Intel’s 9th Gen 8-core s-series CPUs will be soldered – Report
Intel’s 9th Gen 8-core s-series CPUs will be soldered – Report
Rumours have been running wild for these processors for quite some time, especially when it comes to their TDPs, clock speeds and whether or not Intel soldered their IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) or stuck to their standard thermal compound.
Videocardz has now been provided “confidential” Intel slides from anonymous sources, revealing the same clock speeds, core counts and model names as previous leaks. What is new here is that Intel i9-9900K, i7-9700K and i5-9600K will all ship with 95W TDPs, showing no increase in TDP for Intel’s new 8-core processor, that some models will use “NEW SolderThermal Interface Material (STIM).”
The report claims that Intel will reveal the pricing of the new series in September and has plans to ship these new CPUs in October. No non-K 9000 series CPUs will be released until Q1 2019, making this an overclocking-only launch.
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The report also claims that Intel will offer their users a new “Extreme Tuning Utility” for advanced overclocking, though at this time it remains unclear what this software will do. Right now, it appears to be an alternative to AMD’s Ryzen Master utility for Intel processors.
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