The first benchmarks of Intel's flagship Cascade Lake-X processor, the Core i9-10980XE have just been leaked. The processor which would feature the same core count as its predecessor, the Core i9-9980XE, seems to feature a good uplift in performance with faster clock speeds and also comes with aggressive prices.

Intel Core i9-10980XE Flagship 18 Core 'Cascade Lake-X' CPU Benchmarks Leak - Up To 4.7 GHz Boost Clocks

We know that Intel is readying a new 10th Generation X-series lineup which would feature their Cascade Lake-X processors. The lineup leaked out yesterday, featuring the 10 core Core i9-10900X, 12 core Core i9-10920X, 14 core Core i9-10940X, and 18 core Core i9-10980XE SKUs. There might be more variants during the final launch but these are the ones that were unveiled in the leak.

Yesterday, we got to see the benchmarks of the 10 core, Core i9-10900X. Today, we are getting the first benchmarks of the flagship Core i9-10980XE from Momomo_Us. The Intel Core i9-10980XE has 18 cores and 36 threads which seem to feature a boost clock of up to 4.70 GHz. The frequencies on Geekbench aren't reported correctly but the processor does come with 24.75 MB of L3 cache (24.8 MB as rounded by Geekbench) and 18 MB of L2 cache. The processor was tested on an X299 board which confirms that socket compatibility will be retained for the third generation of X-series CPUs.

Intel Core i9 'Cascade Lake' X-Series HEDT CPU Lineup: