Intel Announces 8th Generation Core "Coffee Lake" Desktop Processors: Six-core i7, Four-core i3, and Z370 Motherboards
Intel Announces 8th Generation Core "Coffee Lake" Desktop Processors: Six-core i7, Four-core i3, and Z370 Motherboards In an unusual set of circumstances ( ed : someone couldn't follow a simple embargo ), this evening Intel is officially announcing its 8 th Generation desktop CPU lineup, codenamed Coffee Lake. We’ve already seen part of the 8 th Generation announced – the "Kaby Lake Refresh" based mobile parts – which included a bump in core counts for some of the formerly dual-core U-series processors, upgrading them to quad-core processors with HyperThreading. Meanwhile on the desktop side, there’s been some news that’s already found its way out , and as usual, some rumors as well. But tonight, Intel is finally and officially taking the wraps off of their latest lineup of desktop CPUs, along with the associated Z370 chipset. Although there’s a lot of new enhancements coming to the party, arguably the biggest one for most people is that Intel has finally exp...