South African pricing for Intel Core X processors revealed

Online stores in South Africa have listed pricing for Intel’s new Core X processors.

Intel’s new processors are based on the Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X high-end CPU architectures, and are compatible with the new LGA 2066 socket on Intel’s X299 chipset.

The power consumption of the new processors is significantly higher than the current 7th-gen desktop chips, with the Core i9-7900X featuring a TDP of 140W.

The 4,6,8, and 10-core CPUs listed on Evetech and Rebel Tech are “Coming Soon”, and are set to release internationally on 26 June 2017.

More powerful versions of the Core X processors will be available later this year, including the Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition.

The South African pricing for Intel’s new Core X processor line-up is below.

Intel Core i5-7640X

• Rebel Tech – R4,199
• Evetech – R4,299

Intel Core i7-7740X

• Rebel Tech – R5,699
• Evetech – R5,899

Intel Core i7-7800X

• Rebel Tech – R6,299
• Evetech – R5,999

Intel Core i7-7820X

• Rebel Tech – R9,699
• Evetech – R9,999

Intel Core i9-7900X

• Rebel Tech – R15,999
• Evetech – R15,499

This article first appeared on MyBroadband and is republished with permission.

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