Intel's limited edition Core i7-8086K can hit 5GHz without overclocking

Intel's limited edition Core i7-8086K can hit 5GHz without overclocking

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https://www.pcgamer.com/intels-limited-edition-core-i7-8086k-can-hit-5ghz-without-overclocking/

We're all on pins and ball grid arrays waiting for Intel to introduce its long awaited 10nm Cannon Lake architecture in mass quantities, but that will have to wait until next year. In the meantime, the company has a couple of other interesting products up its sleeve. One is a 28-core/56-thread single-socket chip that you can read more about here, and the other is a limited edition Core i7-8086K processor that can ramp up to 5GHz without overclocking.

It's a dual-anniversary moment for Intel as it celebrates its 50th year of being in business, and 40 years of its x86 architecture that is still going strong today. The latter is what the appropriately named Core i7-8086K pays homage to, while simultaneously introducing a couple of firsts for Intel.