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Intel would be preparing an i9

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Intel may be preparing a new flagship competitor for its Core-X HEDT product line, known as the Core i9-9990XE. The new details of the processor have been shared by Anandtech , which states that this premium high-end offering may be the Core-X chip with the highest frequencies in the family, reaching 5.0 GHz.

Intel Core i9-9990XE looms on the horizon with 14 cores and 5.0 GHz Turbo frequency

If this processor really exists, it would be the eighth processor in the 9th generation Core-X family. Currently the Core i9-9980XE is the flagship with 18 cores, but this chip 'only' would offer 14 cores when it has a higher nomenclature. The full specifications of this chip include 14 cores and 28 threads. The processor would have 4 fewer cores and 8 fewer threads than the i9-9980XE, but it makes up for it thanks to its higher clock speeds.

The Core i9-9990XE is said to have a base clock of 4.0 GHz (+ 1.0 GHz over the Core i9-9980XE) and can reach 5.0 GHz at full load (+ 0.5 GHz over the Core i9-9980XE). This would allow for a higher workload and paper performance.

The chip would maintain support for DDR4-2666 MHz memory and 44 PCIe Gen 3.0 tracks. The other detail here is that the chip would be a pig in terms of power consumption with a nominal TDP of 255W, 90W above the current flagship. This alone shows that you would need a good X299 motherboard to get the best stability with this processor.

The price is expected to be around $ 2, 000.

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