Intel Core i9 review: The fastest consumer CPU prepares for Ryzen war
(PCWorld)

We´re reviewing our first Core i9 chip-Intel´s Core i9-7900X 10-core part-as a veritable CPU storm looms. Sure, Core i9 blew in as the most powerful CPU the company has ever sold to consumers, and it´s currently the fastest Core-series CPU available. But an ill wind is blowing: AMD´s Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 chips offer stiff competition in the low end, while its massive 12-core and 16-core Threadripper CPUs loom on the high end.There´s so much to say about Core i9, we put the prices, features and FAQs into a separate story you´ll want to read for background. For this review, we´ll walk through some of the under-the-hood issues directly related to performance, and then we´ll dive into the benchmarks. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here