Intel was wondering about the issue of Skylake-S processors in LGA 1151 with the free multiplier, whose TDP will not exceed 95 watts. Until now it was believed that the free multiplier will remain the prerogative of Broadwell-K processors in LGA 1150 which will preserve compatibility with motherboards based on chipset Intel ninth series.
Colleagues found that Broadwell processors at high frequencies exhibit increased heat dissipation and power consumption, in order to achieve high frequencies have to raise the voltage. In general, the level of yield crystals Broadwell is good, but only a small part of the processor is able to operate at higher frequencies for reasonable values .
Other sources report that the fate of Broadwell-K series will be resolved in the coming weeks. Perhaps, Intel refuses to release this processors series. Of course, this does not close the way to the market with a limited Broadwell processors to increase the multiplier. Although processors Skylake-S and Broadwell available on 14-nm technology on the same hardware, the differences between them should allow you to work comfortably with the first free multiplier within the TDP, equal to 95 watts. This week the site Bits & Chips with reference to their Asian sources said that in this situation the processor Broadwell-K with the free multiplier generally can not enter the market. Accordingly, overclockers either have to squeeze out another glass of juice from the available processors Haswell and Devil's Canyon, or switch to the platform LGA 1151 processors Skylake-S with free multiplier.