Intel unveils monster 18-core Core i9: 'First teraflop-speed' consumer PC chip
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As well as the Core i9, Intel has lifted the lid on the whole new Core X-series of high-performance CPUs.
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Intel unveils monster 18-core Core i9: 'First teraflop-speed
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MINIX's creator would have liked to have known Intel was using it
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