Allen
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Intel possibly trying to compete (or at least give that impression):
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Intel Possibly Readying Core i9-9990XE Processor – Rocks 14 Cores, Up To 5.0 GHz Frequency at 255W TDP
The Core i9-9990XE is said to rock a base clock of 4.0 GHz (+ 1.0 GHz over the Core i9-9980XE) and a 5.0 GHz boost clock (+ 0.5 GHz over the Core i9-9980XE). This would allow for much better work load and gaming performance than the existing flagship.
However, all they are doing is pumping up the voltage/power on chips not designed for that -- resulting in very few being manufactured.
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..the processors will not be sold at retail; rather they will only be sold to system integrators, and then only through a closed online auction. .they likely can only build a few hundred a quarter, hence the one auction per quarter..
The new AMD Ryzen 7nm 8core/16thread gaming CPU planned for Summer release is also 4GHz base and 5GHz boost. Intel will be claiming the same with nearly double the core count (according to rumor).
They are rumored very high priced (pundits estimate $2000) and we can't buy them (closed auction only). However, Intel can "advertise" that "they have the best". And, "Intel friendly" reviewers will have something to tout. Competition is good
