The $2,000 18-core Intel Core i9 claims to spice up to four.4GHz… on two cores

The slide confirms the nerve-wracking $1,999 price ticket, however to your many, many monies you’ll be receiving a processor with 18 cores and 36 threads, which can also be able to a four.4GHz increase clock on the very prime finish. 

The i9-7980XE is rocking a fairly miserly 2.6GHz base clock, however may be pushed to a Turbo Boost 2.zero velocity of four.2GHz, and a Turbo Boost three.zero velocity of four.4GHz. However, it’s price mentioning the small print on the backside of the slide, which reveals the Turbo Boost numbers are a most dual-core frequency, and so are unlikely to signify the velocity you’ll be getting when all 18 of these cores are operating in tandem.

So Intel are outgunning AMD’s Threadripper 1950X by two cores, however they’re going to be sure you’re paying for it. For that further punching energy, the Core i9-7980XE is double the worth – the top-spec Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is obtainable for pre-order at $999.

The leaked slide additionally options particulars of the Core i9-7940X and Core i9-7960X. The Core i9-7940X is the smaller of the 2, with 14 cores (nonetheless overkill, when you ask us), a three.1GHz base clock, and a Turbo Boost three.zero frequency of four.4GHz. Of course, you’ll be paying $1,400 for it…

The Core i9-7960X is rocking 16 cores, placing it in essentially the most direct competitors with AMD’s Threadripper 1950X. It’s rocking an inferior base clock of two.8GHz to the 1950X’s three.4GHz, however outstrips it on the prime finish with a Turbo Boost three.zero velocity of four.4GHz, versus the flat 4GHz the 1950X boasts. 

As talked about above, although, the Turbo Boost speeds are taken as dual-core speeds, so till we are able to get Threadripper and Core i9 head-to-head it’s robust to say which can come out on prime. The Core i9-7960X has a reported value of $1,700, however is it going to be $700 higher than what AMD’s providing? Somehow, we expect not.

AMD’s 12 and 16-core Threadripper CPUs are launching August 10, with the brand new eight-core, 16-thread Ryzen Threadripper 1900X chip following on August 31 for $549.

All three of the above Intel SKUs have a reported thermal design energy of 165W, a bit greater than the 155W the 1950X is pulling. Intel’s top-end CPUs are sporting 44 PCIe lanes, whereas each introduced Threadripper SKU is streaking forward with 64. It’s actually not trying good for Intel…

Of course, till Intel come ahead and make sure these particulars, now we have to deal with these particulars as hearsay for now. VideoCardz acquired the slide, however made the purpose that they couldn’t verify whether or not or not it’s real. 

The slide additionally stresses processor numbers aren’t a measure of efficiency. It’s at all times good to mood your enthusiasm a bit earlier than the efficiency numbers are available (sure, even with an 18-core CPU), and we’ll let you understand how the i9-7980XE performs as quickly as we are able to get our thermal paste-stained fingers on one.

Thanks, VideoCardz.