Intel has caused a stir in Computex with its new Core i9 X series, and its flagship is its 18-core desktop processor.
But until we have heard a lot about the technical details. Today Intel has revealed that the 18-core i9-7980XE will have a base speed of 2.6 GHz, with a 4.2 GHz Turbo Boost 2.0 clock. And using Turbo Boost 3.0, which accelerates the performance of its two cores more fast, it will reach 4.4GHz.
This is just below the top speed of the Intel Galaxy Core i7-7700K of 4.5GHz, its faster conventional processor for desktop computers. Basically, this means that the 18-core chip will not be left behind when it comes to a single thread for games. (See here our in-depth story on the development of the 18-core processor).
Yes, it may seem strange to see the company's most powerful processor with a 3GHz base clock speed. But the most important are the pulse figures, which will start when you really need more computing power. As for the other members of the X series family, the 16-core model will have speeds between 2.8 GHz and 4.4 GHz, while the 14-core version will start at 3.1 GHz. As usual, Intel can get higher speeds with chips with fewer cores because there are fewer heating problems to worry about.
It will take some time to get the full benchmarks of these chips, but Intel gave us a short preview of their tests. The 16-core CPU i9 scored a Cinebench R15 of 3,200, while it was using an NVIDIA GTX 1080Ti GPU. This is below a 24-core Xeon E5 2697, according to the 3D Fluff database. The quad-core i7-7700K, meanwhile, only got 966 points in the same reference point.
It can take 14 to 18 core i9 CPUs on September 25, while the 12-core version will arrive sooner, August 28th. The other chips are now available.
This is just below the top speed of the Intel Galaxy Core i7-7700K of 4.5GHz, its faster conventional processor for desktop computers. Basically, this means that the 18-core chip will not be left behind when it comes to a single thread for games. (See here our in-depth story on the development of the 18-core processor).
Yes, it may seem strange to see the company's most powerful processor with a 3GHz base clock speed. But the most important are the pulse figures, which will start when you really need more computing power. As for the other members of the X series family, the 16-core model will have speeds between 2.8 GHz and 4.4 GHz, while the 14-core version will start at 3.1 GHz. As usual, Intel can get higher speeds with chips with fewer cores because there are fewer heating problems to worry about.
It will take some time to get the full benchmarks of these chips, but Intel gave us a short preview of their tests. The 16-core CPU i9 scored a Cinebench R15 of 3,200, while it was using an NVIDIA GTX 1080Ti GPU. This is below a 24-core Xeon E5 2697, according to the 3D Fluff database. The quad-core i7-7700K, meanwhile, only got 966 points in the same reference point.
It can take 14 to 18 core i9 CPUs on September 25, while the 12-core version will arrive sooner, August 28th. The other chips are now available.
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