Pricing out Skylake-S
If you're planning to build a system around Intel's Skylake-S architecture, it would be helpful to know how much the CPUs will cost, would it not? In all likelihood, you'll find out official price points tomorrow when Intel is supposed to launch Skylake-S, but in the meantime, there's a leaked price list making the rounds.
Assuming the information is legit, pricing will range from $170 (Core i5-6400T) to $316 (Core i7-6700K) in thousand-unit trays. That means retail pricing will be a little higher, or maybe a lot higher, depending on how much price gouging takes place.
Here's a look at the processor lineup with specs and prices, broken down by TDP, according to Chinese language website BenchLife.info.
Skylake-S 95W TDP
- Core i7-6700K: 4GHz to 4.2GHz; 8MB cache; 4 cores/8 threads; $316
- Core i5-6600K: 3.5GHz to 4.2GHz; 8MB cache; 4 cores/4 threads; $225
Skylake-S 65W TDP
- Core i7-6700: 3.4GHz to 4GHz; 8MB cache; 4 cores/8 threads; $282
- Core i5-6600: 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz; 6MB cache; 4 cores/4 threads; $199
- Core i5-6500: 3.2GHz to 3.6GHz; 6MB cache; 4 cores/4 threads; $179
- Core i5-6400: 2.7GHz to 3.3GHz; 6MB cache; 4 cores/4 threads; $170
Skylake-S 35W TDP
- Core i7-6700T: 2.8GHz to 3.6GHz; 8MB cache; 4 cores/8 threads; $282
- Core i5-6600T: 2.7GHz to 3.5GHz; 6MB cache; 4 cores/4 threads; $199
- Core i5-6500T: 2.5GHz to 3.1GHz; 6MB cache; 4 cores/4 threads; $179
- Core i5-6400T: 2.2GHz to 2.8GHz; 6MB cache; 4 cores/4 threads; $170
The K Series Skylake-S parts with 95W TDPs all have unlocked multipliers. Early evidence suggests they're overclock fairly well, even on air cooling, though just like the pricing info above, you should take all early reports of Skylake-S with a grain of salt.
In the middle are Intel's mainstream Skylake-S processors with 65W TDPs. These will sport locked multipliers, but will reportedly have extended BCLK options for overclocking.
Finally, the 35W TPD T Series features low power options and slower clockspeeds.
Bear in mind that if you're planning a Skylake-S upgrade, you'll need a new motherboard with an LGA 1151 socket. You may also have to buy new RAM -- even though Skylake-S supports both DDR3 and DDR4 memory, all of the compatible motherboards that we've seen so far have been Z170-chipset models with DDR4 DIMM slots.
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