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Acer Announces Predator Triton 700 Gaming Laptop: Core i7, GeForce GTX 10 Series, & 1 TB SSD

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Acer this week announced its new high-end gaming laptop, the Predator Triton 700. Designed to strike a balance between features and weight, the laptop features a quad-core Intel CPU, a yet unspecified NVIDIA GPU, 16 GB of memory, as well as a mechanical keyboard. Meanwhile the laptop measures in at just 18.9 mm thick and weighs around 2.6 kilograms, or roughly about the size of a mainstream notebook from a decade ago.

The Acer Predator Triton 700 comes with a 15.6” FHD display and is based on Intel’s Core i5-7300HQ or Core i7-7700HQ processor, depending on exact model. The laptop is equipped with 16 GB of DDR4-2400, up to two 512 GB SSDs, Rivet Networks Killer DoubleShot Pro network solution (featuring a 2×2 802.11ac Wi-Fi and a GbE controller), Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, and other features one would expect from a high-end laptop.

Acer Predator Triton 700
		i7-7700HQ	i5-7300HQ
Display		15.6" IPS panel with 1920×1080 resolution
CPU		Core i7-7700HQ (4C/8T, 6 MB, 2.8/3.8GHz)	Core i5-7300HQ (4C/4T, 6 MB, 2.5/3.5GHz)
Graphics		NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-series with G-Sync support for external displays
RAM		16 GB DDR4-2400 (upgradeable to 32 GB)
Storage		Up to two 512 GB SSDs with PCIe 3.0 x4 or SATA interface
Wi-Fi		Rivet Killer Wireless-AC 2×2 802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth		Bluetooth 4.1
Ethernet		Rivet Killer E2x00 GbE controller
USB		2 × USB 3.0 Type-A 1 × USB 2.0 Type-A
Thunderbolt		1 × USB Type-C Thunderbolt 3 connector
Display Outputs		1 × DisplayPort 1 × HDMI 2.0
Keyboard		Mechanical backlit keyboard with programmable keys
Other I/O		Microphone, stereo speakers, audio jacks, webcam (with HDR imaging)
Dimensions		Width: 393 mm/15.47" Depth: 263 mm/10.35" Thickness: 18.9 mm/0.744"
Weight		2.6 kilograms
Price		Starts at $2999 or €3399, depending on configuration and market

In terms of overall design, the Predator Triton 700 is one of a number of recent thinner-and-lighter high-end gaming laptops to hit the market in recent years. As the popularity of gaming notebooks has continued to rise, various makers of such PCs started to diversify their lineups with thinner machines aimed at gamers, essentially splitting these niche products to classes that differ by performance and weight/dimensions. With the Predator Triton 700, Acer is looking to bring the performance of a gaming desktop to the “thin-class” gaming laptops, and gives us an idea what to expect from next-gen gaming notebooks in general.

A feature of the Predator Triton 700 that Acer is especially proud of - and is a major component of allowing the laptop to be as small as it is - is its cooling system, which has five heatpipes and two thin AeroBlade 3D fans with curved metal blades that create increased airflow. A large Corning Gorilla Glass plate that acts like a touchpad covers the cooling system and the innards of the laptop, whereas the backlit mechanical keyboard resides towards the user, giving the system a very distinctive look.

Meanwhile, one of the things that Acer is not disclosing are the graphics processors options available: the only thing we know is that the system runs an undisclosed GeForce GTX 10-series processor, and that the high-end configuration scores ~17,000 points in 3DMark11 (based on Acer’s presentation). Such a performance level is common for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU (when working with the i7-7700HQ), but this GPU consumes 110 W of power, so it's not clear whether a 15.6”/18.9mm chassis with two blowers offers enough cooling capacity to prevent significant throttling. Typically, relatively thin gaming notebooks use GeForce GTX 1060 graphics chips with around 80 W TDP, but such GPUs hit around 12,000 – 13,000 in 3DMark11 (with the same CPU). It's highly probable that Acer will be offering a GTX 1060 version as a mid-range configuration anyhow, so the real question is what exact GPU will go into the high-end configuration. NotebookCheck.net speculates that the Predator Triton 700 is equipped with a yet unannounced version of NVIDIA’s GP104 GPU with a considerably reduced TDP.

