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Word on the tech street is that Intel will be introducing a refreshed line-up of chips on October 1st. The new Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 chips will also form part of its 9th generation of chips.
However, those won’t be the Cannon Lake chips that are going to be made as per the 10nm manufacturing process and have already been scheduled for launch sometime in 2019. Instead, the latest 9th gen processors can well be considered as further improvements over the already existing 14nm Core i family of chips.
However, there isn’t a whole lot of info available as to what the new Core series of chips will be like though rumor has it that the top of the line Core i9-9900K chips will come with 8 cores and 16 threads. Further, the flagship processor will also feature 16 MB of L3 cache along with Intel’s own UHD 620 GPU. The chip will have a base clock speed of 3.6GHz which will get boosted all the way up to 4.7GHz with all eight cores blazing.
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Improvements to be expected with the other Core i7-9700K chips include 8 cores and 8 threads. The base clock speed for the mid-level chip will be 3.6GHz but will get enhanced to 4.6GHz at its peak performance levels. After that, it’s going to be the Core i5-9600 chip will have 6 cores and 6 threads to get about doing its tasks.
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- Game without compromise. Play harder and work smarter with Intel Core 14th Gen processors
- 24 cores (8 P-cores plus 16 E-cores) and 32 threads. Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 770 included
- Leading max clock speed of up to 6.0 GHz gives you smoother game play, higher frame rates, and rapid responsiveness
- Compatible with Intel 600-series (with potential BIOS update) or 700-series chipset-based motherboards
- DDR4 and DDR5 platform support cuts your load times and gives you the space to run the most demanding games
Another salient feature of the new range of Intel chips will be their pricing. With increased competition from AMD what with its latest-gen Ryzen processors delivering comparable or even superior chips at affordable rates, Intel has been forced to relook at its pricing strategy. All of this translates to good news for the device manufacturers who can now expect more capable processors but at affordable rates.
The latest Core i series of chips will also help Intel stay afloat in the competition even as it struggles to manufacture its first 10nm chips, something that its competitors have already achieved.
Quick Recap
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- Game without compromise. Play harder and work smarter with Intel Core 14th Gen processors
- 24 cores (8 P-cores plus 16 E-cores) and 32 threads. Discrete graphics required
- Leading max clock speed of up to 6.0 GHz gives you smoother game play, higher frame rates, and rapid responsiveness
- Compatible with Intel 600-series (with potential BIOS update) or 700-series chipset-based motherboards
- DDR4 and DDR5 platform support cuts your load times and gives you the space to run the most demanding games
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- Built for the Next Generation of Gaming. Game and multitask without compromise powered by Intel’s performance hybrid architecture on an unlocked processor.
- Discrete graphics required
- Compatible with Intel 600 series and 700 series chipset-based motherboards
- The processor features Socket LGA-1700 socket for installation on the PCB
- 30 MB of L3 cache memory provides excellent hit rate in short access time enabling improved system performance
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- Get ultra-efficient with Intel Core Ultra desktop processors that improve both performance and efficiency so your PC can run cooler, quieter, and quicker.
- Core and Threads 24 cores (8 P-cores plus 16 E-cores) and 24 threads. Integrated Intel Graphics included
- Performance Hybrid Architecture Integrates two core microarchitectures, prioritizing and distributing workloads to optimize performance
- Performance Unlocked Up to 5.7 GHz unlocked. 40MB Cache
- Compatibility Compatible with Intel 800 series chipset-based motherboards
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