Intel would release a 12-core processor to fight ryzen

There is no doubt that AMD Ryzen has been a reaction in the PC processor market that we have been waiting for more than five years since the arrival of Intel Sandy Bridge. The semiconductor giant is reportedly working on a new Skylake-X processor with 12 cores and 24 threads to comfortably outperform AMD Ryzen.

We could see Intel's first 12-core home processor

AMD Ryzen has already shown excellent performance, it is also said that its overclocking potential is quite good and gives it the ability to outperform the almighty Core i7-6950X. A situation that would take the crown off performance for Intel and we know that this is not liked by a company that has dominated the high range since the arrival of its Core microarchitecture in 2006.

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Currently the most powerful Intel processor is the Core i7-6950X consisting of 10 cores and 20 threads of processing, below we have the Core i7-6900K of 8 cores and 16 threads and the Core i7-6850K and Core i7-6800K of 6 cores and 12 threads. Therefore, it would be the first time that Intel offers a 12-core physical processor within its HEDT platform. For now, it is not known if Intel already had the new processor planned or if it has been a reaction to the first signs of AMD Ryzen's performance, in the second case there could still be months of development and optimization before its arrival on the market.

However, for more Intel concern, let's not forget that AMD can also offer Ryzen processors with more than 8 cores thanks to the great scalability of its new Zen microarchitecture, in fact they already exist and the brand plans to put processors with up to 32 cores on the market. and 64 threads even on its Naples server platform.

Source: wccftech