Wrapping things up, the Acer Predator Triton 700 gaming laptop will be available in Europe and North America this August. MSRPs will start from €3399 and $2999, depending on configuration, with exact specs and prices varying from market to market.

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CPU Buying Guide for 2017 – The Post AMD Ryzen Scenario

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The AMD Ryzen 7 and 5 series of processors has disrupted the consumer processor market, rendering all previous CPU guides virtually useless.

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NVIDIA & Netflix Now Previewing 4K Support on GeForce GTX 10 Series Cards

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Way back in May of 2016 when NVIDIA launched the Pascal architecture powered GeForce GTX 10 series, one of the notable features they announced for the product family was support for Netflix’s newly launched 4K streaming option. At the time no PCs could access the service; due to the tighter DRM requirements imposed by Netflix and its content providers, PCs that wanted to stream 4K Netflix would need to support HDCP 2.2 and Microsoft’s PlayReady 3.0 DRM. Pascal in turn was the first GPU that was released to support the new DRM standards, and while NVIDIA didn’t know exactly when support would launch, the expectation was that it would be sooner than later.

However as the months have ticked by, we never did see any further progress from NVIDIA and Netflix on enabling 4K support. And rather unexpectedly, NVIDIA even ended up being surpassed in the PC space by Intel, who became the first vendor to actually launch 4K Netflix support when it was enabled on their Kaby Lake CPUs back in November.

Now just shy of a year later, NVIDIA and Netflix have finally taken the next step towards launching 4K Netflix support on Pascal. In an article posted on NVIDIA’s customer support portal, the company has (quietly) announced a 4K Netflix technology preview, allowing customers with the right hardware and software configurations to access Netflix’s 4K streams via both Microsoft Edge and the Netflix app.

While the article itself doesn’t offer any real explanation for the delay, the system requirements end up giving us a pretty good hint about what’s going on. Along with the expected hardware requirements – a Pascal-based video card and an HDCP 2.2 monitor – the Netflix preview also requires that users are on a Windows Insider build of Windows 10. The NVIDIA article notes in particular that receiving Insider builds is necessary to get the specific NVIDIA driver version supported – 381.74 – as it’s only being distributed as part of the Insider program.

NVIDIA doesn’t make much mention of the OS itself, but the situation is especially interesting since this comes just weeks after Microsoft launched the Windows 10 Creators Update, their latest major update to the OS. According to Microsoft’s API documentation, several new calls were added to PlayReady in this update. This strongly hints that Windows 10 itself was the piece of the puzzle holding back 4K Netflix support.

Further complicating matters however, with the release of the Creators Update, the Windows Insider program is now in early testing of features that will be going into the next version of Windows 10, codenamed “Redstone 3”. So it’s not clear whether the recently-released Creators Update is even enough, or if support hinges on additional functionality intended for Redstone 3.

In any case, for the moment NVIDIA is calling this a preview, presumably due to the Insider OS requirements. Despite this qualifier, 4K Netflix support should fully work on all Pascal GPUs with 3GB or more of VRAM, though this means that 2GB GTX 1050 cards are oddly excluded. NVIDIA does note however that support isn’t currently working with SLI configurations, and in that scenario the video cards need to be unlinked first. NVIDIA has also posted a helpful chart on HDCP 2.2 compliance, noting that 4K support is only available when all active displays support HDCP 2.2; any active HDCP 1.x displays will limit the stream quality to 1080p.

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Acer Adds 12-Inch Switch 3 & Switch 5 2-in-1s to Kaby Lake Laptop Lineup

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Acer this week introduced its new high-end 2-in-1 hybrid PCs that will be available later this year. The Acer Switch 5 will be aimed at users who require both portability and performance, and is based on Intel’s Core i5/i7 CPU while being paired with up to 8 GB of DRAM as well as up to 512 GB of solid-state storage. To integrate a relatively powerful CPU while retaining moderate price, power consumption and long battery life, Acer had to give up a 4K display panel and a Thunderbolt 3 controller, which were key features of the Switch 5’s predecessor. In addition, Acer announced its new inexpensive Switch 3 convertible notebook that in many ways resembles its more advanced brother.

