Intel Announces Availability of Intel Core i9-7940X, i9-7960X and i9-7980XE Processors

👤by Michael Pabia Comments 📅25.09.2017 12:17:41

Press Release



Intel announces the availability of its newest addition to the Core X-Series high-end desktop processor series – the 14-core Intel Core i9-7940X processor, 16-core Intel Core i9-7960X processor and 18-core Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition processor. The Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition processor is currently Intel’s top-of-the-line offering in the Core X-Series processor family with its 18 cores, 36 threads and 24.75 MB cache.

Watch the Intel Core X-Series introduction video below.


The Intel Core X-series processor family offers the computing power content creators and enthusiasts need featuring support for the latest technologies in desktop computing today. The Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition brings a new level of power to content creators, enabling extreme mega-tasking, a platform for editing and rendering high-resolution 4K and virtual reality (VR) video, and a full studio on your PC.

With Intel Core X-series Extreme Edition processors, content creators can expect up to 80% better performance for VR content creation and up to 60% faster 4K video editing over the previous generation’s Extreme Edition processor.

Availability and Pricing
Pricing below acquired from Scan.co.uk. Availability my vary region.
Intel Core i9-7940X (14 cores, 28 threads): £1,183.49
Intel Core i9-7960X (16 cores, 32 threads): £1,435.49
Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition (18 cores, 36 threads): £1,691.99


Product Pages:
Intel Core i9-7940X Processor (14 cores, 28 threads)
Intel Core i9-7960X Processor (16 cores, 32 threads)
Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition Processor (18 cores, 36 threads)



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