http://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-7980xe-core-i9-7920x-cpu-die-shots-performance/

Renowned overclocker Der8auer has maintained a good stream of videos that detail the Intel Core X series processors. The enthusiast is known for his recent delidding videos and also crucial details that cover the X299 VRM issues. The latest post by him exposes the Extreme Core Count die that is being used on Intel’s 12 to 18 core Core i9 CPUs.

Most tech readers are really interested in die shots, especially GPU dies since that gives them exact figure of the transistor density that those chips pack. CPUs generally don’t feature the same level of transistor density as GPUs but they are still an engineering marvel as most of the processing in desktop computing is handled by them. This year has sparked a revolution, Intel and AMD have all released chips that broke past the 10 core count barrier.