Intel's Core i9 Extreme Edition is an 18-core monster that retails for $1,999

[Windows Central]

Intel rolls out its first consumer CPU to offer a teraflop of compute power.
This time last year, Intel rolled out the Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition, its first 10-core desktop CPU aimed at retail consumers. The processor was based on the Broadwell-E architecture, and retailed for $1,723. The company is now following it up with the Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition, an 18-core/36-thread CPU that will retail later this year for $1,999. The 7980XE is also the first consumer chip from Intel to offer a teraflop of compute power.

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[Josiah23]

Now this CPU is for people that want to go above and beyond the enthusiast boundaries.

The Intel Core i7 is already powerful enough as it is (as I have an i7), heck even an i5 is good enough for about anything.

 

[LuxuryTouringZone]

Until I saw this article, I honestly thought the i7 was the biggest and baddest CPU to date.

 

[Josiah23]

It was (on Intel's lineup), I still can't believe they're actually making i9 processors now,

Lately, people have been switching to AMDs Ryzen 7 processors since it's suppose to compete with Intel's i7 processors.