Intel’s 9th Gen 8-core s-series CPUs will be soldered – Report

Intel’s upcoming 9000 series processors are rumoured to be launched this October, offering users Coffee Lake with higher clock speeds, core counts and a new i9 series model called the i9-9900K. 

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.