Let’s just get this right out of the way: Intel’s new 10-core, 20-thread Core i7-6950X Broadwell-E CPU is not for your average PC gamer. At $1,723, this “enthusiast” SKU processor is not even for your ...

It was all the way back in August of 2014 that Intel officially launched its Haswell-E based Core i7 series processors and its companion X99 chipset. At the time of its release, Haswell-E’s top of the ...

The mainstream PC market is still languishing in quad-core land with processors such as the Core i7-6700K, although the latter does at least feature hyper-threading technology, splitting each core in ...

Before getting on with the conclusion I would just like to point out that we couldn't include any overclocking tests or info on the new Turbo Boost Max 3.0 feature. The reason for this is simple: we ...

I've double and triple-checked the date - we're well past the day for springtime jocularity, so that can't be used to explain the emergence of a new, unannounced chip on top-end chip on Intel's own ...

Since the early Pentium and Core 2 models, Intel's top-of-the line, consumer-focused Extreme Edition (or "X-Series") processors have always catered primarily to two distinct groups. The first: ...

Monstrous. Brawny. Or in the parlance of our times: OP for “overpowered.” All are apt terms for Intel’s new 10-core Core i7-6950X, a muscular CPU so over-the-top in power, that you’d have to be crazy ...

Processors Nova Lake shipping manifest confirms rumours that Intel's flagship CPU will be packing up to 52 cores, but more cores aren't all Intel needs Processors Intel has rebranded the dusty old ...

Intel has made a habit of launching enthusiast versions of previous generations processors after it releases it a new architecture. What that means for system builders currently in need of an upgrade, ...

The box that the $1,750 Core i7 6950X comes in. Image source: Intel. On May 31, microprocessor giant Intel announced a new family of high-end desktop processors formerly code-named Broadwell-E. These ...

If you've been looking forward to Intel's celebrated Broadwell-E lineup with its insane 10-core Core i7 6950X CPU, then we have kind of a buzzkill: the processor will cost $1,732. For that premium ...

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from other affiliate partners at no extra cost to you. Broadwell-E has landed. Intel has finally launched ...