Intel Core i7 8900K eight-core engineering sample spotted

An entry in the SiSoft Sandra benchmark database reveals what is possibly the Intel Core i7-8900K. This isn't the official name, as the device ID is empty, but it seems like a good fit for this eight-core, sixteen-threaded processor.

This chip will likely require a motherboard with the new Z390 chipset. The benchmark entry reveals the chip ran at 2.6GHz and that it features 16MB L3 cache. The low clockspeed is likely because this is an engineering sample. You can expect it later this year, it will be Intel's first mainstream series eight-core CPU.



Via: TweakTown