Sales of PCs continued to decline in Q1 2017 and totaled 62.2 million units, according to Gartner. Market researchers believe that many consumers delay purchases of new PCs because their old machines are good enough and because they tend to spend more on smartphones. Meanwhile, there are multiple indications that computers in hybrid form-factors continue to gain popularity because many people want to have convenience of a tablet (e.g., compact sizes, touchscreen, etc.) and versatility of a laptop (physical keyboard, performance, features). After large PC makers introduced loads of various convertible PCs last year, competition in the segment intensified. Since 2-in-1s still represent a new category, PC vendors continue to learn what the end-user wants from such systems and continue to evolve their designs in response. To a large degree, this is exactly what Acer did with its entry-level Switch 3 and higher-end Switch 5: it upped the bar for its inexpensive machine and eliminated “overkill” features on the advanced model.

Comparison of Acer Switch 3 and 5
		Switch 5	Switch 3
Screen Resolution		12" 2160×1440	12.2" 1920×1200
CPU		Core i5-7200U (2C/2T, 3 MB, 2.5/3.1 GHz) Core i5-7300U (2C/2T, 3 MB, 2.6/3.5 GHz) Core i7-7500U (2C/2T, 3 MB, 2.7/3.5 GHz) Core i7-7600U (2C/4T, 4 MB,  2.8/3.9 GHz)	Celeron 3865U (2C/2T, 2 MB, 1.8 GHz) Celeron 3965U (2C/2T, 2 MB, 2.2 GHz) Pentium 4415U (2C/2T, 2 MB, 2.3 GHz)
Graphics		HD Graphics 620 (24 EUs)	HD Graphics 610 (12 EU)
RAM		8 GB LPDDR3	4 GB LPDDR3
Storage		256 or 512 GB PCIe 3.0 x2	32, 64 or 128 GB eMMC
Wi-Fi		2×2 802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth		Bluetooth 4.0
USB 3.0		1 × Type-A 1 × Type-C (also used for charging, external display, etc.)
Card Reader		MicroSD
Fingerprint Sensor		Yes	No
Other I/O		Microphone, stereo speakers, audio jack
Battery Life		10.5 hours	8 hours
Thickness		Pad: 9.6 mm Pad + keyboard: ~15.4 mm	Pad: 9.95 mm Pad + keyboard: 16.3 mm
Weight		Pad: 920 grams Pad + keyboard: 1270 grams	Pad: 900 grams Pad + keyboard: unknown
Price		$799 and €1099	$399 and €499

Acer Switch 5: Fanless PC with Intel Core i5/i7

The Acer Switch 5 hybrid laptop is powered by on Intel’s 7^th generation dual-core Core i5/i7 CPUs with a 15W TDP. Previously the company used various Core M (Skylake-Y) CPUs for such computers, but since Core i5/i7 offer considerably higher performance due to higher frequencies, Acer decided to switch to them. The manufacturer uses its fanless "Liquid Loop" cooling solution (based on either heatpipe or vapor chamber tech) to cool down the CPU, so, the new PC is utterly quiet, just like its predecessors, the Acer Switch 12 S as well as the Switch Alpha.

The new 2-in-1 can be equipped with up to 8GB of LPDDR3 memory, a 256 GB or a 512 GB PCIe 3.0 x2 SSD, a 802.11 ac Wi-Fi controller with 2x2 MU-MIMO technology, front- and back-facing cameras, a fingerprint reader, one USB 3.0 Type-A, and one USB 3.0 Type-C (5 Gbps) port, as well as a MicroSD card reader.

Unlike its predecessor, the Acer Switch 5 comes with only one display option: a 12” IPS panel with a 2160×1440 resolution and covered with unknown protective glass. The multi-touch display supports the Acer Active Pen for note-taking and sketching, and solidifying its tablet credentials. Previous-gen high-end convertibles from Acer (the Switch 12 S) offered an optional 4K display panel, but this time the manufacturer decided not to give such an option. Thunderbolt 3 has also been excised, presumably due to power consumption and/or costs.

The Acer Switch 5 is made of anodized aluminum, and because it now uses a higher-performance CPU and a more powerful cooling system, the unit got a little thicker and heavier than the Aspire Switch 12 S. The tablet itself is about 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) thick and weighs around 920 grams (2.03 pounds). Meanwhile, the new keyboard seems to be more compact than the predecessor, which is why the whole system became thinner and lighter: with the keyboard connected, the 2-in-1 laptop is 15.24 mm thick (0.6 inches) and weighs around 1270 grams (2.8 pounds).

