Allen
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Regarding the competition's fastest CPUs:
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Intel’s Flagship Core i9-9900KS Launches On Oct 30 For $513, Features Insane 5.0GHz All Core Turbo
Featuring a 5 GHz all-core turbo across 8 cores/16 threads this will almost certainly be the fastest gaming chip around and should sell like hotcakes.
Intel is only offering a one-year warranty on this processor likely due to the fact that this is essentially a factory overclocked, highly binned chip. .You better have a good AIO cooler to get rid of all that heat
This special edition processor will be available for a limited time only
This is not a faster CPU architecture -- but it is faster -- Intel overclocked for you. An advertising point of Intel and Nvidia is that they are the "fastest". So far, both companies have done whatever it takes to stay ahead of AMD in that department.
I've previously noted that my AMD CPU "automatically" overclocks (on all cores) so long as it detects adequate cooling. However, it does not hit 5GHz -- it stays below "boost" frequency. I read that "auto-overclock" (when cooling is adequate) is a "built-in" feature of AMD CPUs now. My AMD GPU also automatically "overclocks" in that it exceeds boost frequency at times. An AMD user can overclock further if they wish.
