Intel’s 18 CORE EXTREME EDITION!
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The video opens by recalling Intel’s previous Core i9 launches and the confusion that accompanied the lineup, including oblique references to Kaby Lake X and bootable CPU based NVMe RAID features. It then introduces a new flagship, the Core i9 7980XE Extreme Edition, boasting 18 cores and a claimed teraflop of compute power, positioned as a true halo product that could become more affordable over time but with a hefty price tag today. The host outlines where this processor sits in the broader high core count family, noting the accompanying 16 core i9 7960X and other ICs, while lamenting the naming scheme that overlaps with mobile CPUs and creates confusion. He confirms that the core feature set mirrors Skylake-X on the X299 platform, including turbo boost 3.0, hyper-threading for up to 36 threads, and full PCIe support. The core discussion then shifts to how these CPUs were tested, emphasizing core count and clock speed as primary drivers, and comparing against the 10-core i7-6950X from the previous generation as the historical benchmark. He suggests that the new lineup represents more than a simple refresh, positioning Intel against AMD’s Threadripper with a focus on raw core count and rendering workloads. The video frames the economics of owning such a machine, noting the high price and the potential use cases in render farms and workstations where performance per watt and multi-CPU deployments matter, before concluding that these CPUs are not aimed at average consumers. In the closing segments, the host mentions power consumption and the need for robust cooling and motherboards for overclocking, reiterating that the top models like the 7980XE and 7960X dominate performance curves in many scenarios, albeit at a premium. The sponsor segment is briefly integrated, and a call-to-action invites viewers to consider the featured products and support Linus Tech Tips through affiliate links, merchandise, and the community forum.
Topics · hardware review · high-end computing · cpu performance
Questions answered
- What is the Intel Core i9 7980XE Extreme Edition and how many cores does it have?
- The Core i9 7980XE is an 18-core processor with hyper-threading providing up to 36 threads.
- How does the new lineup compare to AMD Threadripper in the video's testing context?
- The video compares the new Intel high-core CPUs against AMD Threadripper in rendering and synthetic benchmarks, noting that Threadripper offers strong core counts at lower price points, with the Intel chips having higher raw core counts but at a premium price.