Windows 10: Leaked line-up of Intel Core i9

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12 core *Homer Drooling

:)

 

Windows 10 limits max number (32) of threads with MMCSS priority, affecting Digital Audio Workstation software on multi-core CPUs.

Hello,

The issue is explained by Steinberg, here:

Windows 10: audio dropouts on multi-core CPU setups

With Intel i9 and AMD Threadripper CPUs featuring more than 28 threads of execution, Windows 10 appears to be preventing the use of all available hardware resources with professional-grade Digital Audio Workstation software, such as Cubase.

Besides Steinberg's proposed options, i.e. either downgrade to Windows 8.1, or reduce the capabilities of the computer by reducing the number of usable CPU Cores, is there a solution that Microsoft can offer, to increase this limit in Windows 10?

Thank you

 

Windows 10 i9 CPU stuck at 100%

Thanks. 1709 would have come via Windows Update. This is hardly older hardware (Core i9 CPU and X299 chipset were launched in Q2'17). Would 1703 (from Q1'17) support this product family?

 

Oh yes. I hate to see how much it will cost though. *Shock

 

Intel is giving you a reason to pay the Intel Tax.

There are lots of people who are probably struggling today with Intel's top of the line CPU's. 3D modelers, for instance. Faster renders are always better for productivity. Video transcoders are another.

Then there are people who are ok with todays systems, but would prefer a little more breathing room. More responsiveness when the system is under load, more room to burst for performance.

If those "desktop" systems also come with 8 or 16 DDR4 sockets with minimum quad channel or even octal channel memory, wow.

As an example, I run a lot of Virtual Machines on my desktop. I have entire enterprise testing environments, complete with domain controllers, sql and web servers, and can easily be running 4-8 VM's plus my normal host workload. I can dedicate a lot more resources with such a setup. But, if the costs are super premium (think Extreme intel chips of today at $1000+ for the chip) then i'm probably not so interested, and will make do with what I have.

 

The nice thing, even if you don't buy one, when a faster unit comes out, it usually means that down the road the less powerful CPU's will be reduced in price.

 

The strange thing is that many Lightroom users are finding that using cpus with more than 4 cores slows the program down!! They are turning off the extra cores. It doesn't seem to apply to everyone; my i7 5930K with 6/12 cores works fine with LR, and turning two off just slows things down. It's a strange world*Confused

Bob Frost

 

I bet they would cost at a minimum of $1000. They still can't beat Ryzen when it comes to price/performance.

 

Amen. Not to mention the fact that Ryzen 2 @ 7nm is on the way.

 

These new Intel chips haven't even been released yet. Unsure how we can be sure that Ryzen beats them. Ryzen is still a bit of a rocky road with todays motherboards and chipset drivers. Obviously it's safe to assume that the Intel chips are going to cost more than the AMD Ryzen chips, so they will undoubtedly cost less, but performance is yet to be determined.

 

Considering the progress in technology, I wonder how long after the new CPUs are on the market will it be before the high-power gamers get new games that take advantage of the power.

 

TDP is not so bad, should be a great every day CPU. Any idea what the die size is?

 

I'm a Lightroom (and Photoshop) user and find no such issue, and do no such thing.

 

*Huh Wow... the chip isn't released, yet we post this as fact

Anyway I'll wait and see what the fuss is all about before getting one. Just think, one of these with optane memory... that performance should be impressive.