Intel Core i9 review: We test the massive 18-core Core i9-7980X and 16-core Core i8-7960X
from PC world 25 September indexed on 26 September 2017 4:01Intel. Strikes. Back. The massive 18-core Core i9-7980X and 16-core Core i8-7960X are the chipmaker's response to AMD's Ryzen Threadripper, which has been eating Intel's lunch for many months. But can Goliath Intel rise from its stunning defeat to challenge David AMD to a re-match? Can it shake off rumors of clock speeds and high temperatures? To find out you'll have to read on. Because there's so much to say about Core i9, we put the prices, features and FAQs into a separate story you'll want to read for background. For this review, we'll walk through some of the under-the-hood issues directly related to performance, and then we'll dive into the benchmarks. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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