Intel's 9th Gen Processors Rumored To Launch In October With 8 Cores (theverge.com)

According to a new report from Wccftech, Intel will introduce new Core i9, i7, and i5 chips on October 1st that will be branded as 9th generation processors. The Verge reports: The mainstream flagship processor, Intel's Core i9-9900K, is expected to ship with 8 cores and 16 threads. Leaked documents show that this will be the first mainstream Core i9 desktop processor, and will include 16 MB of L3 cache and Intel's UHD 620 graphics chip. Even Intel's 9th gen Core i7 processor is expected to ship with 8 cores and 8 threads (up from the current 6 cores), with the Core i5 shipping with 6 cores and 6 threads. Intel is reportedly launching its unlocked overclockable processors first, followed by more 9th generation processors early next year.

Comments

Re:But will they have Spectre/Meltdown/etc fixes?

[Anubis IV]

Word is that these ones don’t have the fixes. The fixes aren’t coming until Ice Lake, sometime in 2H 2019 according to Intel (or, more realistically, 2020, given that it was originally scheduled to launch two years ago).

Re:What is the reasoning

[Anonymous Coward]

i9 is just a marketing gimmick, replace the current naming convention with the following and you'll know what you're really getting

i9 = i7
i7 = i5
i5 = i3
i3 = Celeron

Re:What is the reasoning

[drinkypoo]

"What kind function that are you looking for and is missing from 10Pro?"

The ability to disable Microsoft spyware