I certainly wouldn't be in a rush, but honestly (and I know you would hate this answer), it depends on what you play, and what your goals are (for instance, if you are happy with 60 FPS, don't bother, but if you want 144+, especially in multi, then maybe, depending on settings and the game engine).Is it worth to upgrade from I7 8700k to Rocket Lake only for gaming?
I play at 1440p
Thanks for bringing up those interesting examples, I'd forgotten about those. But don't worry, we're aware that there's a few ways of combining different nodes on one chip, and several of us at TechSpot have written articles mentioning them in the past. But the technology takes a long time to explain, and isn't really relevant to this article, so we didn't cover it.As nice as Ryzen's are, let's not spread FUD. Splitting CPU + iGPU across different dies made on different process nodes but within one CPU package aren't "chiplets", nor is it even new or "invented" by Ryzen. For those who can't remember, here's two 2010-era Clarkdale i3-530 reviews by Anandtech and TechPowerUp illustrating how (32nm CPU + 45nm iGPU on separate die but same package) is exactly how Rocket Lake (14nm CPU + 10nm iGPU graphics on separate die but same package) will work (as well as a photo of one delidded). I'm honesty surprised Techspot had to ask readers "how" it could be done...
well, wait for it and the first benchmarks...Is it worth to upgrade from I7 8700k to Rocket Lake only for gaming?
I play at 1440p
I realize that some sites reported Twitter speculation that Rocket Lake would be a multi-chip module, but based on this interview with Intel's Director of Process and Product Integration, chiplets seem much more likely. And regardless of what the actuality turns out to be, I think the term "FUD" doesn't apply.As nice as Ryzen's are, let's not spread FUD. Splitting CPU + iGPU across different dies made on different process nodes but within one CPU package aren't "chiplets.
With Alder Lake being on a smaller node - I think Intel will find it hard to maintain high clock speeds that traditionally gave it the edge in gaming." Fourth generation of Ryzen, launching next month, will put the final nail in Intel's coffin". I beg to differ, Intel is alive and well and probably immortal anyway (;p). Completely dismissing Intel on some inside AMD benches is just dumb. If, god forbid, they can pull another Core2duo moment with Alder Lake, then you guys better be prepared to nail another coffin.
Having a separate CPU and GPU on an MCM (Multi-Chip Module) is not the same thing as splitting the functional units of a single processor into multiple chiplets as AMD has done with Zen 2 and 3. MCMs, specifically for CPUs, have been around for quite a long time now.
Is it worth to upgrade from I7 8700k to Rocket Lake only for gaming?
I play at 1440p
Nope, the first glued together CPU was from Intel. It was AMD that was making fun of them back then about the glued core 2 quad.Wow, Intel's people finally got off of their butts and DID SOMETHING. It only took three years of AMD Zen to do this. However, what they've done is make hypocrites of themselves:
Hypocrisy #1: Now they're using chiplets, a method pioneered by AMD that Intel belittled calling Ryzen CPUs "Glued Together".
Hypocrisy #2: In that recent unveiling of their latest mobile APUs (the one where they talked more about the AMD R7-4800U more than their own offerings), they referred to AMD as "imitators" and now they're not only imitating AMD64 but also AMD's effective chiplet strategy.
Intel's hubris and hypocrisy is so overt that it's almost funny but it ensures that enthusiasts will be all too happy to tell Intel to "stick it".
You need to read further because I said EXACTLY that to someone else in this thread. I pointed out that the Core2Quad was two Core2Duo dice in the same package.Nope, the first glued together CPU was from Intel. It was AMD that was making fun of them back then about the glued core 2 quad.
Rocket lake is going to pwn Zen3 with its leet architecture. While AMD fanboys are gaming at a peasant like stuttering mess at 150FPS, Intel fanboys will be cruising along at a patrician like 158fps.
for cheap. if its a drop in for 10700k/10850k/10900k owners than we'll buy it to take back the gaming crown. 5.5ghz all 8 cores with a 15% IPC improvement will be nice. It's the Penultimate 14nm Skylake cpu.Well, Rocket Lake in March 2021 will be late... it might have been sense in December, to fight against zen 3 (I’m expecting a 10/15% performance improvement on comet lake), but in March it will be late. Zen 3 will be widely available and prices will start to drop. How can you sell a rocket lake knowing that alder lake will come before the end of the year ? Unless alder lake has been delayed too...
yep. and 10700k is a 9900KS (5.0Ghz all core is super easy. 70% can do 5.1ghz under 1.35v) for $349. Helluva deal since the 9900KS were going for like $700.It was faster in games, by a measurable margin, then the 9900k. The 7700k was a marketing move. The 10900k was a genuine improvement, even if it came at the cost of rampant power consumption and wasnt all that impressive.
and on 5775c they had an on-die 128mb L4 cacheNotably, intel did this before AMD did both with slot 1 putting L2 cache ont he same PCB as the CPU and with the pentium D having 2 processor dies on 1 PCB.
