Tag: SkyLake-X

Intel Core i9-9990XE: Up to 5.0 GHz, Auction Only

Sumon Pathak

According to the folks over at Anandtech, Intel is planning to release an OEM only SKU in the high-end desktop lineup. This new chip will be known as Core i9-9990XE which makes it the highest number part in the Skylake-X lineup. The current king would still be the the highest clocked processor in the form of i9-9980XE The Core i9-9990XE will be a 14 core processor with a base clock of 4.0 GHz and boost clock of 5.0 GHz. This configuration essentially makes it a super binned Core i9 9940X.…

Read More

Intel officially announces Skylake-X and Kabylake-X processors.

Sumon Pathak

Anyone following the computing scene lately has been bombarded with Intel rumors. However, the rumors came to a stop today as Intel finally announces the Skylake-X and Kabylake-X processors.   Normally Intel’s HEDT platform lags at least one generation behind the mainstream lineup(Sandy Bridge-E was launched when Ivy bridge was mainstream and so on), but this time Intel has decided to break the pattern(Ryzen effect anyone?) And decided to launch Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X simultaneously along with a new chipset called Basin Falls(X299)     SkyLake-X Starting from the top we…

Read More