Details of Intel Corporation's 18-Core Beast Revealed
On May 30, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced its Core X-series of chips targeted at a segment of the desktop personal computer market called "high-end desktop," or HEDT for short.
The lineup was quite comprehensive, spanning from a $242 four-core/four-thread Core i5 processor to a $1,999 18-core Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition part.
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