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251 processors across every brand — specs, benchmarks, ratings and comparisons.
Intel Core i9-9940X
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i9-9940X is a 14‑core, 28‑thread high‑end desktop processor in Intel’s 9th Gen Core X‑Series (Skylake‑X) family, aimed at content creators and workstation users who need many cores, quad‑channel memory, and substantial PCIe connectivity without stepping up to the more expensive 16‑ or 18‑core SKUs.
View specsIntel Core i9-7940X
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i9-7940X is a 14-core, 28-thread high-end desktop processor from the X-Series family, designed for extreme workloads, content creation, and enthusiast computing.
View specsIntel Core i9-9960X
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i9-9960X is a 16-core, 32-thread high-end desktop processor from Intel’s Skylake-X Refresh generation, built on a 14 nm process and designed for the LGA2066 platform with quad-channel DDR4-2666 memory and 44 PCIe 3.0 lanes.
View specsIntel Core i9-9980XE
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i9-9980XE is an 18-core, 36-thread high-end desktop processor built on the Skylake-X architecture and manufactured on Intel’s 14nm++ process. Designed for the LGA2066 platform, it offers quad-channel DDR4-2666 memory support, 44 PCIe 3.0 lanes, and aggressive turbo frequencies up to 4.5 GHz via Turbo Boost Max 3.0, making it aimed at content creators, workstation users, and enthusiasts who need massive multi-threaded performance and ample I/O. Intel markets it as a 9th-gen Core X-Series part, but under the hood it is a Skylake-X refresh rather than a new microarchitecture, with the same 18-core die as the earlier i9-7980XE but higher clocks and solder thermal interface material for improved thermals. Launched in Q4 2018 and now discontinued, it was Intel’s flagship HEDT CPU until the Cascade Lake-X i9-10980XE arrived in late 2019.
View specsIntel Core i9-7960X
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i9-7960X is a 16-core, 32-thread high-end desktop processor built on the Skylake-X architecture, targeting enthusiasts and professionals who need multi-core throughput and substantial I/O expansion on the X299 platform.
View specsIntel Core i9-7980XE
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i9-7980XE is an 18-core, 36-thread high-end desktop processor built on the Skylake-X architecture, featuring quad-channel DDR4-2666 memory, 44 PCIe 3.0 lanes, and a 165 W TDP for workstation-class workloads.
View specsAMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Ryzen 9
The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread enthusiast desktop processor built on the Zen 4 architecture with high clocks, DDR5 support, and 24 usable PCIe 5.0 lanes, targeting gamers, streamers, and content creators who need strong multi-threaded performance without moving to the flagship 16-core tier.
View specsIntel Core i5-7640X X-series
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i5-7640X is a quad-core, four-thread desktop processor on the LGA2066 platform with base and boost clocks of 4.0 GHz and 4.2 GHz, respectively, dual-channel DDR4-2666 memory, and 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes.
View specsIntel Core i9-7920X X-series
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i9-7920X is a 12-core, 24-thread high-end desktop processor built on Skylake-X with quad-channel DDR4-2666 memory, up to 44 PCIe 3.0 lanes, and no integrated graphics. Designed for X299 platforms, it targets enthusiasts, creators, and workstation users who need multi-core throughput and I/O expansion in a desktop form factor.
View specsIntel Core i7-7740X X-series
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i7-7740X is a quad-core, eight-thread desktop processor from the Kaby Lake-X family, designed for the LGA2066 (X299) platform with 14 nm manufacturing, a base clock of 4.30 GHz, and a max turbo of 4.50 GHz.
View specsIntel Core i7-5820K
Core X-Series
The Intel Core i7-5820K is a six-core enthusiast processor that introduced the X99 platform and DDR4 memory to the high-end desktop market, offering a balance of multi-threaded performance and affordability.
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