The Acer Switch 5 will hit the market in North America and EMEA in June starting at $799 and €1099, respectively (exact specs vary by the region). The system will be available in China starting from July at a price from ¥7,499.

Gallery: Acer Switch 5

Acer Switch 3: Entry-Level 2-in-1 with FHD Display

The Acer Switch 3 is an entry-level 2-in-1, which is positioned above the inexpensive Switch V10 and the Switch One 10 launched a year ago. With the Switch 3, Acer is no longer pursuing the low end of the market, which is why the system inherits a lot from its more expensive brother, the Switch 5 (e.g., design, configuration of ports, etc.).

The Switch 3 is based on Intel’s Kaby Lake Celeron and Pentium processors, with cooling provided by Acer’s fanless cooling solution. The device comes with up to 4 GB of LPDDR3, up to 128 GB of eMMC solid-state storage, front- and back-facing cameras, as well as dual-band MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi. The 2-in-1 also features a USB Type-C port, which is used for data transfer, video output and charging. The Switch 3 has a 12.2” IPS touchscreen with 1920×1200 resolution. As for dimensions and weight, the system is a bit thicker (9.95 mm), but a bit lighter (900 grams) than the Switch 5.

Since the Switch 3 does not have to address the low end of the market, it is not going to come at a bargain price. The convertible will be available in Europe and the U.S. in June for €499 and $399, respectively. It will hit the Chinese market in July starting at ¥4,999. And keep in mind that exact specs will vary depending on the region.

Gallery: Acer Switch 3

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AT20 Giveaway Day 3: Intel Core CPUs, SSDs, & Optane Memory Too

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Good morning everyone! We’re now on day 3 of our 20 day celebration of AnandTech’s 20^th anniversary.

After yesterday’s HTC U Ultra giveaway, today we’re back to PC parts, courtesy of Intel. For today’s giveaway the 800lb gorilla has contributed a true silicon sampler, sending us CPUs, SSDs, and even some Optane Memory cache drives to give away to you.

• 2x Intel Core i7-7700K
• 2x Intel SSD 600p 512GB
• 2x Intel Optane Memory 32GB

The AnandTech 20th Anniversary - Intel Giveaway

Intel Core i7-7700K

First up, Intel’s Core i7-7700K needs no introduction. Intel’s flagship consumer CPU is still the chip to beat for all but the most heavily threaded workloads, thanks to the high IPC of Intel’s architecture combined with the equally high clockspeeds afforded by Kaby Lake. The i7-7700K will turbo boost to 4.5GHz, and as this is an unlocked processor, you can should must always overclock it even further.

Core i7-7700K Specifications
	Cores/ Threads	Base/ Turbo	IGP	L3	TDP
i7-7700K	4/8	4.2/4.5	HD 630	8 MB	91 W

As a reminder, retail box i7-7700Ks do not include a cooler, so along with a compatible motherboard you'll need a 3rd party cooler as well to complete the ensemble.

Intel SSD 600p 512GB

Second on our list of prizes is a pair of Intel 512GB 600p SSDs. The 600p is from Intel’s mainstream SSD family, combining an Intel-customized Silicon Motion SM2260 controller with Intel/Micron’s own 3D TLC NAND. These are single-sided M.2 2280 drives, so they’ll fit in virtually all M.2-equipped motherboards and laptops. And as one of what’s still a relatively small number of NVMe-capable PCIe 3.0 x4 drives on the market, the 512GB 600p can easily sustain reads over several-hundred megabytes-per-second.

Intel SSD 600p 512GB Specifications
Form Factor	single-sided M.2 2280
Controller	Intel-customized Silicon Motion SM2260
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
NAND	Intel 384Gb 32-layer 3D TLC
SLC Cache Size	17.5 GB
Sequential Read	1775 MB/s
Sequential Write (SLC Cache)	560 MB/s
4KB Random Read (QD32)	128.5k IOPS
4KB Random Write (QD32)	128k IOPS
Endurance	288 TBW
Warranty	5 years

As Billy Tallis noted in our review of the drive, the 600p “offer[s] peak performance that is as high as promised” but do bear in mind that these are drives meant for consumer systems. So best not to try running your database server off of one.