Rocket lake will win in gaming at 8-cores. Granted, they will get decimated in workloads and games that utilize more than 8-cores, but those are few and far between.Like we are going to see Alder-Lake in Q3 or even Q4 of 2021 is a best a joke. This will be a 1H 2022 Launch, otherwise it will be nothing more than a paper launch Q4 2021. Intel's 10nm for the Desktop is just not ready for the scale needed. It will go head to head with Zen 4, and will probably do very little to close the gap.
Rocket Lake is just the 14nm version of Tiger Lake, it isn't impressive. While 14nm will allow it to clock higher, even with high clock speeds it will be behind Zen 3 in single thread performance. Zen 3 is just has that much more IPC compare to the best Intel has ATM. And with Intel's chips requiring a lot of power, you'll need a good cooling solution. Rocket Lake is packing more transistors, so don't expect these to sip power at load.
IMO Skip Rocket Lake, if you're dying for an upgrade Zen3 is here. Otherwise wait for the Zen4 vs Alder-Lake fight.
considering it will be cheap, will clock to 5.5Ghz+, and is a drop in on my z490, and im on a 10700k so I dont even "lose" 2-cores like the 10900k guys, its a no-brainer for me.I don't buy into the Alder Lake hype for gaming at least, the combo Strong core - efficient core seems interesting for laptops - mobile devices mostly. If rocket lake has both decent IPC and clock improvements, and is priced competitively, it could probably be a better choice for gaming than Alder Lake.
Intel current lineup is fine for gaming (GPU is still the limit) and if the info released so far is true, so will be AMD 5xxx. It will be mostly a question of pricing and availability for the gaming market share.
The real question is when intel is releasing new HEDT and what It would actually be. AMD's 5950x seems to be destroying both Intel HEDT and AMD Threadripper at the same time.
that will require a whole new board. If you are on Comet Lake, Rocket Lake is a EZ call to "buy".Rocket Lake is like an experiment, new architecture but still 14nm. From a gaming perspective, you want to wait for Alder Lake - - the first true challenger to AMD's Ryzen. Right now, Ryzen 4th gen is going to decimate Intel in gaming performance come November 5 once the benchies are out. Intel is still "in the game" but AMD will now lead gaming performance; something Intel has been touting as the only strong selling point of their 10th gen processors.
You need to read further because I said EXACTLY that to someone else in this thread. I pointed out that the Core2Quad was two Core2Duo dice in the same package.
The difference was that AMD wasn't being hypocritical back then (because they'd never done the same thing). Also, AMD didn't say "glued together", instead, they called the Phenom a "true" quad-core. As irrelevant/stupid as it was, What makes it worse is that in 2007, AMD may have been stupid since the Phenom was slower than the Core2Quad and only the Phenom II achieved parity with it.
Now, as stupid as their marketing team was, they weren't being hypocritical because they'd never done anything similar themselves. They never actually said anything negative about the Core2Quad, they instead called the Phenom a "true" quad-core. Instead of belittling the Core2Quad, AMD used a positive differentiation adjective when describing the Phenom by calling it a "true quad-core". Was AMD trying to imply that the Core2Quad wasn't a "true" quad-core? They probably were and that is very dishonest but they never actually came out and directly said so -> That's a BIG difference. They walked close to the line but they managed to not step over it.
In marketing it's much classier to talk up your product than to directly bad-mouth the competition like Intel does. I certainly hope that you can see the difference between the two approaches because your assertion that AMD was "making fun" of the Core2Quad is completely inaccurate. After all, how could AMD really poke fun of a CPU that was blowing everything that they had out of the water?
You should know that this was going on when I worked at Tiger Direct and I was privy to ALL of the marketing BS from ALL of the companies. This is also when I saw the things that made me never want to buy Intel or nVidia again (or MSi for that matter). It's very apparent that you weren't working in tech at the time but maybe thought that this would be an impressive anecdote, which it is, but context is king and your lack of context kinda killed it. You were trying to make Intel look like the "good guy" but that's a fool's errand because, history.
As for calling anyone "imitators", that's just hypocritical, infantile and desperate all wrapped up and rolled into one. Sure AMD has imitated Intel but both of these companies imitate each other at this point. I guess that it hadn't crossed your mind (or you just plain don't know) but Intel does imitate AMD as well. Here's a couple of examples just to prove the statement true:
- Intel adopted the AMD64 instruction set because their attempt to nuke the PC industry with IA-64 (aka Titanium) lost to Jim Keller's AMD64-based Athlon.
- After offering pretty much only quad-cores since the Core2Quad, Intel suddenly found a way to increase the core count of their CPUs after Ryzen was released. Coincidence? Not a chance.
I'm afraid that your memory is being selective for some reason or another and I think that I know why. It probably has something to do with your post history never having anything bad to say about Intel and never having anything good to say about AMD.