Intel’s 28-core Xeon W-3175X will reportedly cost “around $8k”
Intel’s 28-core Xeon W-3175X will reportedly cost “around $8k”
Now 2018 has come and gone, but Intel is nonetheless determined to launch their overclockable Xeon, alongside compatible motherboards from ASUS and Gigabyte. The processor will ship with a TDP of 255W, a base clock speed of 3.1GHz and a boost clock of 4.3GHz, though the final pricing of the processor remains unknown.
At CES 2019, Anandtech has been able to discuss the Xeon W-3175X with a system integrator, who expected the processor start shipping in Q2 for a price tag of “around $8k” at retail, a price tag that is four times higher than Intel’s flagship X299 processor, the $1999 i9-9980XE.
When combined with a full system’s worth of components, including high-end graphics cards, a 6-channel memory setup, SSDs and all of the other add-ons that would be expected on an ultra-high-end desktop system, it is likely that boutique systems with the Xeon W-3175X will cost well in excess of $12,000, bringing the cost of ultra-high-end PCs to a new level.
Intel’s CES Press Conference will start at 4 pm PST on January 7th, which is midnight time UK time. During their keynote, Intel plans to showcase a “New Era of Computing”, and discuss “ innovations in client computing, data center, artificial intelligence, 5G and more”.
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