Intel i9 CPU's get the finalized specs announced

[The Benjamins]

Here is the official finalized specs of the i9 line up. To me those base clocks look very low which makes me think a 1950x will be faster then the 7960x at stock settings.

 

 

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Intel launched the first half of its X-Series processor lineup earlier this year, releasing up to the 10-core i9-7900X. But with the upcoming release of AMD's 16-core Threadripper 1950X, the real interest among enthusiasts are the specs of Intel's high core count X-Series parts.

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After previously teasing partial specs for these parts, Intel today finally unveiled the complete details, starting out with the i9-1920X (12 cores/24 threads) with a 2.9GHz base and up to 4.4GHz boost clock and topping out with the i9-7980XE (18 cores/36 threads) with a 2.6GHz base and 4.4GHz max boost clock. Check the table below for the complete specifications:

 

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The 12-core Core i9-7920X will be available from August 28th
The 14-18 core parts will be available from September 25th

 

 

 

https://www.pcper.com/news/Processors/Intel-Fills-Gaps-Core-X-Series-Processor-Specs

http://www.anandtech.com/show/11698/intel-finalizes-skylakex-processor-specifications-18cores-44-ghz-165w-on-september-25th

[PCGuy_5960]

The clock speeds are too low, but I guess that this is the only way they can get the 165W TDP

[Princess Luna]

We lived to the day AMD made a more attractive HEDT platform! yay

 

So you can get a full 1950x system for the price of the 7980xe alone

[Morgan MLGman]

Am I the only one who is bothered by the cursor inside of the CPU table?  Fixed! (TY OP <3)

 

On topic: Intel charges 700$ more for the same core count as AMD, is it 700$ better with all X299 issues like heat while performing similarly? (Most likely)

 

I am pretty certain it's not.

 

EDIT: Just noticed, why does the 14 core have 200MHz higher base clock than the 12 core part? No idea.

[sof006]

Major fail on the clock speeds

[WereCat]

3 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

The clock speeds are too low, but I guess that this is the only way they can get the 165W TDP

2.8GHz base clock for the i9 7960X makes it look terrible compared to the Threadripper.

[goodtofufriday]

 

Still 16 lanes. Way too little.

 

Edit: I see now that that is an i5 part. My mistake. Still too little.

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, Morgan MLGman said:

On topic: Intel charges 700$ more for the same core count as AMD, is it 700$ better with all X299 issues like heat while performing similarly? (Most likely)

If Intel doesn't soldered the HCC i9s, the 1950X will be faster while costing less.

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

If Intel doesn't soldered the HCC i9s, the 1950X will be faster while costing less.

Let's hope they do, I somehow can't imagine the 7980XE under normal cooling with the same TIM as other CPUs instead of solder

[The Benjamins]

3 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

Am I the only one who is bothered by the cursor inside of the CPU table?

 

It bothers me too, so I fixed it. I brought much dishonor to my family.

[sazrocks]

But what are all core turbo speeds? Those are what really matter for multithreaded workflows.

[Lurick]

1 minute ago, The Benjamins said:

It bothers me too, so I fixed it. I brought much dishonor to my family.

 

[PCGuy_5960]

4 minutes ago, goodtofufriday said:

 

Still 16 lanes. Way too little.

All the i9s have 44 lanes  

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, sazrocks said:

But what are all core turbo speeds? Those are what really matter for multithreaded workflows.

I suspect somewhere in the ~3,5GHz range. No way the 14C+ parts can maintain higher boost clocks considering their current TDP.

[Colexd]

low clock speeds and way more expensive

[ravenshrike]

6 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

EDIT: Just noticed, why does the 14 core have 200MHz higher base clock than the 12 core part? No idea.

Probably a misprint. Flip them and the progression makes sense.

[VagabondWraith]

Looking good. Dat 18 core will be a force. 

[goodtofufriday]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

All the i9s have 44 lanes  

http://edgeup.asus.com/2017/06/19/x299-motherboard-guide-lga2066/

 

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While the 10-core Skylake-X variant has the full 44 lanes, 8- and 6-core models are limited to 28

The X299 platform can host a version of that silicon dubbed Kaby Lake-X. These CPUs are limited to two memory channels and 16 PCIe lanes, so they don’t take full advantage of all the bandwidth and connectivity on the motherboard

 

Not what I read off of asus. Unless I'm interpreting that wrong. 

[MageTank]

6 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

If Intel doesn't soldered the HCC i9s, the 1950X will be faster while costing less.

 

4 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

Let's hope they do, I somehow can't imagine the 7980XE under normal cooling with the same TIM as other CPUs instead of solder

They are not soldered x.x

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, goodtofufriday said:

http://edgeup.asus.com/2017/06/19/x299-motherboard-guide-lga2066/

 

 

Not what I read off of asus. Unless I'm interpreting that wrong. 

Chips under 10 cores are i7s, not i9s.

Just now, MageTank said:

 

They are not soldered x.x

Seriously? Where did you find that info?

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, goodtofufriday said:

http://edgeup.asus.com/2017/06/19/x299-motherboard-guide-lga2066/

Not what I read off of asus. Unless I'm interpreting that wrong. 

Kabylake-X? lol did you even read the title?

"Intel i9 CPU's get the finalized specs announced"

[done12many2]

16 minutes ago, The Benjamins said:

Here is the official finalized specs of the i9 line up. To me those base clocks look very low which makes me think a 1950x will be faster then the 7960x at stock settings.

 

Just as all cores on the 7900X will boost to 4.3 GHz (actually higher), I'd expect that the 7980XE will boost to 4.2 GHz on all cores under load.  4.2 GHz on all cores will put it considerably ahead of the 1950x.

 

10 minutes ago, goodtofufriday said:

Still 16 lanes. Way too little.

 

You're way off.

[goodtofufriday]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

Chips under 10 cores are i7s, not i9s.

Seriously? Where did you find that info?

 

1 minute ago, Morgan MLGman said:

Chips under 10 cores are i7s, not i9s.

Seriously? Where did you find that info?

if what morgan says is correct then the 7640 -> 7820 are i7s?

Then I would still be correct in saying 16 lanes are too little. 

[H4nn3s]

10 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

EDIT: Just noticed, why does the 14 core have 200MHz higher base clock than the 12 core part? No idea.

Maybe they wanted to keep TDP lower on the CPUs with less than 14 cores

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, goodtofufriday said:

if what morgan says is correct then the 7640 -> 7820 are i7s?

Then I would still be correct in saying 16 lanes are too little. 

I meant it that -> All Skylake-X CPUs below 10 cores are called i7, not i9 Kaby Lake-X doesn't exist to me. It's too pointless to even bother...

Just now, H4nn3s said:

Maybe they wanted to keep TDP lower on the CPUs with less than 14 cores

Possibly, seems weird though that they generally bump the clock speeds down when adding cores, and there's sudden jump 12C->14C