, Core i5-4670R and Core i7-4770R
, all from the Haswell generation. Needless to say that they were all made for a BGA socket (FCBGA1364), which means the CPU is soldered onto the mainboard.After Haswell, Intel released the Broadwell desktop processors, which came very late, but were designed to fit in socket LGA1150 (also used by Haswell), although they only work with the newest LGA1150 chipset, the Intel Z97
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Intel Core i7-6785R - 4 cores / 8 threads, 3.3-3.9GHz, 8MB L3 cache, DDR4-2133/DDR3L-1866 - 370 USD
Intel Core i5-6685R - 4 cores / 4 threads, 3.2-3.8GHz, 6MB L3 cache, DDR4-1866/DDR3L-1333 - 288 USD
Intel Core i5-6585R - 4 cores / 4 threads. 2.8-3.6GHz, 6MB L3 cache, DDR4-1866/DDR3L-1333 - 255 USD
Unfortunately these processors are also BGA-exlusive, they'll come soldered onto motherboards. This may not be such a bad thing, as PC enthusiasts will most likely skip this category, as they always use fast video cards, so they won't be satisfied with any integrated iGPU solution.
Having a max TDP of 65W, these processors are perfect for small HTPCs, NUC-type mini PCs and AIO desktops
.Prices are a relatively acceptable, but only if you're taking advantage of the powerful iGPU. Otherwise you're much better off with a standard upgradeable Haswell (LGA1150) or Skylake (LGA1151) desktop system, which also have iGPUs with respectable performance.
Personally I would also build laptops with these chips, in order to compete with future Zen platforms. One 65W APU is still better than a weak Intel mobile CPU and a separate AMD/nVidia GPU...