Wait For Broadwell-e 6800k Or 5820k Now?

I am thinking about building an X99 based system. So far I have looked at using an Intel i7-5820K 6 Core 3.6GHz LGA 2011-v3 with 15MB Cache; which is about $400 for which I can afford.

Now, I understand that Intel is going to release Broadwell-E CPU’s and the Core i7-6800K. It will have 6 cores and 12 threads and come with 15 MB of L3 cache. Core i7-6800K will feature clock speeds of 3.40 GHz base and 3.60 GHz boost. It will also cost around $400.

It seems to me that they are basically the same CPU. Do you think it is better to wait for the Broadwell-E Core i7-6800K, and if so, what does it offer that the i7-5820K doesn’t offer?

 

I say buy when you are ready because there will ALWAYS be something new waiting just around the corner. Other than that, I also say buy as close to the state of the art as the budget allows, keeping the foreseeable and, as much as possible, the unforeseeable future needs in mind. While the i7-5820K is a great processor, it is nearly 2 years old and uses 22nm lithography while the 6800k uses 14nm. That should, in theory anyway, allow it to consume less power and generate less heat while doing the same amount of work. Other than that, they appear to be very similar.

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