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Be ready for amazing experiences in gaming, VR, and entertainment wherever your computing takes you with the 8th Generation Intel Core processor family.

Exceptional platform performance with up to six cores for more processing power
Incredible VR experiences, great gaming, and ultra - high definition entertainment
Hardware - level technologies that strengthen the protection of enabled security software1
Scalable portfolio of processors for all desktop experience needs

This new generation of processors extends all the capabilities users have come to love in our desktop platforms with advanced innovations that deliver exciting new features to immerse you in incredible experiences on a variety of form factors.

Exceptional Platform Performance
The 8th Generation Intel Core processors redefine mainstream desktop PC performance with up to six cores for more processing power - that's two more cores than the previous generation Intel Core processor family - Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 to increase the maximum turbo frequency up to 4.7 GHz, and up to 12 MB of cache memory. Intel Hyper - Threading Technology (Intel HT Technology) delivers up to 12 - way multitasking support in the latest generation of Intel Core processors. For the enthusiast, the unlocked 8th Generation Intel Core i7 - 8700K processor provides you the opportunity to tweak the platform performance to its fullest potential and enjoy great gaming and VR experiences.

An impressive portfolio of standard and unlocked systems for a broad range of usages and performance levels
New system acceleration when paired with Intel Optane memory to deliver amazing system responsiveness1
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 to give you that extra burst of performance when you need it
Intel Hyper - Threading Technology (Intel HT Technology), which allows each processor core to work on two tasks at the same time, improving multitasking, speeding up workflows, and accomplishing more in less time
DDR4 RAM memory technology support, which allows systems to have up to 64 GB of memory and up to 2666 MT/s memory transfer speeds
The ability to set an overclocked ratio per core with unlocked processors,1 when paired with select chipset SKUs, to provide you more control and more granularity for overclocking your platform

Experience Amazing
8th Generation Intel Core processor - based desktop platforms are loaded with new and enhanced features to deliver amazing experiences that five - year - old systems can't handle.

Incredible VR
Great VR experiences involve the entire platform, not just any one component. The ideal combination of processor, graphics, I/O connectivity, display, and audio are required. A high - performance processor is key to achieving a balanced platform to make your VR experiences great. Attach your premium head - mounted display (HMD) to an Intel Core i7 or i5 processor - based PC, and prepare to be amazed.

Great Gaming
Outstanding gaming experiences extend beyond your personal smooth gameplay to your entire gaming community. The 8th Generation Intel Core processor family makes it easy to share those experiences by live - streaming or recording, editing, and posting your epic highlights. To perform at your best, get a great gaming PC powered by an 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor that lets you live - and share - the ultimate gaming experience.

Ultra - high Definition Entertainment
To play premium movie streams in stunning 4K UHD, get an advanced platform that supports the latest media technologies enabling today's great entertainment. Desktop computers based on the 8th Generation Intel Core processors integrate advanced media technologies that bring premium, high - quality content to your desktop, including:

HEVC 10 - bit encode/decode, VP9 10 - bit decode:
Delivering smooth streaming of premium 4K UHD entertainment to your PC from leading online providers
Providing full - size, screen - immersive viewing experiences with 4K video and 360 - degree viewing
Enabling incredible 4K video creation and sharing with ease
High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut) for life - like luminesces to provide enhanced image and video viewing experiences
Intel Quick Sync Video technology to accelerate most video capabilities, allowing users to create and share in real - time and multitask without interruption

Ultimate Protection Built Into the Silicon1
8th Generation Intel Core processors integrate hardware - level technologies that strengthen the protection of your enabled security1 software. Hardware - based security helps you experience online and offline activities with peace of mind, enabled by features that include:

Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)1 to help applications protect your system and your data
Intel BIOS Guard and Intel Boot Guard to help protect your system during startup

Scalable Portfolio of Processors
The 8th Generation Intel Core processor family is a great investment in your desktop experiences - whether for gaming, entertainment, or general - purpose computing wherever your life takes you. From the jaw - dropping performance of the 8th Generation Intel Core i7 - 8700K processor with six cores to the practical capabilities of the 8th Generation Intel Core i3 - 8100 processor, our latest generation of desktop processors fits a wide range of budgets and needs. Whether you're a performance - hungry professional, an exceptional enthusiast, or a first - time buyer, there is an 8th Generation Intel Core processor that will enable the experiences you seek. If form factor is your priority, the 8th Generation Intel Core processor family offers a range of processors designed for desktop PCs from high - performance gaming towers, to slick, and stylish all - in - ones, to compact living room minis.

