10-01-2018, 09:43 PM
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-...37871.html
Quote:Amazon has listed Intel's Core i9-9900K, the company's first eight-core 16-thread processor for the mainstream desktop, for $582.50. Twitter user @momomo_us posted a screenshot of the packaging this morning, and after a bit of digging we found the full listing.
The listing also reveals Intel's new packaging, which appears to be a translucent new packaging shaped like a d12 die (twelve-sided). Intel's new Core i9-9900K packaging is obviously a direct response to AMD's impressive Threadripper packaging that has set a new bar for the processor market. Intel doesn't provide coolers with its high-end processors, so the large packaging likely comes with the processor only. In either case, the new packaging is a welcome addition, particularly when you plunk down $582.50 for a new processor.
Amazon lists the Core i9-9900K as out of stock and doesn't list a ship date. The listing also confirms that the processor boosts up to 5.0 GHz, likely on a single core, which is impressive for an eight-core processor.