Everything you need to know about the new intel core i9

Core i9 is the new family of HEDT processors from Intel, a nomenclature about which many jokes have been made but which has finally materialized after the arrival of the AMD Ryzen and the announcement of the brutal AMD Threadripper. Some of these Core i9 will be available from this June so it is a good time to review their features.

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Everything you need to know about the new Intel Core i9: launch

The Core i9 7900X is the most basic processor in the new Core i9 family with a 10-core and 20-wire configuration, its arrival is expected on June 20. At the same time the Core i7 X will arrive and later the 12, 14, 16 and 18-core models will arrive between the months of August and October.

Intel will launch its new HEDT processors in three phases starting in June.

Prices

High performance equals a very high price and more in the case of Intel, their prices have not been officially confirmed but we leave you with a list of what is expected:

• Core i9-7980XE: 18 cores / 36 threads, $ 1, 999 Core i9-7960X: 16 cores / 32 threads, $ 1, 699 Core i9-7940X: 14 cores / 28 threads, $ 1, 399Core i9-7920X: 12 cores / 24 threads, $ 1, 199Core i9 -7900X (3.3GHz): 10 cores / 20 threads, $ 999 Core i7 7820X (3.6GHZ), 8 cores / 16 threads, $ 599Core i7-7800X (3.5GHz), 6 cores / 12 threads, $ 389Core i7-7740X (4.3GHz), 4 cores / 8 threads, $ 339 Core i5-7640X (4.0 GHz), 4 cores, 4 threads, $ 242

Who should buy the Core i9?

As you can imagine they are not processors focused on the entire public, much less video game players, these new monsters are designed for the professional sector such as high-definition video editing that can benefit from a large number of threads of execution.

What position does it occupy in the Intel Core family?

Core i9 is the fifth family of Intel processors with the name Core and is immediately above the Core i7 that until now were the most powerful option. Core i9 is the most prestigious family of Intel and the one that offers more performance for more money. All of them are based on the Skylake-X architecture, on the other hand the Core i7-7740X and Core i5-7640X are based on Kaby Lake-X. Both architectures arrive to succeed Broadwell-E as the supreme chips from Intel. Intel claims they are 15% faster on single-core tasks and 10% faster on multi-core.

Do I need a new motherboard for Core i9?

Yes, the current LGA 2011-3 are not compatible, you need to buy a board with LGA 2066 socket and X299 chipset.

New X299 chipset

Core i9 works with the new X299 chipset that provides a greater number of PCI-Express 3.0 lanes for graphics cards and NVMe SSDs. In processors of up to 8 cores, 24 lanes are available, while 44 lanes are offered from 10 cores. The X299 chipset also supports a maximum of 8 SATA III ports and 10 USB 3.0 ports, plus of course the new Optane technology.

How much will the Core i9 consume?

The new processors will have a general consumption between 112W and 140W depending on the model. The Core i9-7980XE has a higher consumption of 165W, so it surely requires liquid cooling to function properly.

What is Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0?

With Broadwell-E, Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology was introduced that identifies the best processor core, all the cores do not have the best quality, so identifying the best one allows to achieve more performance in applications that only use one core to reach higher frequencies than the rest of the nuclei.

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With the i9 this technology is improved to be able to detect the two best cores, something that is very advantageous when using applications that only use two processor cores. This enhanced feature is only present on i7 7820X, 7900X, 7920X, 7940X, 7960X and 7980XE

Overclocking

Intel Core i9 has been designed with the overclock in mind, the manufacturer recommends a liquid cooling solution to take full advantage of them, Intel itself offers us the TS13X heatsink that is sold separately and offers excellent performance thanks to the use of propylene glycol as a cooling fluid. Its price is approximately $ 85.

Source: pcworld