Intel prepares i9 processor

Intel Launches 18-Core i9-7980XE Processor

Of the new Intel i9-7980XE there is not much more information… but during these days more exact details will surely be released, for example; frequency, cache, LANES PCI Express numbers and their release date.

Although if we know more data about this new generation X299 and its future processors:

POSSIBLE Intel Core-X Series platform data
Processor	Cores / Threads	L3 Cache	PCIe Lanes	Base Clock	Turbo Clock 2.0	Turbo Clock 3.0	Launching
Core i9-7980XE	18C / 36T	No data	No data	No data	No data	No data	No data
Core i9-7960X	16C / 32T	No data	No data	No data	No data	No data	No data
Core i9-7940X	14C / 28T	No data	No data	No data	No data	No data	No data
Core i9-7920X	12C / 24T	16.5 MB	44	No data	No data	No data	August
Core i9-7900X	10C / 20T	13.75 MB	44	3.3 GHz	4.3 GHz	4.5 GHz	June
Core i9-7820X	8C / 16T	11 MB	28	3.6 GHz	4.3 GHz	4.5 GHz	June
Core i9-7800X	6C / 12T	8.25 MB	28	3.5 GHz	4.0 GHz	-	June
Core i7-7740K	4C / 8T	8 MB	16	4.3 GHz	4.5 GHz	-	June
Core i5-7640K	4C / 4T	6 MB	16	4.0 GHz	4.2 GHz	-	June

On a personal basis, the ones that seem most interesting are the i9-7820X with 8 cores and 12 threads of execution, which if Intel leaves it over 600 euros will be a TOP sales for Workstation and gaming equipment: 11MB cache, 28 lanes, 3.6 GHz base and 4.3 GHZ with Boost. Also very interesting is the i9-7900X with 10 cores and 20 threads of execution: 14 MB of cache, 44 LANES, 3.3 GHZ of base frequency and which boosts up to 4.3 GHZ. Although both will go up to 4.5 GHz with the new Turbo Clock 3.0 system.

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What doesn't fit me at all is the launch of a 4-core 4-thread run i5. Can you explain it to me? It doesn't make any sense… for that we already have the seventh generation of the LGA 1151 socket: Intel Kaby Lake?

As we can see! if all these leaks are confirmed, it is confirmed that AMD Ryzen has made Intel remove all the artillery… obviously benefiting the end consumers.