Intel Core i9 X-Series Processor
Intel’s Core i9 X-Series processor offers many benefits for high end gamers including up to 18 cores and 36 threads making the processor ideal for advanced multi-tasking such as streaming live gaming feeds or producing 4K 360 degree videos. In addition to being a powerhouse in multi task applications, the Core i9 X series also excels in single threaded applications such as games. With improvements made through Intel’s Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 the tool identifies the two best performing cores to overclock for increased single and dual core performance. Other features include the ability to overclock each core individually; better AVX ratio controls, and VccU voltage controls as well as Intel’s Extreme Tuning Utility, and Extreme memory Profile give gamers additional headroom to boost performance.
Core X Processor |
Core Architecture |
Integrated VGA |
Base Clock Speed |
Turbo Boost 3.0 |
Cores/Threads |
L3 Cache |
PCIe 3.0 Lanes |
Memory Support |
Socket |
MB Chipset |
i9-7980XE |
Skylake-X |
None |
2.6 |
4.4 |
18c/36t |
24.75MB |
44 |
4 channel DDR4-2666 |
LGA2066 |
X299 |
i9-7960X |
Skylake-X |
None |
2.8 |
4.4 |
16c/32t |
22MB |
44 |
4 channel DDR4-2666 |
LGA2066 |
X299 |
i9-7940X |
Skylake-X |
None |
3.1 |
4.4 |
14c/28t |
19.25MB |
44 |
4 channel DDR4-2666 |
LGA2066 |
X299 |
i9-7920X |
Skylake-X |
None |
2.9 |
4.4 |
12c/24t |
16.5MB |
44 |
4 channel DDR4-2666 |
LGA2066 |
X299 |
i9-7900X |
Skylake-X |
None |
3.3 |
4.5 |
10c/20t |
13.75MB |
44 |
4 channel DDR4-2666 |
LGA2066 |
X299 |