Intel Skylake-X Refresh LGA2066 Processors

With up to 18 cores and 36 threads these Intel Core X-Series refresh processors are Intel’s most powerful CPUs ever.

The Ultimate Creator PC Platform

Made to create, the latest Intel Core X-series processor family is powered by up to 18 cores and 36 threads to address the simultaneous, compute-intensive demands of Creators. These processors enable system configuration flexibility for specific creator usages with access to 44 PCIe lanes, quad channel memory, plus support for Thunderbolt technology and high-speed storage like Intel Optane SSDs. Finally, these new processors are fully unlocked and feature solder thermal interface material (STIM) for extreme overclocking. Get the power and convenience of a full studio in your PC, helping accelerate your creative work flow from beginning to end.

Intel Core X-Series Processor Family

The X-series processor family is designed to scale to your performance needs by delivering options ranging from 8 to 18 cores for extreme performance, the latest technological advancements from Intel and headroom for the future. This platform comes with Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0, which optimises lightly-threaded performance by identifying your processor’s fastest two cores and directing your most critical workloads to them. It also comes ready to install Intel Optane memory and Intel Optane SSDs for amazing system responsiveness. Support for immersive 4K visuals, four channel DDR4 2666 memory, Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel AVX-512), Thunderbolt 3 delivering a 40Gb/s bi-directional port for almost any peripheral you want to connect and up to 8 SATA ports for a RAID storage array makes this the ultimate desktop platform.

Your Fastest Path From Creativity To Productivity

Your creativity is limitless and once you are in the flow of ideas, you need a system that will keep up. The uncompromising performance in a PC powered by the Intel Core X-series processor helps you to find your fastest path from creativity to productivity. The Intel Core X-series processor family with core count options, including 8, 10, 14 or even 18 cores, delivers amazing performance when multiple real-time workloads are stacked. Spend more time creating while your Intel Core™ X-series processor powered system simultaneously handles uploading massive 4K files, rendering effects and other compute intensive workloads in the background. And with the updated Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0, you have the control to give priority to the apps that need the power of the two fastest cores. Quad channel memory also helps deliver improved responsiveness, decreased start up time and allows you to move fluidly between content creation applications when working with large files. With an Intel Core X-series processor you can take on more work and focus on creating with the confidence that your results will be as remarkable as you imagined.

Game + Stream + Create

Need a break from developing the newest CG game character on your Intel Core X-series processor based PC? Fire up your gaming service and become immersed in the action of your favorite AAA game title or the latest virtual reality thriller. These unlocked processors deliver breakthrough performance for both gaming and content creation alike, so there is no need to worry about losing your gaming edge. In fact, you can maintain an amazing gaming experience, stream, record and share all while your game development project continues to render in the background.

Intel X299 Chipset and Intel Core X-Series Processor Family for the Ultimate Creator Platform

The Intel X299 chipset paired with the Intel Core X-series processors provide a world class platform for content creation, gaming and over-clocking. Whether it is responsiveness, expandability or performance you crave, this platform has you covered. Integrated USB 3.0 makes moving files to your tablet and smartphone blazing fast. The platform also provides RAID support on PCI Express and Serial ATA storage devices, fast data transfers with support for PCIe 3.0 storage devices and finally, Intel Optane memory support. Want to push the envelope with overclocking? The Intel X299 chipset and Intel Core™ X-series processor family bring new unlocked base clock capabilities. Unlock your individual cores and memory frequencies to amazing levels while having the flexibility to keep other areas within specification. With support for Intel Extreme Memory Profile (Intel XMP), Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU), and the Intel Performance Tuning Protection Package Plan the capabilities of the Intel X299 chipset and the Intel Core X-series processor family will challenge every overclocking world record.3 2