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Intel finally decided to add more cores to their performance line-up of CPUs, perhaps a cautionary step since AMD has been providing CPUs with more cores at the same price. But, such a strategy carried on by Intel preferably pleased their respective audiences. But there's more to Intel's 8th gen CPUs than just core incrementation.

Overview

So what makes these new chips replace the previous Kaby Lake processors, which were not even a year old ? Well, the new 8th gen chips, not only provide 2 extra cores to each series, including the i3, but they are also based on the same yet slightly improved 14nm architecture, which Intel now calls, 14nm++. This means that the CPU sockets remain the same i.e. LGA 1151 sockets.
Unfortunately, that doesn't mean the 8th gen CPUs would readily be compatible with the previous gen motherboards, with LGA 1151 sockets, since backwards compatibility is not supported. A bios update is necessary to alllow the chips to run in the motherboards. 

Another significant improvement includes that the chips will now support dual channel DDR4-2666 RAM versus the previous kaby lake chips which supported upto DDR4-2400 RAM. 

These chips have almost the same power efficiency but provides better optimization to power utility. The processor speed has slightly been altered in order to provide a bit more efficient usage in order tp cope up with the power demand. The base clock speeds for each series have been lowered a bit, while boosting them provides a slightly higher bump to previous gen chips.



Specifications

Here is a detailed comparison of specification of each of the upcoming CPU series that has been recently released.

Essentials
Vertical Segment	Desktop	Desktop	Desktop	Desktop	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number	i3-8100	i3-8350K	i5-8400	i5-8600K	i7-8700K	i7-8700
Status	Launched	Launched	Launched	Launched	Launched	Launched
Launch Date	Q4'17	Q4'17	Q4'17	Q4'17	Q4'17	Q4'17
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm	14 nm	14 nm	14 nm	14 nm
Recommended Customer Price	$117.00	$168.00 - $179.00	$182.00 - $187.00	$257.00 - $258.00	$359.00 - $370.00	$303.00 - $312.00
Performance
# of Cores	4	4	6	6	6	6
# of Threads	4	4	6	6	12	12
Processor Base Frequency	3.60 GHz	4.00 GHz	2.80 GHz	3.60 GHz	3.70 GHz	3.20 GHz
Cache	6 MB	8 MB	9 MB	9 MB	12 MB	12 MB
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
TDP	65 W	91 W	65 W	95 W	95 W	65 W
Max Turbo Frequency			4.00 GHz	4.30 GHz	4.70 GHz	4.60 GHz
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Max # of Memory Channels	2	2	2	2	2	2
ECC Memory Supported   ‡	No	No	No	No	No	No
Graphics Specifications
Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base   Frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz	350 MHz	350 MHz	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz	1.15 GHz	1.05 GHz	1.15 GHz	1.20 GHz	1.20 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB
Execution Units	23	23	23	24	24	24
4K Support	Yes, at 60Hz	Yes, at 60Hz	Yes, at 60Hz	Yes, at 60Hz	Yes, at 60Hz	Yes, at 60Hz
Max Resolution (HDMI 1.4)	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz

(The above mentioned CPUs support DirectX12 and OpenGL as well.)

Conclusion



With the chips already being launched in the market via online shopping sites, it's just a matter of time, before we see how Intel's attempt to out-shadow AMD's Ryzen. This move by Intel, although seemingly hefty, will definitely prove necessary for Intel's stability in the market. But, for the gaming enthusiasts, Intel was the one who taught us that gaming doesn't necessary require multiple cores, and hence have remained a steady choice for multiple gamers around the world.

However, one must really appreciate Intel's code naming skills, as the company always comes up with a quirky code name indeed.

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