Intel core 'kf' processors are listed in retail stores

Earlier this month we learned of new Intel Core processors with the iGPU disabled that end with the ' KF ' naming, these were the Core i9-9900KF, Core i7-9700KF, Core i5-9600KF, and Core i3-9350KF. Today they have appeared again, but in retail stores, so their launch would be very close.

Intel Core i9-9900KF, Core i7-9700KF, Core i5-9600KF, and Core i3-9350 KF appear in retail stores

Some of the chips that were revealed in early December are already showing up in Norwegian and Finnish retailers, and online stores: the Core i9-9900KF, i7-9700KF, i5-9600KF and i5-9400F. No sign of the quad core i3-9350KF. As mentioned above, these are processors with their embedded graphics disabled or physically absent. The "KF" extension indicates that in addition to lacking an iGPU, these chips have an unlocked multiplier, so it can be manually overclocked. The i5-9400F, on the other hand, has a locked multiplier and lacks an iGPU.

The clock speeds of the i9-9900KF, i7-9700KF, and i5-9600KF are identical to those of their iGPU-equipped siblings, while the i9-9900KF has 3.60 GHz nominal and 5.00 GHz Turbo Boost, the i7 -9700KF has nominal 3.60 GHz and 4.90 GHz Turbo Boost. The i5-9600KF, meanwhile, has 3.70 GHz nominal and 4.70 GHz Turbo Boost. The i5-9400F is an interesting chip, which improves the speeds of the i5-8400, with 2.90 GHz nominal and probably 4.20 GHz Turbo Boost.

In addition to slightly increasing the clock speed, hardware fixes are obtained for certain security vulnerabilities that Intel faces with the 9th generation. At the moment, we do not know the 'precise' prices that each of them will have.

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