bobmitch
Interesting...Broadwell-E in Q1 2016.
Yeah, it is early. Ivy-E came two years after Sandy-E, and before Haswell; Broadwell-E is after Skylake.
Although it is more interesting that unlocked Skylake is positioned below unlocked Broadwell (going by their vertical performance tiers, putting -E parts up top). With both types so close, it would make some sense to position the older above the newer for the majority that don't overclock, to ensure it sells.
That other earlier rumor of Skylake having a 4GHz speed also suggested it used an IGP called "HD5000", which is a Haswell identifier with 40-eu (i.e. GT3). My skepticism roots in a
rumor that conflicts and suggests most desktop Skylake come with GT2 and some high-end models having GT4e.
Desktop Skylake CPUs in LGA package will have 2 or 4 CPU cores, and they will be offered with GT2 graphics. Some quad-cores will be also available with GT4e GPU
Until there is a mention of a Skylake quad coupled with GT3 IGP at 40-eu w/o eDRAM, we can't assume the earlier report of a 4GHz "i7-6700K" is accurate.
Unless Intel rebrands their own IGP.
