In the past year as part of Computex, Intel introduced the public to the 10-core processor for $ 1,700. Less than a year, and now the famous manufacturer announces a brand new line of processors called Core X. the flagship of the new series of microprocessors is 18-core 36-flow monster Core i9-7980XE cost 1999 dollars, which would definitely put to shame the recently announced 16-core AMD processor Ryzen Threadripper.
A new line of powerful multi-threaded processors must meet the needs of the most demanding users who, for example, will easily be able to play games with 4K resolution, parallel broadcasting gameplay in HD via Twitch. If 18 cores for you too much, you can pay attention to models of processors of family Core X 16 ($1699), 14 ($1399) and 12 (1199 dollars) nuclei. The new processors have a TDP in the amount of 140 watts, the same as last year’s 10-core flagship.
The new processors will be compatible with motherboards equipped with socket LGA 2066 and chipset X299, which should go on sale in June this year. This socket will be replaced by LGA 2011, and will significantly increase the performance of desktops. All processors i9 from a new line of work on frequency of 3.3 GHz overclocked to 4.3 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost technology 3.0 Max. And one of the most pleasant news was a decline in the value of 10-core processor i9-7900X, which will cost wishing to $ 999 (vs $ 1700 last year).
Intel has introduced a new line of processors Core X
Sergey Grey