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Intel officially announced its next generation lineup of Core X series enthusiast CPUs and their accompanying X299 chipset earlier this week. The company's brand new high-end desktop platform includes a wide array of CPU SKUs, from quad core Kaby Lake-X parts to an 18 core 36 thread Xeon derived flagship monster of a chip.

The new lineup in its entirety will be compatible with the company's new LGA 2066 socket and X299 chipset. For more details regarding Intel's new enthusiast platform make sure to check out our Computex coverage here. For a quick recap of the lineup take a look at the table below.

Intel Core X Series Processor Family Specifications:

CPU Name	i9-7980XE	i9-7960X	i9-7940X	i9-7920X	i9-7900X	i7-7820X	i7-7800X	i7-7740X	i5-7640X
CPU Process	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+
Architecture	SKL-X	SKL-X	SKL-X	SKL-X	SKL-X	SKL-X	SKL-X	KBL-X	KBL-X
Cores/Threads	18/36	16/32	14/28	12/24	10/20	8/16	6/12	4/8	4/4
Base Clock	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz	2.9 GHz	3.3 GHz	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz	4.3 GHz	4.0 GHz
(Turbo Boost 2.0)	4.2 GHz	4.2 GHz	4.3 GHz	4.3 GHz	4.3 GHz	4.3 GHz	4.0 GHz	4.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
(Turbo Boost Max 3.0)	4.4 GHz	4.4 GHz	4.4 GHz	4.4 GHz	4.5 GHz	4.5 GHz	N/A	N/A	N/A
L3 Cache	24.75 MB	22 MB	19.25 MB	16.5 MB	13.75 MB	11 MB	8.25 MB	6 MB	6 MB
L2 Cache	18 MB	16 MB	14 MB	12 MB	10 MB	8 MB	6 MB	4 MB	4 MB
Memory	Quad DDR4	Quad DDR4	Quad DDR4	Quad DDR4	Quad DDR4	Quad DDR4	Quad DDR4	Dual DDR4	Dual DDR4
PCIe Lanes	44	44	44	44	44	28	28	16	16
Socket Type	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 2066
TDP	165W	165W	165W	140W	140W	140W	140W	112W	112W
Price	$1999 US	$1699 US	$1399 US	$1189 US	$999 US	$599 US	$389 US	$349	$242