Intel’s 18-Core i9-7980XE Release Date Revealed

Back in May, we reported that Intel’s Core i9-7980XE CPU is set to be an 18-core monster. Last week, a leaked Core X-Series spec sheet confirmed the news. Now, the i9-7980XE release date is known, thanks to Intel. Chipzilla announced the release date at the Chinajoy 2017 conference, according to WCCFTech.

Core i9-7980XE Release Date

WCCFTech’s Hassan Mujtaba reports that the Skylake-X Intel Core i9-7980XE “Extreme Edition” is slated for an 18th October release. The i9-7980XE is Intel’s most powerful chip, both in terms of performance and power consumption. Accordingly, it carries an exorbitant price: $1999 (US Dollars).

Core i9-7980XE Specs

As per the leaked Core X-Series spec sheet, the i9-7980XE’s specifications are as follows:

• Cores/threads: 18/36
• PCIe lanes: 44
• Base clock: 2.6GHz
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.2GHz
• Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.4GHz
• RRP: $1999
• TDP: 165W

Intel X-Series Specs

The Intel X-Series processor family also includes eight other CPUs:

i9-7960X

• Cores/threads: 16/32
• PCIe lanes: 44
• Base clock: 2.8GHz
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.2GHz
• Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.4GHz
• RRP: $1699
• TDP: 165W

i9-7940X

• Cores/threads: 14/28
• PCIe lanes: 44
• Base clock: 3.1GHz
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.3GHz
• Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.4 GHz
• RRP: $1399
• TCP: 165W

i9-7920X

• Cores/threads: 12/24
• PCIe lanes: 44
• Base clock: 2.9GHz
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.3GHz
• Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.4GHz
• RRP: $1199
• TDP: 140W

i9-7900X

• Cores/threads: 10/20
• PCIe lanes: 44
• Base clock: 3.3GHz
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.3GHz
• Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.5GHz
• RRP: $999
• TDP: 140W

i7-7820X

• Cores/threads: 8/16
• PCIe lanes: 28
• Base clock: 3.6GHz
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.3GHz
• Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: 4.5GHz
• RRP: $599
• TDP: 140W

i7-7800X

• Cores/threads: 6/12
• PCIe lanes: 28
• Base clock: 3.5GHz
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.0GHz
• Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: N/A
• RRP: $389
• TDP: 140W

i7-7740X

• Cores/threads: 4/8
• PCIe lanes: 16
• Base clock: 4.3GHz
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.5GHz
• Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: N/A
• RRP: $369
• TDP: 112W

i5-7640X

• Cores/threads: 4/4
• PCIe lanes: 16
• Base clock: 4.0GHz
• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 clock: 4.2GHz
• Turbo Boost 3.0 clock: N/A
• RRP: $242
• TDP: 112W