Intel Optane Memory 32GB

Finally, we have a pair of Intel’s recently-released Optane Memory cache drives. Built using Intel’s newly-developed next-generation 3D XPoint memory technology, Intel has opted to start the consumer rollout of the technology by building cache drives, which maps well to the higher endurance and higher serial performance of 3D XPoint.

Intel Optane Memory Specifications
Capacity	32 GB
Form Factor	M.2 2280 B+M key
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x2
Protocol	NVMe 1.1
Controller	Intel
Memory	128Gb 20nm Intel 3D XPoint
Sequential Read	1350 MB/s
Sequential Write	290 MB/s
Random Read	240k IOPS
Random Write	65k IOPS
Read Latency	9 µs
Write Latency	30 µs
Active Power	3.5 W
Idle Power	1 W
Endurance	182.5 TB
Warranty	5 years

It’s important to note that to take full advantage of these drives, you will need a Kaby Lake Core-series processor and a supported chipset, as that’s the only platform to support Intel’s full Optane cache mode. Otherwise the drives can be used in some other systems, but they’d only show up as a small 32GB NVMe drive. According to our resident SSD-sommelier, Billy Tallis, these drives tend to be best paired with something like a Core i3 processor in a lower-end system, to transparently speed up performance on a HDD boot volume.

Finally, as with our other giveaways, today’s giveaway is only open for 48 hours, so be sure to enter soon. However please note that for legal reasons, we’re only able to open these giveaways to residents of the United States.

Good luck to everyone! And be sure to check in Monday for our next giveaway.

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Today Intel announced their earnings for Q1 of their 2017 fiscal year, and the results were good. Intel delivered record revenue for the quarter, of $14.8 billion, up from $13.7 billion a year ago. Intel is a company that loves their margins, and they were once again over 60% for the quarter, coming in at 61.8%, which is 2.5 percentage points higher year-over-year. Operating income was up 40% to $3.6 billion, and net income was up 45% to $3.0 billion, which resulted in earnings-per-share of $0.61 for the quarter, also up 45% from a year ago. This is even though Q1 2016 was 14 weeks, versus 13 weeks in 2017.

Intel Q1 2017 Financial Results (GAAP)
	Q1'2017	Q4'2016	Q1'2016
Revenue	$14.8B	$16.4B	$13.7B
Operating Income	$3.6B	$4.5B	$2.6B
Net Income	$3.0B	$3.6B	$2.0B
Gross Margin	61.8%	60.9%	59.3%
Client Computing Group Revenue	$7.976B	-12.6%	+5.7%
Data Center Group Revenue	$4.232B	-9.34%	+5.8%
Internet of Things Revenue	$721M	-0.7%	+10.8%
Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group	$866M	+6.1%	+55.5%
Intel Security Group	$534M	-2.9%	-0.6%
Programmable Solutions Group	$425M	+1.2%	+18.4%
All Other Revenue	$42M	-35.4%	-16%

Intel’s Client Computing Group continued to have gains, with revenue for the quarter up 6% to $7.976 billion. Significantly for Intel, operating income for this segment jumped from $1.885 billion a year ago, to $3.031 billion this year. While we’ve seen the company forced to slow down its movement to smaller processes, the current 14nm node has been well refined and the Kaby Lake processors have been solid performers. The next generation 10nm node is looking very promising though, with Intel claiming 25% better performance and 45% lower power consumption versus Kaby Lake thanks to the density improvements.

The Data Center Group also had gains, with revenues up 6% year-over-year to $4.232 billion, although the growth has slowed somewhat. Operating income for the group was $1.487 billion for the quarter, down from $1.764 billion a year ago. This will be an interesting space to watch with increased competition in both the x86 and ARM space, but Intel will be releasing new Xeon chips as well with a change in branding.

The Internet of Things Group continued to show gains as well, with revenue up 11% year-over-year to $721 million, and up 35% since Q1 2015, so in two years they have seen some substantial growth in this segment.

Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group had the largest jump in revenue, with revenue up 55% to $866 million. However, this group also saw an operating loss increase to $129 million, compared to a $95 million loss a year ago. This should be an exciting segment to watch though with Intel bringing their Optane products to market, with both the DC P4800X SSD and Optane caching memory. If you haven’t checked out those reviews yet, they are well worth the read, and 3D XPoint definitely brings some advantages even on a Gen 1 product.