Prepare to be Amazed with the 8th Generation Intel Core Desktop Processor Family
The 8th Generation Intel Core processors are raising the bar of desktop computing with innovations to drive exciting experiences, capabilities, and form factors. Experience all the amazing things you and a new 8th Generation Intel Core processor - powered PC can do

Features At-a-Glance

Features	Benefits
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0	Dynamically increases the processor's frequency, as needed, by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom when operating below specified limits.
Intel Hyper - Threading Technology	Delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.
Intel Smart Cache	Dynamically allocates shared cache to each processor core, based on workload, reducing latency and improving performance.
Integrated Memory Controller	Offers stunning memory read/write performance through efficient prefetching algorithms, lower latency, and higher memory bandwidth.
Intel UHD Graphics	Play 4K UHD videos with exceptional clarity, view and edit even the smallest details of photos, and play today's modern games. Intel Quick Sync Video Delivers excellent video conferencing capability, fast video conversion, online sharing, and fast video editing and authoring.
Processor Core/Memory/ Graphics Overclocking2	When unlocked processors are paired with select chipset SKUs, processor core, graphics, and memory can be set to run at frequencies above the specification frequency of the processor resulting in higher performance.
*PCI Express 3.0 Interface**	Offers up to 8 GT/s for fast access to peripheral devices with up to 16 lanes.3 The lanes can be configured as 1x16, 2x8, or 1x8 and 2x4 depending on motherboard designs.
Intel Optane Memory Support	Provides performance improvements as well as fast app response times for system acceleration and responsiveness when paired with an Intel Optane memory module.
Intel Power Optimizer and Processor C - States	Intel Power Optimizer increases periods of silicon sleep state across the platform ingredients, including the processor, chipset, and third - party system components, to reduce power. Processor C - states (C8 - C10) provide low idle power.
Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT)	Allows one hardware platform to function as multiple "virtual" platforms. Offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.
VMCS Shadowing	VMCS shadowing allows a Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) running in a guest (nested virtualization) to access a shadow VMCS memory area using the normal VMRead/VMWrite instructions. This technology reduces overhead for a more natural and responsive user experience. It also allows users to take control of their personal and professional data and apps while being protected by game - changing security.
Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel AES - NI)	A set of instructions that can be used to accelerate a variety of encryption apps, including whole disk encryption, file storage encryption, conditional access of 4K UHD content, Internet security, and VoIP. Consumers benefit from protected internet and email content, plus fast, responsive disk encryption.
Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (Intel TSX)	A set of instructions focused on enterprise - level multithreaded performance scaling, making parallel operations more efficient via improved control of software threads and locks. This offers performance benefits for enterprise - level big data analytics/business intelligence and visualization apps, which involve multi - user collaboration.
Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (Intel AVX2)4	A set of 256 - bit instructions to deliver enhanced performance on floating point - and integer - intensive apps. Includes instructions for FMA (Fused Multiply Add) which can deliver better performance on media and floating point computations, including face recognition, professional imaging, high - performance computing, consumer video and imaging, compression, and encryption.
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)	A collection of instructions, APIs, libraries, and tools to help protect select code and data from disclosure or modification through the use of enclaves, which are protected areas of execution in memory.
Intel BIOS Guard	An augmentation of existing chipset - based BIOS flash protection capabilities targeted to address the increasing malware threat to BIOS flash storage. It helps protect the BIOS flash from modification without platform manufacturer authorization, helps defend the platform against low - level DOS (denial of service) attacks, and restores BIOS to a known good state after an attack.
Intel Boot Guard	Hardware - based boot integrity protection that helps prevent unauthorized software and malware takeover of boot blocks critical to a system's function, thus providing added level of platform security based on hardware. Configurable boot types include: Measured Boot measures the initial boot block into the platform storage device such as a trusted platform module (TPM) or Intel Platform Trust Technology. Verified Boot cryptographically verifies the platform initial boot block using the boot policy key.
Intel OS Guard	A hardware - based security feature that protects the OS (operating system) kernel. OS Guard helps prevent use of malicious data or attack code located in areas of memory marked as user mode pages from taking over or compromising the OS kernel. OS Guard is not application - specific and protects the kernel from any application.
Intel Identity Protection Technology (Intel IPT)	Protect your one - time - password (OTP) credentials and public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates and add a layer of encrypted, second factor authentication for online transactions.
Intel Secure Key	Security hardware - based random number generator that can be used for generating high - quality keys for cryptographic (encryption and decryption) protocols. Provides quality entropy that is highly sought after in the cryptography world for added security.