Intel launches its 8th-Generation core processor featuring an enhanced gaming experience

Intel will release its eighth-gen Coffee Lake CPU on October 5.

We are already familiar with the confusion the company has created regarding the naming and generation.

The most powerful option is the Core i7-8700K ($359), which Intel describes as its “best gaming desktop processor ever”. If you do have the 7th-gen Core i7 chip and want an upgrade, it won’t be a simple chip swap. They will be available in the usual Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 variations, which will include the first-ever 6-core Intel Core i5 CPU as well as the first-ever 4-core Intel Core i3 CPU. The top of the line i7-8700K and i7-8700 have six cores and 12 threads. The Core i7-8700K can reach a frequency of 4.7GHz. Although according to Intel, this shouldn’t be an issue; the company claims Coffee Lake CPUs will perform 25 percent better in FPS games than their predecessors.

Intel Corp. has unveiled a new family of desktop computer processors that are faster and stronger than its previous creations, the semiconductor giant said. Be aware that these chips are only compatible with Intel’s new Z370 chipset, so you’ll also have to be willing to shell out for a new motherboard as well. The chip maker already made it clear that the new chipsets will not work with the previous-generation CPUs. The 8400 has a much lower base clock of 2.8GHz, however still boosts to 4GHz on a single core.

Intel has announced their next generation of Intel Core Processors codenamed Coffe Lake along with the “k” series that have better overclocking capabilities and the new Intel Z370 chipset that it says maximizes the output of the new processors. Unfortunately, while Coffee Lake is more affordable than an X299 chip-the questionable quad-core i5-7640X and i7-7740X excluded, prices are higher than Kaby Lake across the board.

All of the chips have 4K-capable Intel 630 graphics.

Silicon Valley’s largest chip-maker Intel announced the next generation processors for desktop computers. While prices aren’t finalized for retail just yet, expect to pay something to the tune of $30 to $50 more for a comparable eighth-generation chip than you would have for a seventh-generation model at launch. For content creators, 4K 360-degree videos can be edited up to 32 percent faster when compared to last-gen processors, while on the content consumer side of things, Intel has implemented better tech for streaming of 10-bit, HDR UHD videos for sites that offer such services like Netflix and Amazon Prime.