Intel’s Security Group is showing its final mention in their earnings, since Intel’s divestiture of the group closed on April 3, 2017, and subsequently it will fall in to the “All Other” category starting next quarter. Revenue for this group was pretty flat, at $534 million, compared to $537 million a year ago. Operating income was up to $95 million though, from $85 million last year.

The Programable Solutions Group, which is Intel’s FPGA segment, had a revenue increase of 18% to 425 million, and an operating income of $92 million, compared to an operating loss of $200 million a year ago.

Finally, the All Other category had revenues of $42 million and an operating loss of $1.082 billion.

Looking towards next quarter, Intel is forecasting revenues of $14.4 billion, plus or minus $500 million, and a gross margin around 62%, give or take a couple of points.

Source: Intel

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Skylake-SP Xeon List Published: Moving from E7/E5 Naming to Xeon Gold and Xeon Platinum

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Presumably by accident, Intel this week has published a list of its upcoming processors that belong to the soon-to-launch Skylake Xeon families. The names were published by Intel in a PCN, or Product Change Notification, which makes it likely that this was an accidental disclosure.

In the PCN, it details that LGA3647 CPUs (which covers Xeon Phi processors and the upcoming Skylake Xeons) will have an arrow indicating which way processors should be oriented in the socket. It seems like an arbitrary PCN, just printing an arrow on a heat spreader, which makes this published list somewhat unexpected. But these names show the key parts of the Purley platforms for servers.

One of the poorly kept secrets in the industry over the last few weeks is that Intel is changing the nomenclature of its Xeon CPUs going forward. This will be a difficult change to explain, given that users are so familiar with the previous naming system, and the translation between old and new is not a simple one-to-one mapping. Skylake-SP thus introduces the new Xeon Gold and Xeon Platinum lineups for different markets of servers. We expect all these CPUs to be on LGA3647, given that the PCN seems to suggest that this singular print marking on the heatspreader was not on this socket design before.

Unfortunately, the published list does not have full CPU information, but we do get names and frequencies of 34 Skylake-SP processors (see details below) that will belong to the Xeon Gold and Xeon Platinum lineups, as well as the fact that these processors are designated with the H0 stepping. We might not see all these processors at launch (which at this time has still not officially been announced), and we expect Intel to expand the Xeon Gold/Platinum family with new models over the several quarters following the launch.

Based on the document, the initial Xeon Gold family will consist of 20 processors featuring 5000- and 6000-series model numbers. The Xeon Platinum lineup will feature 14 chips belonging to the 8000-series.

Basic Specifications of Intel Xeon Gold and Platinum CPUs
Model	Freq. (Base)	Product Code	S-Spec
Xeon Platinum 8180M	2.5 GHz	CD8067303192101	SR37T
Xeon Platinum 8180		CD8067303314400	SR377
Xeon Platinum 8176M	2.1 GHz	CD8067303133605	SR37U
Xeon Platinum 8176		CD8067303314700	SR37A
Xeon Platinum 8170M		CD8067303319201	SR3BD
Xeon Platinum 8170		CD8067303327601	SR37H
Xeon Platinum 8168	2.7 GHz	CD8067303327701	SR37J
Xeon Platinum 8164	2.0 GHz	CD8067303408800	SR3BB
Xeon Platinum 8160T	2.1 GHz	CD8067303592800	SR3J6
Xeon Platinum 8160M		CD8067303406600	SR3B8
Xeon Platinum 8160		CD8067303405600	SR3B0
Xeon Platinum 8158	3.0 GHz	CD8067303406500	SR3B7
Xeon Platinum 8156	3.6 GHz	CD8067303368800	SR3AV
Xeon Platinum 8153	2.0 GHz	CD8067303408900	SR3BA
Xeon Gold 6154	3.0 GHz	CD8067303592700	SR3J5
Xeon Gold 6152	2.1 GHz	CD8067303406000	SR3B4
Xeon Gold 6150	2.7 GHz	CD8067303328000	SR37K
Xeon Gold 6148	2.4 GHz	CD8067303406200	SR3B6
Xeon Gold 6142M	2.6 GHz	CD8067303405700	SR3B1
Xeon Gold 6142	2.6 GHz	CD8067303405400	SR3AY
Xeon Gold 6140M	2.3 GHz	CD8067303405500	SR3AZ
Xeon Gold 6140	2.3 GHz	CD8067303405200	SR3AX
Xeon Gold 6138T	2.0 GHz	CD8067303592900	SR3J7
Xeon Gold 6138	2.0 GHz	CD8067303406100	SR3B5
Xeon Gold 6136	3.0 GHz	CD8067303405800	SR3B2
Xeon Gold 6134M	3.2 GHz	CD8067303330402	SR3AS
Xeon Gold 6134	3.2 GHz	CD8067303330302	SR3AR
Xeon Gold 6132	2.6 GHz	CD8067303592500	SR3J3
Xeon Gold 6130T	2.1 GHz	CD8067303593000	SR3J8
Xeon Gold 6130	2.1 GHz	CD8067303409000	SR3B9
Xeon Gold 6128	3.4 GHz	CD8067303592600	SR3J4
Xeon Gold 6126T	2.6 GHz	CD8067303593100	SR3J9
Xeon Gold 6126	2.6 GHz	CD8067303405900	SR3B3
Xeon Gold 5122	3.6 GHz	CD8067303330702	SR3AT

