Published: May 12, 2017 | Source: Anandtech Forums | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel X299 specifications leak alongside i9 naming scheme

A table detailing the specifications of Intel’s X299 Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X CPUs has been shown revealed on the Anandtech Forums, showing some impressive boost clock speeds as well as a new Intel i9 naming scheme. Â Â

Rumours of Intel i9 CPUs are as old as the companies i3-7 branding itself, with many expecting Skylake-X to come with the new i9 brand name to signify the boosted clock speeds achieved with Intel’s Skylake architecture. This change in naming scheme could also be seen as a way to one-up AMD’s new Ryzen 7 series of CPUs. Â Â

This list includes CPUs that are listed for release in June, though there is also Intel’s rumoured 12-core Skylake-X flagship, which is listed for an August release. Â Â

Â	Archtecture	Cores/ Threads	L3 Cache	PCIe Lanes	Base Clock	Boost Clock 2.0	Boost Clock 3.0	Launch
i9 7920X	Skylake-X	12/24	16.5MB	44	–	–	–	August
i9 7900X	Skylake-X	10/20	13.75MB	44	3.3GHz	4.3GHz	4.5GHz	June
i9 7820X	Skylake-X	8/16	11MB	28	3.6GHz	4.3GHz	4.5GHz	June
i9 7800X	Skylake-X	6/12	8.25MB	28	3.5GHz	4.0GHz	–	June
i7 7740K	Kaby Lake-X	4/8	8MB	16	4.3GHz	4.5GHz	–	June
i7 7640K	Kaby Lake-X	4/4	8MB	16	4.0GHz	4.2Ghz	–	June

If this table is to be believed, Intel’s X299 CPUs will offer some impressive boost clock speeds when compared to their Broadwell-E counterparts. The two highest end models, the i9 7900X and the i9 7820 are listed as having a turbo boost 3.0 clock speed (single core boost speed) of 4.5GHz, which is huge for a CPU with such a high core count.Â

At this time this report cannot be verified, though it matches some previous rumours. Intel’s X299 platform is expected to launch within the next month, so we should know whether or not this is true soon enough.Â

You can join the discussion on Intel’s rumouredÂ X299 i9 processors on the OC3D Forums.Â