For enthusiasts and extreme players, Intel has always insisted on building HEDT's high-end desktop platform in the past few years. The development code ends with -E or -X and all will correspond to the mainstream platforms. This year, Skylake-X, Kaby Lake-X, All with X299 motherboard.
However, Skylake-X specifications and positioning higher, 6 core all the way to the 18 core, Kaby Lake-X Although the latest seven generations of Core, but only two quad-core, the specifications and the mainstream model is very close, not 'fever' .
Intel was so designed to offer enthusiasts a relatively inexpensive starting point solution, and to upgrade higher end models if needed, but players do not buy it because they are not enough for fever.
From the domestic and international sales of major platforms to see, Kaby Lake-X Core i7-7740X, Core i5-7640X's performance is bleak, especially the latter, the domestic Jingdong only 5 comments, the United States is only a new egg, i7 -7740X There are only 8 comments on the new American egg, of which there are only 5 real buyers.
Intel immediately realized this change, but also immediately changed, The eighth-generation Core Duo Coffee Lake will no longer have a corresponding fever platform 'Coffee Lake-X', next year will launch the new 'Cascade Lake-X' directly.
This will be the first time Intel fever platform does not correspond to the mainstream platform, and the codenames of the mainstream Core Duo for generations include Cannon Lake, Ice Lake, Tiger Lake, Whiskey Lake, etc., and no Cascade Lake. Apparently Cascade Lake-X is Designed specifically for fever platform, this is the first time!
Although it is unclear the specific specifications of the Cascade Lake-X, Skylake-X has already achieved 18 cores given the sudden increase of competition pressure from AMD. The next generation will naturally be more ferocious and the core of 20+ will be uncertain.
But to be sure, Cascade Lake-X will still be compatible with the X299 platform, do not have to change the motherboard.
