https://wccftech.com/intel-kaby-lake-cpu-discontinue-eol-7th-gen/ > In their latest news release, Intel has announced the discontinuation of the 7th Generation CPU lineup or Kaby Lake processors. The Kaby Lake lineup launch in 2017 and was the last of Intel's line up to offer four cores on the flagship mainstream parts until AMD disrupted the entire mainstream landscape with their high core count Ryzen processors. > The Intel Kaby Lake lineup is said to have its last shipment on 9th October 2020 which means that they won't be available on any retail channel after that. The Kaby Lake lineup was introduced early 2017 and was the last family to feature a quad-core SKU, the Core i7-7700K, as the flagship main-stream offering. That was until AMD launched their Ryzen processors, offering more cores & much higher multi-tasking performance on their own mainstream platform, crushing out the competition on various fronts.