Intel is refreshing its current 8th generation processor line up in a pretty significant way with the 9th generation. It’s switching a focus from Hyper Threading (reserving that for the I9-9900K) and upping the physical core count from 6 cores to 8. Overall then, this is a clear move to help push competition with.

For a while there it felt like a day didn’t pass without a new rumour or leak on Intel’s upcoming 9000 series of CPUs, which is of course led by the flagship processor the i9 9900K. But, things have been quiet on this front for a little while… until now. Thanks to the Taiwanese.