In addition to mobile processors Intel today officially unveiled its new ninth-generation Core desktop processors, which also belong to the Coffee Lake Refresh family. A total of 25 new products were presented, most of which are Core processors with a locked multiplier, and accordingly they do not have the ability to overclock.
The oldest of the new products of the Core family is the Core i9-9900 processor with 8 cores and 16 threads. It differs from its sister Core i9-9900K and Core i9-9900KF by a locked multiplier. However, the maximum Turbo frequency for a single core is the same - 5,0 GHz. But the base frequency is 3,1 GHz, which is 500 MHz lower than the base frequency of the "real" flagships. Note that the novelty also costs less - the recommended price for one processor in a batch of 1000 units is $439, which is $49 lower than the recommended cost of the Core i9-9900K and Core i9-9900KF.
In the Core i7 series, two processors were presented at once: the Core i7-9700 and the Core i7-9700F. Both have eight cores and eight threads. The second, as you might guess, is distinguished by a disabled hardware-integrated graphics processor. These novelties have frequencies of 3,0 / 4,7 GHz, which is slightly lower than the frequencies of the Core i7-9700K and Core i7-9700KF, which are 3,6 / 4,9 GHz. The cost of the new Core i7 is $323. As before, disabling integrated graphics did not affect the price of the F-series chip.
Intel also introduced the Core i5-9600, Core i5-9500 and Core i5-9500F processors, each with six cores and six threads. They differ among themselves only in clock frequencies, and the F-series model - in disabled integrated graphics, of course. The cost of new products is near the $200 mark. Finally, Intel introduced five Core i3 processors at once, which have four cores and four threads. Again, they differ in frequency from each other. Although there is also a Core i3-9350K model with an unlocked multiplier and increased cache, and a Core i3-9100F model without an integrated GPU. The cost of the new Core i3 ranges from $122 to $173.
The new Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 series processors feature a TDP of 65W versus the 95W "K" suffix models. In turn, for the Core i3-9350K, this figure is 91 watts, while other members of the Core i3 family have a TDP level of 62 or 65 watts. Also note that Core i3 chips support DDR4-2400 memory, while all older models have a controller capable of working with DDR4-2666 memory. The maximum amount of RAM reaches 128 GB.
Intel also introduced new Pentium Gold and Celeron processors. All of them have two cores, but the first ones support Hyper-Threading. The most notable novelty is the older Pentium Gold G5620, which has a frequency of 4,0 GHz. This is the first Pentium with such a high frequency. But Pentium F-series processors with disabled integrated graphics, the appearance of which , none of the novelties.
Separately, it is worth noting that Intel introduced the ninth generation Core processors of the T-series. These chips are characterized by low power consumption and fit into a TDP of only 35 watts. Of course, for such a significant reduction in power consumption, it was necessary to reduce the clock frequencies of new products. For example, the Core i9-9900T has a base frequency of 2,1 GHz, and its single core can be overclocked to 4,4 GHz. New Coffee Lake Refresh processors and ready-made systems based on them will go on sale in the near future.
Source: 3dnews.ru