Since 1971 Intel has revolutionized the processor market, and this year in Computex 2017 (Thailand) one of Asia's largest technology trade fairs, unveiled the newest members of the family, the Core i9 offering 4, 6, 8, 8, 12, 12, 14, 16 and 18 cores, and choice of up to 36 threads of execution.
Rumors had been heard of what this new family would be, but it has surpassed all expectations, the line remains the same: A processor for competing against AMD's Ryzen, who presented the 8 cores and 16 threads maximum of the Ryzen 7.
What can we do with the Core i9?
By having a processor with so many cores, The more cores you have, the more tasks will be done in the blink of an eye, imagine playing music, surfing the internet, extracting a file while editing a text, it will be a piece of cake, the more cores you will have, the more you will be able to perform tasks in a blink of an eye. increased equipment performance since each core will be in charge of executing one of these tasks.
While the multithreaded process allows you to quickly switch between running programs, since the processor has the ability to perform multiple tasks at the same time, This will be very useful for those who work with audiovisual editions as they allow the program to carry out different instructions at the same time without any bugs being present, making your work a walk in the park.
Many gamers The eyes must have sparkled when they saw all the specifications of this new Intel processor, and they even thought of all the games they could play, but the truth is that the i9 is not entirely focused on gamers..
This Intel family is designed for the professional sector, to work with programs that require technologies more complex, such as high-definition video editing, creators of animations, and even for create video games as it can benefit from its large number of threads.
The Intel Core i9 family:
This prestigious family consists of 5 members, to be able to choose depending on the needs and your pocketbook:
Core i9-7980XE: 18 cores/36 threads
Core i9-7960X: 16 cores/32 threads
Core i9-7940X: 14 cores/28 threads
Core i9-7920X12 cores/24 threads
Core i9-7900X: (3.3GHz): 10 cores/20 threads
High performance is equal to very high cost, and their prices are ranging from 999$ to 1999$ the first Core i9s have been on the market since last month. June and for the months of August and October models are expected to arrive in 12, 14, 16 and 18 cores, and while we here will only dream of having a small these monsters on our desks at one time or another.
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