Intel launches monster Core i9 chip for laptops

Some powerful, Intel-based portable computers are coming in the near future. 

At an event in Beijing on Tuesday, Intel unveiled its first-ever, 8th-gen, Core i9 processor for laptops. 

The Intel Core i9-8950HK has six cores and 12 threads, making it Intel's first hexa-core CPU for laptops. It's clocked at 2.9GHz but comes unlocked (meaning you can overclock it) and is capable of turbo frequencies (Intel's lingo for boosting performance a little bit more as long as the processor is not overheated) of up to 4.8GHz. The 12MB of cache and support for DDR4-2666 RAM should also help speed things up.  Read more...