Intel Z370 motherboards are upgraded to support new 8-core CPUs

Intel motherboard partners have released a BIOS update for their current Z370 motherboards. The latest BIOS release is amazing in one way only, it adds support for next-generation Intel Core CPUs that will have 8 cores (Core i9-9900K).

Z370 motherboards – Support for the next generation of Intel Core processors arrives

Z370, Intel Z370 motherboards are upgraded to support new 8-core CPUs, Optocrypto
Almost every leading motherboard manufacturer has released a new BIOS for their current generation, the Z370 motherboards, preparing for the new Intel Core coming this year. Besides bringing support for new processors, the July BIOS update also improves system performance and updates the Intel Management Engine.

Z370, Intel Z370 motherboards are upgraded to support new 8-core CPUs, Optocrypto

We know that Intel has not released any new processors this month and the Core i7-8086K, Intel’s latest new chip, was released last month. Based on a design similar to the Core i7-8700K, the current motherboards fully support it, so no major BIOS changes are required. But this is a whole new generation of processors.

Upcoming ninth generation Intel chips

CPU PROCESS CORES / THREADS BASE CLOCK BOOST CLOCK CACHE TDP PRICE
Core i9-9900K 14nm ++ 8/16 TBD TBD 16 MB 95W ~ 450 USD
Core i7-9700K 14nm ++ 6/12 TBD TBD 12 MB 95W ~ 350 USD
Core i5-9600K 14nm ++ 6/6 3.7 GHz 4.5 GHz 9 MB 95W ~ 250 USD
Core i5-9600 14nm ++ 6/6 3.1 GHz 4.5 GHz 9 MB 65W TBD
Core i5-9500 14nm ++ 6/6 3.0 GHz 4.3 GHz 9 MB 65W TBD
Core i5-9400 14nm ++ 6/6 2.9 GHz 4.1 GHz 9 MB 65W TBD
Core i5-9400T 14nm ++ 6/6 1.8 GHz 3.4 GHz 9 MB 35W TBD
Core i3-9100 14nm ++ 4/4 3.7 GHz N / A 6 MB 65W TBD
Core i3-9000 14nm ++ 4/4 3.7 GHz N / A 6 MB 65W TBD
Core i3-9000T 14nm ++ 4/4 3.2 GHz N / A 6 MB 35W TBD

Intel currently has a very confusing eighth-generation lineup that includes processors based on Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake and Cannonlake. With the current ninth generation core, codenamed’Ice Lake’, still far from the release on desktop PCs, it looks like the ninth generation brand will be coming to the desktop soon, but in the form of enhanced’ Coffee Lake. This alignment is also expected to feature the long-awaited 8-core Intel option, which will bring them into line with AMD’s Ryzen processors in the conventional desktop segment.

Next generation Intel® next-generation chips

The new Intel Core 9000 series is scheduled to arrive during the second half of the year, including the much anticipated 8-core chip.

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Z370, Intel Z370 motherboards are upgraded to support new 8-core CPUs, Optocrypto

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