Intel today shared the launch date for the new Core X series processors. The four to 10 core processors can be pre-ordered starting June 19th. The 12-core SKU will be available late August. The 14, 16 and 18 cores models in October.
The new processors are toed towards Intels X299 motherboard chipset and are based of Kaby lake -X (dual-channel / 4 cores) and Skylake-X (quad-channel / 6 to 18 cores) processors. The first batch that goes on pre-order will see a shelf date of June 26th.
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Processor | Cores/ Threads | PCIe Lanes | Base Clock | Turbo Clock 2.0 | Turbo Clock 3.0 | Price | Available |
Core i9-7980XE | 18C/36T | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | $1999 | October |
Core i9-7960X | 16C/32T | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | $1699 | October |
Core i9-7940X | 14C/28T | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | $1399 | October |
Core i9-7920X | 12C/24T | 44 | TBD | TBD | TBD | $1199 | August |
Core i9-7900X | 10C/20T | 44 | 3.3 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz | $999 | June 26th |
Core i9-7820X | 8C/16T | 28 | 3.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz | $599 | June 26th |
Core i9-7800X | 6C/12T | 28 | 3.5 GHz | 4.0 GHz | – | $389 | June 26th |
Core i7-7740X | 4C/8T | 16 | 4.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz | – | $369 | June 26th |
Core i5-7640X | 4C/4T | 16 | 4.0 GHz | 4.2 GHz | – | $242 | June 26th |