Most importantly, the PCN confirms that Intel is about to scrap its Xeon E5/E7 naming nomenclature for something different with the introduction of the Skylake-SP/EP processors. Instead of E5 and E7, Intel will call its CPUs for 2P and 4P/MP servers Xeon Gold and Xeon Platinum. Moreover, the feature-sets of chips aimed at different kinds of servers will also be different, just like today. The upcoming Xeon Gold CPUs will work in 2P configurations and will thus replace the existing Xeon E5-series. Meanwhile, it is logical to assume then the replacement for the Xeon E7 will be called the Xeon Platinum, and apart from higher maximum core count will also support various additional capabilities, including RAS features. We suspect that there will be more names than Gold and Platinum coming to market to cover other aspects of Intel's product stack.

In the processor stack above, we also get T and M processors in the mix. T processors have historically been lower power processors, and this is likely still the case given that the T processors have lower frequencies than most of the rest of the CPUs. Some CPUs, like the Xeon Gold 6130 and 6130T, are at 2.0 GHz for both: this is likely relating to different turbo frequencies, but also the T product is binned for lower power. The M processors are somewhat of a mystery, as we've never had M on a processor before, except in mobile. Speculating a bit on our part, this could be a reference to MCDRAM, which is a feature we see on Xeon Phi processors. Although to be clear, we have nothing to suggest that Intel will be including MCDRAM on these parts, as the Xeon CPU die itself may be big and the MCDRAM silicon is also relatively sizeable. We suspect that the M processors will have a given feature or features in common, which might come at an extra expense in the final price tag.

In previous generations, Intel typically creates three different core designs for it's latest Xeons: a low core count (LCC), medium/high core count (MCC/HCC, depending on the document), and an extreme core count (XCC) version. The XCC version has the highest amount of cores, the most cache, and costs the most, but typically the per-core frequency is low. Intel sometimes offers the XCC in a small core count configuration, but with a large cache, and something like the Xeon Platinum 8156 at 3.6 GHz most likely fits that description. One of the things that should seem obvious is that the naming of each processor is not linear with clock frequency. For example, the Gold 6150 runs at 2.7 GHz base, but the Gold 6152 runs at 2.1 GHz base. Using that fourth digit extensively means that we hope Intel has a strong and obvious way to describe which part of the CPU names mean specific things. At this point it is hard to see a specific pattern, given we do not know core counts.

Disclaimer: There's a significant amount of information in the ecosystem about the upcoming Skylake-SP platform, mostly from leaks that we can't personally confirm. So while we appreciate there is information out there, we've kept this analysis specifically to what is confirmed or could be inferred, as per AnandTech policy.

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Celebrating AnandTech’s 20th Anniversary: 1997 - 2017

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This morning we’re celebrating a rather special occasion over here at AnandTech: our 20^th anniversary. Though in a lot of ways it seems like the years have gone by in a flash, the calendar doesn’t lie: it means we’ve now been doing this for two decades, starting from a quaint CPU review in 1997 and branching out to oh so much more by 2017.

For the start of AnandTech’s 21^st year in the technology news business, I’d like to commemorate the occasion with a look back at what we’ve done, a brief look forward at where we’re going next, and finally, thank the many readers and groups out there who have made it possible. I’m also happy to announce that we’re launching our largest hardware giveaway ever: over the next 20 days we'll be giving away hardware to celebrate our 20 years in business. So you'll want to check back daily for new giveaways.

