On the competition front:

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Intel’s 18 Core Skylake-X Won’t Be Available Until Next Year – 14 & 16 Core Parts To See Delayed Availability

Intel Was Clearly Blindsided By AMD’s Threadripper

It doesn’t take a genius to realize that Intel had always intended to continue its incrementalism had it got the chance.. The fact that [Intel is] nearly doubling the core count of its flagship CPU after years of incrementalism, speaks volumes. And the fact that these parts will see delayed availability tells us Intel was caught off guard and was clearly not ready for AMD’s Threadripper surprise..


Competition is good smile


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