers. the i3 is for a cheaper market with no need to overclock.

 

[damric]

They don't want it to cannibalize the i5 product stack. Yes it's annoying. I'd love to play around with an unlocked i3 Haswell. It's the same thing with the Pentiums and Celerons missing instruction sets. Intel wants you pay to play. Can't really fault them for running a successful business model.

 

[chromic]

What about G3258, it was quite a success as i would say ( atleast when reading all them g3258 posts ).

and even if an I3-K would be available, i think people with enough money/need for more CPU power would go for an i5/I7 cpu.

IMO, they would make MORE money than now, since intel doesnt really have anything in the 80-150$ range ( that is overclockable ) unlike amd that has all their CPU's unlocked (FX-series)

 

[damric]

The G3258 is missing instruction sets to limit its performance.

 

[AdmiralMyxtaR]

Because no one would have bought i5s for games then.

 

[chromic]

Because no one would have bought i5s for games then.

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