Konklusion
Jeg gjorde det en smule anderledes ved at starte med introduktionen uden faktisk at have kigget på produktet eller lavet noget research på det. Det har heldigvis vist sig at de fleste af mine ønsker er blevet opfyldt med Skylake. Især de nye teknologier som kommer med denne platform er meget interessante, og chipsettet selv har fået mange flere udvidelsesmuligheder.
Innovation/Teknologi - 5
Intel har endelig valgt at ændre BCLK overclocking, hvor BCLK nu er helt låst op og kan hæves med ën MHz ad gangen, men det jeg synes bedst om er, at chipsettet har fået en del flere PCI Express baner, og denne gang version 3.0. Dette giver mange flere muligheder for udvidelser, især når det kommer til lagring. En ting jeg havde håbet på, men bestemt ikke forventet, var flere PCI Express baner i CPU'en, primært til grafikkort, men vi ser stadig 16. Vi er dog stadig i mainstream markedet, og 8 baner per grafikkort er ganske fint i dag.
En anden ting er noget der ikke er nævnt i Intels pressemateriale, nemlig at FIVR nu igen er flyttet ud af CPU'en, hvor den med Haswell blev flyttet ind i CPU'en. Generelt betyder det, at strømforsyningen på bundkortet kan have mere at sige ved ekstrem overclocking.
Til sidst vil jeg nævne DDR4 understøttelsen. DDR4 giver helt fantastiske RAM hastigheder, men der er faktisk også mulighed for DDR3 RAM, som vi sikkert vil se på de billigere bundkort.
Ydelse - 5
Jeg skrev i indledningen, at jeg håbede på at se en platform, hvor de der stadig sidder med Sandy Bridge eller Ivy Bridge CPU'er kan se en fordel ved at opgraderer til Skylake, og det synes jeg helt bestemt at Intel har opnået. Jeg har sammenlignet med en Ivy Bridge CPU af samme kaliber som denne CPU, og ydelsesspringet er faktisk rigtig stort i mange tilfælde, og jeg kan kun forestille mig at springet ned til Sandy Bridge er endnu større.
Overclocking er nogenlunde det samme som Haswell, Ivy Bridge og Sandy Bridge - 5 GHz kan nås hvis man får en god CPU, og nogle CPU'er kan sikkert nå en smule højere hvis man er rigtig heldig. Jeg vil tro, at det almene overclock ender på omkring 4,5 GHz som vi ser det med de tidligere generationer ned til Sandy Bridge.
Pris - 3
Efter at have lavet lidt research ser det ud til, at mange er lidt utilfredse med prisen, og som jeg skrev i indledningen håbede jeg på at Skylake vil være platformen hvor folk med Sandy Bridge eller Ivy Bridge kunne få lyst til at opgradere. Men flere har nævnt at prisen er for høj. Dog vil jeg dømme CPU'en ud fra hvordan tidligere CPU'er har været prissat ved deres udgivelse. Denne 6600K er sat til 253 US Dollars (1735 DKK), hvor den tidligere 4690K under kodenavnet Devil's Canyon var sat til 240 US Dollars (1646 DKK). Altså en forskel på blot 89 DKK, hvilket jeg ikke synes er alt for galt, og hvis erfaring har lært mig noget, så er det at priserne dykker ret hurtigt.
Når det så er sagt, så kan vi jo se, at de danske priser er ret høje, for tilføjer vi dansk moms til de 253 US Dollars får vi i alt 2168 DKK, men den billigste jeg kunne finde koster næsten 2800 DKK. Jeg har dog kigget i udlandet, hvor priserne går helt ned til 2000 DKK, så det kan måske betale sig for nogen at bestille i udlandet.
UK summary
This time, I have done things slightly different by starting the introduction without having looked at the product or even done some research. Fortunately, it turned out that most of my wishes concerning Skylake have come through, and especially the new technologies that come with this platform are very interesting, and the chipset itself has even more expandability.
Innovation/Technology - 5
Intel has finally made the decision to change the overclocking, and BCLK is now completely unlocked and can be raised in steps of one MHz. But the thing I like the most is that the chipset have been equipped with several additional PCI Express lanes, and this time in version 3.0. This opens up for a lot more possibilities for expansion, especially when it comes to storage. One thing which I had hoped for, but definitely not expected, was more PCI Express lanes in the CPU, primarily to be used with graphic cards, but we still see 16. But we are still in the mainstream market, and 8 lanes per graphic card is still quite OK these days.
Another thing to be mentioned, and which is not referred to in Intel’s press material, is that FIVR now again has been moved out of the CPU, where it with Haswell was integrated in the CPU. This means in general that the power supply on the motherboard can have more to say in case of extreme overclocking.
Finally I will mention the DDR4 support. DDR4 gives simply fantastic RAM speeds, but it is also possible to mount DDR3 RAM, something we probably will see on low priced motherboards.
Performance - 5
In the introduction I wrote that I hoped to see a platform where those people who still have a Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge CPUs can see an advantage in an upgrade to Skylake, and I absolutely find that this is what Intel has achieved. I have compared the tested CPU with an Ivy Bridge calibre CPU, and there is actually a noticeable performance leap in many situations, and I can only expect that the jump down to Sandy Bridge is even larger.
The overclocking potential is about the same as for Haswell, Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge - 5 GHz is achievable if you get a good processor, and some CPUs can probably get a bit higher if you are really in luck. My expectation is that the general overclock will be at around 4.5 GHz, just like what we see on earlier generations down to Sandy Bridge.
Price - 3
After a bit of research it looks as if several people are dissatisfied with the price, and as I wrote in the introduction, I hoped that Skylake will be the platform where people with Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge will want to upgrade. But many people have mentioned that the price is too high. I will judge this CPU from how earlier processors were priced at their release, however. This 6600K has been priced at USD 253 (DKK 1,735), where the previous 4690K under the code name Devil's Canyon was priced at USD 240 (DKK 1,646). This is a difference of only DKK 89, which I do not find that bad, and if experience has learned my something, it is that the price will go down fairly quickly.
This being said, we notice that the Danish prices are pretty high. When we add Danish VAT to the 253 US Dollars we end up with DKK 2,168 DKK, but the lowest price I could find was close to DKK 2,800. In other countries I have seen prices down to what is equivalent to DKK 2,000, so perhaps it would be worth wile for some people to order the chip abroad.
Test: Intel Core i5 6600K Skylake cpu
Innovation / Teknologi | 5 |
Ydelse | 5 |
Pris | 3 |
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Samlet | 86% |
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