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AT20 Giveaway Day 1: AMD

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For some of our past anniversaries we’ve done hardware giveaways, and for our 20^th anniversary I wanted to do the best giveaway yet. It only seemed fitting that as a thank you to the readers that have supported us over the last two decades, that we try to give something back to you.

I set out with a goal to do 20 days of giveaways, one for each year of AnandTech’s existence. To do so, myself, the other editors, and the sales team reached out to our friends at hardware vendors across the globe to line up hardware for our greatest giveaway ever. The results exceeded even my wildest expectations.

31 vendors have donated hardware for the AnandTech 20^th anniversary giveaway, smashing even my most optimistic goals. We still haven’t finished adding up the value of all of the prizes, but it’s tens of thousands of dollars. It’s honestly almost more than we could handle, if not for the hard work of the Purch community team in helping out to organize all of this.

So a big thank you goes out to our friends at Intel, AMD, HTC, NVIDIA, Seasonic, ARM, Asus, and more, for providing us with so many prizes to give out to you guys. I knew we had a lot of friends, but it’s only after you ask for free hardware to give to random readers that you realize just how many friends you have. And similarly, how these companies are eager to make a good impression with you.

Starting today and running through May 23^rd, we’re doing 20 days of giveaways. We have CPUs, motherboards, phones, tablets, video cards, cases, power supplies, laptops, and even some bona fide swag to give away. Each giveaway is only open for 48 hours, so you’re going to want to check in each and every weekday to enter that day’s giveaway(s). Many will enter, not as many will win, but with the number of prizes we have available the odds may be more in your favor than you think.

However for our many international readers, I need to apologize. We’ve not been able to do international giveaways, and the 20^th anniversary giveaway is no different. AnandTech/Purch is too big to do a clandestine giveaway, and that means we need to follow all of the relevant local laws on giveaways. And, as it turns out, there are a lot of countries out there who either dislike giveaways or require that someone in their country wins a giveaway in order for it to be offered there. As a result, we’re only able to open these giveaways to residents of the United States. I’m genuinely sorry we can’t offer anything outside of the United States, but I hope you can understand.

Anyhow, for our first giveaway I thought it was only appropriate that we go full-circle and start back where AnandTech itself started: AMD.

The AnandTech 20th Anniversary - AMD Giveaway

Altogether, AMD has given us 6 prizes to hand out: a Ryzen 7 1800X, a Ryzen 5 1600X, or one of four Radeon RX 570 video cards.

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X & Ryzen 5 1600X

The Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 1600X are AMD’s top 8-core and 6-core processors respectively, forming the backbone of their new Ryzen CPU family. Marking a rather dramatic turnaround for the company in the CPU space, the Zen architecture has massively improved AMD’s IPC and overall single-threaded performance, changing the competitive landscape of the CPU space almost overnight.

 

AMD Ryzen Prizes
	Cores/ Threads	Base/ Turbo	L3	TDP
Ryzen 7 1800X	8/16	3.6/4.0	16 MB	95 W
Ryzen 5 1600X	6/12	3.6/4.0	16 MB	95 W

As our own Ian Cutress put it in his Ryzen 5 review: “for anyone wanting to do intense CPU work, the Ryzen gets a nod here. Twelve threads are hard to miss at this price point”. AMD isn’t able to exceed Intel’s single-threaded performance, but the release of a powerful processor with so many cores has served to make the x86 market a lot more interesting.

AMD Radeon RX 570

Meanwhile AMD also sent over 4 different Radeon RX 570 cards, each from one of their different board partners: Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, and PowerColor.

• Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 570
• MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X
• ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 570
• PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 570

Gallery: AMD Radeon RX 570 Giveaway Cards

The Radeon RX 570 is AMD’s recently-launched SKU for mainstream 1080p gaming. The cards all offer 32 CUs, 4GB of VRAM, and clockspeeds of 1244MHz or better.

All of the cards are open air type coolers, with 3 of the cards using a dual fan configuration, while PowerColor’s card takes it up a notch with three fans.

In our review of the RX 570, we found that the cards put up good numbers for a 1080p card, and should be able to handle 1080p gaming with few-if-any compromises, making it the cornerstone of an excellent gaming PC.

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