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At least that seems to be the case with Intel’s upcoming fifth round of processors based on the 14nm manufacturing node.Following the
release of the laptop-centric 8th-generation Kaby Lake Refresh line of CPUs in August 2017, Intel finally revealed its line of
8th-generation Coffee Lake desktop CPUs to the public in October 2017, along with an entire lineup of processors and motherboards.Then, in
April 2018, Intel released a new line of Coffee Lake H- and U-series processors for laptops, including a new Core i9 CPU that will surely be
powering the best gaming laptops this year
Intel also announced a line of lower-powered T-series desktop processors.In spite of earlier, more modest statements, Intel claims that its
flagship 8th-generation Coffee Lake CPU is up to 45% faster than its Kaby Lake counterpart – which kind of explains Intel’s requirement
for users to upgrade to a new motherboard by moving all Coffee Lake processors to new chipsets – even though some clever modders found a
way to make them work on older boards
And, if the rumors can be believed, we’ll likely see yet another addition to the family with the rumored octa-core Coffee Lake S
chips. Unfortunately, Coffee Lake CPUs were subject to the Spectre and Meltdown exploits, but Intel says that their CPUs will soon be
immune, and fixes are currently being rolled out.Unsurprisingly, the lineup includes processors in each of the Core i3, i5, i7, and the new
i9 categories.Cut to the chaseWhat is it Intel's 8th-generation desktop CPU architectureWhen is it out October 5thWhat will it cost From
$117 (about £85, AU$145) – $359 (about £265, AU$450)Intel Coffee Lake release dateThe Intel Coffee Lake processors finally touched down
Intel has also announced a new line of 8th generation Coffee Lake CPUs featuring Radeon RX Vega graphics that should be out sometime in the
coming months.Originally, in February 2017, Intel stated that Coffee Lake would surface in the latter half of the year
Intel reassured us of this claim at Computex 2017 held in Taipei, Taiwan. Later into 2017, the Santa Clara chipmaker came out and teased an
August 21 livestream reveal of its 8th-generation processors, which turned out to be a refresh of its 7th-generation processors for
Ultrabooks and laptops, called Kaby Lake Refresh.Then, most recently in 2018, H-series Intel Core CPUs should be releasing throughout April
alongside several high-profile laptops
We should also see Intel’s low-power T-series desktop chips releasing over the next few weeks
Pre-orders are even starting to go up now. Intel Coffee Lake price Arguably the most elusive aspect of Coffee Lake leading up to its
canonical announcement was pricing
Aside from looking at the processor market AMD Ryzen rewrote, we didn’t have much to base our speculation
And now that Intel has released its first CPUs with discrete AMD Radeon graphics, we don’t have much to base the pricing for the laptops
that will feature them.Luckily, Intel has revealed a total rundown of the latest 8th-generation Coffee Lake chips since their announcement
And with that reveal, we finally knew that the Santa Clara tech behemoth was going to unleash an entire assortment of processors with a wide
range of different prices.Starting with the cheapest, the Intel Core i3 CPUs are Intel’s entry-level line is priced as follows.Intel Core
i3-8100 – $130 (£99, AU$145) Intel Core i3-8350K – $180 (£160, AU$240) Intel Core i3-8300 – $138 (about £98, AU$180) Intel Core
i3-8300T – $138 (about £98, AU$180) Intel Core i3-8100T – $117 (about £83, AU$152) At the mid-range you have the Intel Core i5
CPUs, aimed squarely at a mainstream audience
They’re priced as follows: Intel Core i5-8400 – $190 (£183, AU$250) Intel Core i5-8600K – $257 (£190, AU$325) Intel Core
i5-8600 – $213 (about £150, AU$277) Intel Core i5-8500 – $138 (about £98, AU$180) Intel Core i5-8600T – $213 (about £150,
AU$277) Intel Core i5-8500T – $192 (about £137, AU$250) Intel Core i5-8400T – $182 (about £129, AU$237) And, then you have the
Intel Core i7 CPUs, aimed exclusively at enthusiast consumers, and are perfect for media editing, or any other multi-threaded workloads
They’re priced as follows: Intel Core i7-8700K – $350 (£290, AU$520) Intel Core i7-8700 – $313 (£290, AU$430) Intel Core
i7-8700T – $303 (about £215, AU$395) Comparatively, an Intel Kaby Lake processor on its own will, as of this writing, set you back
anywhere from $42 (£39, AU$66) to $350 (£415, AU$469), while Ryzen processors range from $168 (£158, AU$245) to $499 or £499
(AU$650). Intel Coffee Lake specsAlthough all of the 8th-generation Coffee Lake chips are still manufactured on the 14nm node, Intel has
proven that there’s still plenty of life in the process yet.Again, starting from the ground up, the Intel Core i3 chips this time boast
four cores each for the first time in the mainstream CPU space
What’s more, whereas the Intel Core i3-8100 takes advantage of four cores and four threads running at 3.6GHz, the unlocked Core i3-8350K
totes the same number of cores and threads, but instead opts for a base frequency of 4GHz.As for the Core i5 range, the plain Intel Core
i5-8400 is a now a hexa-core monster, bearing six cores and six threads
Moreover, its base clock is 2.8GHz, and it operates at 4GHz with Turbo Boost. Meanwhile the Core i5-8600K also squeezes six cores and six
threads into the 14nm chip while brandishing base/boost speeds of 3.6GHz and 4.3GHz, respectively.Then you’ve got the Intel Core i7-8700
The former is yet another six-core demon, albeit with double the number of threads as the i5-8600K
Its overclockable analogue, the Intel Core i7-8700K, poses a threat to the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, sporting six cores, 12 threads and base/boost
clock speeds of 3.7GHz/4.7GHz.And, following the announcement for the anticipated H-Series Coffee Lake Processors, including the Core
i9-8950HK, clocked at 2.9GHz with a 4.8GHZ boost clock, we’re going to see some blazing fast laptops powered by these 6 core, 12 thread
Intel has also announced a new line of low-powered T-series desktop CPUs that should effectively fill out the budget segment of the CPU
market.We’ve also seen reports of leaked Intel documents revealing possible octa-core Coffee Lake S chips, that will likely end up being
new Intel Core i9 CPUs.That’s all we know for now
We’ve gotten the first batch of 8th generation Coffee Lake CPUs, but we are sure to get more
We’re anticipating Coffee Lake processors for laptops, though we don’t know in what form they’ll appear – ditto for the inevitable
Coffee Lake X chips.There still a ton of news to come
Per our usual advice, we encourage you return to this page periodically for in-depth coverage of the latest Intel Coffee Lake reveals.Joe
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