New rumors suggest that the 9th-generation flagship, the Intel Core i7-9700K, will pack 8 cores and 16 threads. There’s no mention of what process technology the new processors will be utilizing, but it may be an updated version of the current 14nm++ process.



According to the same source, Intel’s next generation Core i5 chips will be packing a 6 core and 12 thread design. Currently, all Intel Core i5 series chips come with 6 cores and 6 threads while the i7 lineup features 6 cores and 12 threads. The Core i3 series on the other hand will be getting multithreading support too, which means we are looking at 4 cores and 8 threads compared to 4 cores and 4 threads that are available on Coffee Lake Core i3 chips right now.

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Source: [H]ardOCP – Intel’s Flagship 9th-Generation Core i7-9700K May Pack 8 Cores, 16 Threads