The New Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition: Intel’s Most Powerful Desktop Processor Ever Ultimate Platform for Gaming and Content Creation

May 30, 2016 — Designed for the extreme performance needs of enthusiasts, the Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition delivers with up to 10 cores and 20 threads, 40 PCIe* lanes, and a new Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 to tame the most demanding workloads. When game and content creators need incredible performance, they turn to Extreme Edition.

Gamers today do more than just gameplay; they’re playing in 4K, they live-stream, record, edit and upload their highlights online, and communicate in real time with their eSports team or competitors. We call this mega-tasking, when simultaneous, compute-intensive, multi-threaded workloads are needed. The Intel Core i7 processor Extreme Edition has up to 35 percent better 3D rendering performance1 for vivid 4K gameplay while accomplishing other compute-intensive tasks in the background. A new era in virtual reality has also begun and achieving the premium VR experiences delivered by the leading head- mounted displays on the market requires powerful PCs for both consuming and creating VR content.

Content creators also mega-task: They are editing, creating visual effects and composing music simultaneously. Creators also want to see the end result as they’re in the process of creating it, so with the ability to support multiple 4K displays along with the threads and performance to handle all of the simultaneous applications, Intel Core i7 processor Extreme Edition helps people spend more of their time creating and less time waiting.

Intel Core i7 processor Extreme Edition opens up new levels of performance and capability enthusiasts never thought possible. Forty PCIe lanes connected directly into the CPU allow for system expansion with fast SSDs, up to four discrete GFX cards and ultra-fast Thunderbolt™ 3.0 technology. Massive Intel® Smart Cache of up to 25MB and quad-channel memory improves responsiveness and decreases startup time when working with large files and applications. The new Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 steers applications to the highest-performing core, improving single-threaded performance by up to 15 percent2. The Intel® Core™ i7-69xx/68xx processor family is also unlocked, an important feature for enthusiasts who want the extra headroom and tools to push their system to the limit3.
With this revolution in performance and flexibility, Intel’s first ever 10-core desktop consumer processor delivers the cores and threads to handle the mega-tasking workloads of today’s gamers and creators.

Key Features:
• 10-, 8- or 6-core options
• New! Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology
Up to 40 PCI Express* 3.0 lanes
• 4 channel DDR4-2400 memory support
• Fully unlocked for performance tuning
• Up to 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache
• Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
• Supports LGA 2011-v3 socket
• Intel® Ready Mode Technology
• Intel® X99 Chipset compatibility