Intel Coffee Lake Processor – Set For October Release!

The long awaited and highly anticipated processor Intel Coffee Lake is set to release this October 2017. With the most expensive offering, the i7-8700K, will cost you around $360.

In less than two weeks time, PCs with the high-end processor will arrive to the market. With gamers, creator and overclockers in mind, Intel has confirmed the release date of the processor through a press release on Sunday. Despite that, popular desktops that are powered by it is expected to arrive at a later dater, presumably near the end of 2017. Laptops on the other hand, will be getting it even later, with an expected early 2018 release.

[blockquote cite=”Anand Srivatsa, General Manager of the Desktop Platform Group at Intel.”]We are laser-focused on giving the enthusiast community the ultimate desktop experience, from chart-topping performance to a platform that can flex with their needs. Our 8th Gen Intel Core desktop processors deliver tremendous improvements across the board and – for gamers, in particular– offer an unbeatable experience[/blockquote]

In comparison with last year’s Kaby Lake, the new processor has been said by Intel to improve frame rate by up to 25%. For those creators out there, Coffee Lake will allow you to edit 4K videos, and also allow you to edit 360-degree videos with up to 32% faster than the predecessor processor.

The new line ups will see the i3 having four cores and the i5 powered by six, a first for Intel’s desktop range. With more cores, means better multi-tasking. The i7-8700K offers 3.7GHz as a base frequency, but it boosts to 4.7 GHz.

Pokdepinion: Seeing that the i7-8700K will be priced around $360, it’s quite surprising considering all the rumors of it being $400+. We will soon see on whether the new chips are really worth of an upgrade this coming October. Will you be planning on going to the 8th generation?