Specification Sheet

Be ready for amazing experiences in gaming, VR, and entertainment wherever

your computing takes you with the 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processor family.

This new generation of processors extends all the capabilities users have come to

love in our desktop platforms with advanced innovations that deliver exciting new

features to immerse you in incredible experiences on a variety of form factors.

Exceptional Platform Performance

e 8th Generation Intel Core processors redene mainstream desktop PC

performance with up to six cores for more processing power—that’s two more

cores than the previous generation Intel Core processor family—Intel® Turbo Boost

2.0 technology to increase the maximum turbo frequency up to 4.7 GHz, and up to

12 MB of cache memory.

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology

delivers up to 12-way

multitasking support in the latest generation of Intel Core processors. For the

enthusiast, the unlocked 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8700K processor provides

you the opportunity to tweak the platform performance to its fullest potential and

enjoy great gaming and VR experiences.

The new 8th Generation Intel Core processor family delivers:

• An impressive portfolio of standard and unlocked systems for a broad range

of usages and performance levels.

• New system acceleration when paired with Intel® Optane™ memory to deliver

amazing s

ystem responsiveness.

• Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 technology to give you that extra burst of performance when

you need it.

• Intel Hyper-Threading technology, which allows each processor core to work on two

tasks at the same time, improving multitasking, speeding up workflows, and

accomplishing more in less time.

• DDR4 RAM memory technology support, which allows systems to have up to

64 GB of memory and up to 2666 MT/s memory transfer speeds.

• The ability to set an overclocked ratio per core with unlocked processors,

when

paired with select chipset SKUs, to provide you more control and more granularity

for overclocking

your platform.

PRODUCT BRIEF

8th Generation intel

Core

™

desktop proCessors

Prepare to be Amazed with the 8th Generation

Intel® Core™ Desktop Processor Family

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PRODUCT BRIEF 8th Generation intel Core desktop proCessors ® ™ Prepare to be Amazed with the 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Desktop Processor Family Be ready for amazing experiences in gaming, VR, and entertainment wherever your computing takes you with the 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processor family.
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Experience Amazing Ultimate Protection Built Into the Silicon1 8th Generation Intel Core processor-based desktop platforms are loaded with new and enhanced features to deliver amazing experiences that five-year-old systems can’t handle. 8th Generation Intel Core processors integrate hardwarelevel technologies that strengthen the protection of your enabled security1 software.
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8TH GENERATION INTEL® CORE™ DESKTOP PROCESSOR FEATURES AT A GLANCE FEATURES1 BENEFITS Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Dynamically increases the processor’s frequency, as needed, by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom when operating below specified limits. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology Delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.
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8TH GENERATION INTEL® CORE™ DESKTOP PROCESSOR COMPARISONS1 Maximum Processor Frequency (GHz) Up to 4.7 Up to 4.3 Up to 4.0 Number of Processor Cores/Threads 6/12 6/6 4/4 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.