From PC Mag: Intel's big announcement yesterday at Computex was Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake eighth-generation Core processors alongside showing off a prototype 28-core chip. But there was another reveal which is sure to excite performance junkies: Intel is releasing a limited edition anniversary processor that is capable of hitting 5GHz.
Intel is celebrating its 50th anniversary next month, but also the 40th anniversary of the x86 architecture and 8086 microprocessor. Intel thinks that's worth marking, and so we're getting a limited edition 8th Gen Core i7-8086K processor.
What's special about this chip is it's the first with a 5GHz single-core turbo frequency. The 6-core, 12-thread processor has a base clock speed of 4GHz, but as a K-series chip it ships fully unlocked. If you have the right cooling, you'll be able to push this chip (hopefully) much higher than 4GHz.
The Core i7-8086K will be available to purchase from 12:01am PDT on June 8 (the actual 40th anniversary date), but you may not need to buy one. As part of the anniversary celebration Intel is going to give away 8,086 of them.
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