Intel announces Core-X series CPU availability

Intel is at the E3 show, showcasing PC gaming and VR experiences. If you remember from earlier news, it has the honour of being the major sponsor of the PC Gaming Show at E3 this year. In addition to the games themselves, Intel is of course highlighting its processing technology which helps "bring to life amazing experiences". To keep the hype levels high it is thus demonstrating Intel Core i9 Extreme Edition processor based systems. In other news Intel revealed the timescale of the Core-X series processors availability and announced partnerships with ESL, Oculus, and Ready at Dawn Studios.

Core i9 PC system demo

In a nutshell, Intel will start to take pre-orders for its Core-X processors with 4- to 10-cores from 19^th June onwards. These processors are expected to ship to customers the following week. If you are interested in the Core-X processors that pack even more cores - the 12-core Intel Core i9-7920X X-series processor is expected to start shipping in August, followed up by the Intel Core i9-7940X X-series processor, Intel Core i9-7960X X-series processor, and 18-core Intel Core i9-7980X Extreme Edition processor, which are expected to start shipping in October.

That's the all-important hardware news wrapped up. On software Intel is partnering with Ready At Dawn Studios to release 'Echo Arena' as a free download for all Oculus Rift owners for three months starting on 20^th July. In eSports Intel will collaborate with ESL and Oculus to launch the VR Challenger League. Meanwhile Intel and ESL will collaborate further with Intel supplying the backbone hardware for ESL and co-promoting the Intel Grand Slam for Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) that will offer a bonus $1 million prize.