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Intel Launches 9th Generation Core Processors; Core i9-9900K Benchmarked (hothardware.com)
MojoKid writes: Intel lifted the embargo veil today on performance results for its new Core i9-9900K 9th Gen 8-core processor. Intel claims the chip is "the best CPU for gaming" due to its high clock speeds and monolithic 8-core/16-thread design that has beefier cache memory (now 16MB). The chip also has 16-lanes of on-chip PCIe connectivity, official support for dual-channel memory up to DDR4-2666, and a 95 watt TDP. Intel also introduced two other 9th Gen chips today. Intel's Core i7-9700K is also an 8-core processor, but lacks HyperThreading, is clocked slightly lower, and has 4MB of smart cache disabled (12MB total). The Core i5-9600K takes things down to 6 cores / 6 threads, with a higher base clock, but lower boost clock and only 9MB of smart cache. In benchmark testing, the high-end Core i9-9900K's combination of Intel's latest microarchitecture and boost frequencies of up to 5GHz resulted in the best single-threaded performance seen from a desktop processor to date. The chip's 8-cores and 16-threads, larger cache, and higher clocks also resulted in some excellent multi-threaded scores that came close to catching some of Intel's many-core Core X HEDT processors in a few tests. The Core i9-9900K is a very fast processor, but it is also priced as such at $488 in 1KU quantities. That makes it about $185 to $225 pricier than AMD's Ryzen 7 2700X, which is currently selling for about $304 and performs within 3% to 12% of Intel's 8-core chip, depending on workload type.
They haven't had time to fix Spectre and Meltdown, I think I'll pass.
If you are buying for gaming which this is aimed at you really don't care about the security flaws.
What rubbish. If you are buying for gaming you are online for sure, in a swamp of script kiddies that know your IP and have a vested interest in learning your passwords. If you are gaming online then you are more at risk than the general population. And of course there is the usual swarm of professional hackers. Sometimes I take a moment to watch them hitting my firewall, it's like a cloud of bugs hitting your windshield at sunset. It is that bad, take a look for yourself. I would not advise any gamer to buy an Intel rig as of today for security alone, never mind the value factors.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
Currently I have:
1 x 16 lane graphics card
1 x 4 lane USB3 controller (four independent USB controllers)
1 x 1 lane USB3 controller
As a result GPU currently only able to use 8 of 16 lanes on my circa 2013 i7. Here it is 5+ years later and NOTHING has changed.
No way will I be spending money on a new CPU with only 16 lanes.
No way will I be spending money on a new CPU without ECC memory.
No way will I be spending money on a new CPU without security bugs fixed.
No way will I be spending money on a new CPU that does not officially support my operating system.
To make good use of the micro code bugs you usually need root/admin. And if somebody's got that you're already boned.
And you are boned for being stupid.
Spectre/Meltdown are a problem because they enable a bunch of exploits that let you get out of a hypervisor and into the host OS. If you're in a data center that's a huge deal. If you're a gamer it's, well, not.
The boneheadedness is strong in this one. I hope that nobody ever listens to you about anything.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.