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Intel Core i9-7980XE 18 Core Flagship Skylake-X Model
https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kits/intel-core-x-series-processors/
OLD NEWS: 12/05/17
Hi guys
Some very interesting info regarding the upcoming Skylake-X/Kabylake-X cpus has been leaked on the anandtech forums by a poster who appears to have inside knowledge of the X299 cpus. Intel will be using i9 labelling for the Skylake-X processors replacing the previous i7 extreme naming of the HEDT parts. All the Skylake-X cpus use X nomenclature at the end of their names.
Interesting that i5 which was rumoured to be on X299 is actually and i7-7640k with 4 threads. The 6 & 8 core parts have only 28 PCI-E lanes whilst the full 44 PCI-E lanes have been relegated to 10 core and 12 core parts. The base clock speeds look pretty good
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Just need to know the pricing now.





https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kits/intel-core-x-series-processors/
OLD NEWS: 12/05/17
Hi guys
Some very interesting info regarding the upcoming Skylake-X/Kabylake-X cpus has been leaked on the anandtech forums by a poster who appears to have inside knowledge of the X299 cpus. Intel will be using i9 labelling for the Skylake-X processors replacing the previous i7 extreme naming of the HEDT parts. All the Skylake-X cpus use X nomenclature at the end of their names.
Exclusive: Skylake-X (Core i9) Lineup and Specifications
Core i9-7920X
12C/24T
16.5MB L3
44 PCIe lanes
Clocks TBD (August Launch)
Core i9-7900X
10C/20T
13.75MB L3
44 PCIe Lanes
3.3Ghz Base
4.3Ghz Turbo 2.0
4.5Ghz Turbo 3.0!
Core i9-7820X
8C/16T
11MB L3
28 PCIe Lanes
3.6Ghz Base
4.3Ghz Turbo 2.0
4.5Ghz Turbo 3.0
Core i9-7800X
6C/12T
8.25MB L3
28 PCIe Lanes
3.5Ghz Base
4.0Ghz Turbo 2.0
Core i7-7740K
4C/8T
8MB L3
16 PCIe Lanes
4.3Ghz Base
4.5Ghz Turbo 2.0
Core i7-7640K
4C/4T
6MB L3
16 PCIe Lanes
4.0Ghz Base
4.2Ghz Turbo 2.0
- L2 cache = 1MB (Skylake-X), 4x as much as Core i7-7700K
- Dual DDR4-2666 for Kaby Lake-X / Quad DDR4-2666 for Skylake-X
- 112W for Kaby Lake-X / up to 160W for Skylake-X
- Apparently all Core i9 parts support AVX-512 (TBC)
- Launch in June, except 7920X (August)
Will share the image you guys want as soon as I'm allowed to.![]()
Interesting that i5 which was rumoured to be on X299 is actually and i7-7640k with 4 threads. The 6 & 8 core parts have only 28 PCI-E lanes whilst the full 44 PCI-E lanes have been relegated to 10 core and 12 core parts. The base clock speeds look pretty good

Just need to know the pricing now.
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