Back in May, we reported that Intel’s Core i9-7980XE CPU is set to be an 18-core monster. Last week, a leaked Core X-Series spec sheet confirmed the news. Now, the i9-7980XE release date is known, thanks to Intel. Chipzilla announced the release date at the Chinajoy 2017 conference, according to WCCFTech.
Core i9-7980XE Release Date
WCCFTech’s Hassan Mujtaba reports that the Skylake-X Intel Core i9-7980XE “Extreme Edition” is slated for an 18th October release. The i9-7980XE is Intel’s most powerful chip, both in terms of performance and power consumption. Accordingly, it carries an exorbitant price: $1999 (US Dollars).
Core i9-7980XE Specs
As per the leaked Core X-Series spec sheet, the i9-7980XE’s specifications are as follows:
- Cores/threads: 18/36
- PCIe lanes: 44
- Base clock: 2.6GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.2GHz
- Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.4GHz
- RRP: $1999
- TDP: 165W
Intel X-Series Specs
The Intel X-Series processor family also includes eight other CPUs:
i9-7960X
- Cores/threads: 16/32
- PCIe lanes: 44
- Base clock: 2.8GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.2GHz
- Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.4GHz
- RRP: $1699
- TDP: 165W
i9-7940X
- Cores/threads: 14/28
- PCIe lanes: 44
- Base clock: 3.1GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.3GHz
- Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.4 GHz
- RRP: $1399
- TCP: 165W
i9-7920X
- Cores/threads: 12/24
- PCIe lanes: 44
- Base clock: 2.9GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.3GHz
- Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.4GHz
- RRP: $1199
- TDP: 140W
i9-7900X
- Cores/threads: 10/20
- PCIe lanes: 44
- Base clock: 3.3GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.3GHz
- Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.5GHz
- RRP: $999
- TDP: 140W
i7-7820X
- Cores/threads: 8/16
- PCIe lanes: 28
- Base clock: 3.6GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.3GHz
- Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.5GHz
- RRP: $599
- TDP: 140W
i7-7800X
- Cores/threads: 6/12
- PCIe lanes: 28
- Base clock: 3.5GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.0GHz
- Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: N/A
- RRP: $389
- TDP: 140W
i7-7740X
- Cores/threads: 4/8
- PCIe lanes: 16
- Base clock: 4.3GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.5GHz
- Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: N/A
- RRP: $369
- TDP: 112W
i5-7640X
- Cores/threads: 4/4
- PCIe lanes: 16
- Base clock: 4.0GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.2GHz
- Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: N/A
- RRP: $242
- TDP: 112W
