Intel Core i9 - new processors with the letter i

Historically, the top of the Intel Core line was a small, isolated series of ultra-powerful processors for enthusiasts and gamers. These processors, which usually had an i7 -____ X or i7 -____ K index, had a special case, their system logic and a decent price, which still did not scare lovers of the exclusive, but could, on the contrary, attract. And at the new stage of evolution, within the framework of the Intel Basin Falls platform, top core processors Core finally got their logical place in the line. Today we bring you the Intel Core i9-7900X - the first representative of the i9 family. And at the same time, and other processors platform.

To date, 5 Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X processors have been officially announced , starting with i5 and ending with i9 - as we can see, the old classification is also not finished. If you bring the characteristics of new products in the table, you get this picture

	i9-7900X	i7-7820X	i7-7800X	i7-7740X	i5-7640X
Technical process	14 nm
Kernels	ten	eight	6	four	four
Streams	20	sixteen	12	eight	four
Base frequency, GHz	3.3	3.6	3.5	4.3	four
Max. frequency, GHz	4.3	4.3	four	4.5	4.2
Cache, MB	14	eleven	eight	eight	6
TDP, W	140	140	140	112	112
Memory	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
PCIe amount	44	28	28	sixteen	sixteen
Cost, $	999	599	389	339	242

All processors are made in cases LGA2066, models 7600 and 7700 belong to Kaby Lake-X, the rest - to Skylake-X. As we can see, the differences between the extreme members of the family are very large - in i5-7640X, according to the index, there is not even hyper-trading. Experts are positioning it as a kind of plug on the socket, an intermediate stage with a prolonged upgrade.


As for the i9 processors, in the near future their number will increase - both the junior and the older models will be added. New items will see the light this year.