To mark the 40-year anniversary of the Intel 8086 that powered the first IBM PC, Intel has announced the Intel Core i7-8086K Limited Edition processor, its first CPU that can hit 5GHz in turbo mode.

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We've been talking about the Core i7-8086K Limited Edition processor for the past week, which as its name implies, is a homage to the famed 8086 processor which was released in 1978 and thus kicked ...

AMD is a master troll, and this time the company is targeting Intel's super-exciting and 40th anniversary CPU, the Core i7-8086K. Intel is giving away 8086 limited edition processors as part of the ...

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If you’re one of the lucky 8,086 people who won a limited-edition 5GHz Core i7-8086K CPU from Intel, AMD says it has better offer for you: Its offering 40 people who won the 8086K a straight-up ...

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We're all on pins and ball grid arrays waiting for Intel to introduce its long awaited 10nm Cannon Lake architecture in mass quantities, but that will have to wait until next year. In the meantime, ...

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So here it is - Intel's fastest ever CPU. In fact, it's the company's first to hit 5GHz out of the box and also has the promise of better overclocking for those that aren't content with stock speed ...

Intel has confirmed that it will be launching its fastest ever processor - the Core i7-8086K. The 6-core CPU, which is similar to the current Core i7-8700K, will be the first Intel CPU to reach 5GHz ...

Intel is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and earlier this month offered 8,086 5GHz Core i7-8086K chips as part of a sweepstakes. Now AMD is offering to replace 40 of those chips with a Threadripper ...