We could see prices of retail packages of Intel Core desktop processors continue to rise over Q4-2018 as its been reported that the company has cut their supply, in favor of tray/reel shipments to OEMs. This could mean a very shorty supply of desktop processors like the Core i5-8600K, i5-9600K, i7-8700K, i7-8700K, and even i9-9900K. If they are available expect them to be heavily marked up.
AMD has put out its IPC (instructions per clock) performance for its upcoming "Zen 2" micro-architecture and they numbers are quite impressive. AMD's "Zen 2" will provide a 29% IPC uplift over the original "Zen" architecture.
Tomorrow November 6th AMD Investor Relations will host a "New Horizon" event. While there is no confirmation on what will be announced, given the title of "New Horizon" we think it will be about AMD's Zen 2 architecture.
Intel has been having issues with their new 10 nm processor for years now. A new report from SemiAccurate says that Intel has abandoned the process entirely saying, "Intel just pulled the plug on their struggling 10nm process".
It looks like AMD's first response to Intel's 9th generation Core processors could be 5-10% price-cuts across their 2nd generation Ryzen lineup. According to a price list compiled by Techspot these cuts will see the Ryzen 7 2700X below the $300 mark!
Besides the announcement of the Core i9-9900K and 9th generation Core mainstream desktop processors, Intel also announced their 9th generation Core-X HEDT family for the X299 chipset and LGA2066 socket. All of these chips are being fabbed on 14nm++ nodes.
Intel held a livestream today announcing their brand new 9th generation core processors. This includes the highly anticipated 8-core, 16-thread Core i9-9900K.
According to Raymond James analyst Chris Caso, Intel's 10 nm process development could set the company back at least 5 years behind TSMC. In their most recent financial results call, Intel revisited their 10 nm outlook and said that the first 10 nm processors could only come out by the end of 2019.
AMD announced the immediate availability of two new Ryzen models – the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X, with the Acer Nitro N50-100 desktop PC based on the new Ryzen 5 2500X currently shipping in several regions.
AMD has just officially announced its second-generation Ryzen Threadripper high-end desktop (HEDT) processor series. The first chip from this series will drop on August 13th and will be the flagship Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. This is a 32-core, 64-thread part with a base clock of 3.0 GHz and will boost up to 4.2 GHz. It will be priced at $1799.
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