Agreed. When Intel found that scaling down the bigger Core architecture could get most of the power savings of Atom, Atom's days were numbered, and not just in servers. The only victims here are budget buyers that didn't need the performance but still wanted x86 compatibility. For applications like SATA network storage, moving to Xeon-D just means paying more money for no relevant gain. Intel gave up on phones because they never made it anywhere in that market anyway. I would still love to see a refreshed non-pro Surface with Goldmont, though.
Nope and that's why I'm sad that Intel abandoned that segment. I've been looking for a new Windows 10 tablet to replace my old Dell Venue 8 Pro but I can't find anything good. Intel simply doesn't have new tablet SOCs in the <2W arena. Maybe I'll get a Surface 3 (non-Pro) on clearance and use that for a few years.
Nice board, but since Xeon-D Boards are possible for less than $500 i'd rather see the same board with a Xeon-D SoC. Especially the dual SFP+ & 16x SATA makes it ideal for integrated routing/nas appliances.
If Intel's new Denverton chips can hit the same TDP or lower with that 30% performance uplift per core than Intel's previous Avoton chips, then we may see a new performance-per-watt king in the low power server arena.
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osxandwindows - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
GTX 1080 and 1070 review?Where is it.
xype - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
Dunno, you don’t seem to be writing them, then? Why now, if you want them that bad?prisonerX - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
Cancelled due to excessive whining.Cygni - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
Cancelled due to you touching yourself too much.Alexey291 - Saturday, July 16, 2016 - link
Eta early 2018BurntMyBacon - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
There is no mention of ECC support. I would expect it does, given RDIMM support, but do we know for sure.patrickjp93 - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
It does. Avoton did.Communism - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
Xeon-D already showed that Intel knows that Atom servers didn't really ever make much sense.icrf - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
Agreed. When Intel found that scaling down the bigger Core architecture could get most of the power savings of Atom, Atom's days were numbered, and not just in servers. The only victims here are budget buyers that didn't need the performance but still wanted x86 compatibility. For applications like SATA network storage, moving to Xeon-D just means paying more money for no relevant gain. Intel gave up on phones because they never made it anywhere in that market anyway. I would still love to see a refreshed non-pro Surface with Goldmont, though.Communism - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
Still waiting for intel to announce a core-m phone :PChefJeff789 - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
With an AMOLED screen and a dock for use at home... I'd buy it immediately.nathanddrews - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
Only if it has full W10 x86... (it will never happen)Communism - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
It's like Microsoft and Intel hate money or something.Meteor2 - Sunday, July 17, 2016 - link
Seriously though, I don't think Core M can go down to 2W.serendip - Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - link
Nope and that's why I'm sad that Intel abandoned that segment. I've been looking for a new Windows 10 tablet to replace my old Dell Venue 8 Pro but I can't find anything good. Intel simply doesn't have new tablet SOCs in the <2W arena. Maybe I'll get a Surface 3 (non-Pro) on clearance and use that for a few years.bernstein - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
Nice board, but since Xeon-D Boards are possible for less than $500 i'd rather see the same board with a Xeon-D SoC. Especially the dual SFP+ & 16x SATA makes it ideal for integrated routing/nas appliances.bernstein - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
the integrated emmc is a nice thing too, haven't seen this on an apeed enabled mitx server boardbasroil - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
I'de like one of these to be my new NAS+server+render farm controller... Should pack enough juice to do all at the same time if there's 8 CT coresBlueBlazer - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
If Intel's new Denverton chips can hit the same TDP or lower with that 30% performance uplift per core than Intel's previous Avoton chips, then we may see a new performance-per-watt king in the low power server arena.vladx - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
No USB 3.0/3.1?Fail
Cygni - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
I don't think you understand what this board is for...vladx - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
I know but USB 3.0 should still be there for those several use cases.The_Assimilator - Friday, July 15, 2016 - link
16 SATA devices and 2 10GbE ports in the mITX form factor? Yes please!doggface - Sunday, July 17, 2016 - link
Oooooooo. Mmm. Tasty indeed.utferris - Sunday, October 16, 2016 - link
Really want this Soc. Just wondering when can I buy it.