Intel Core i9: Everything we know about Intel's hypercharged PC processor

Intel's Core i9 processor is what happens when Intel begins to worry that it might not have the baddest chip on the block. If you're desperate to know how it performs against AMD's Threadripper, you're in luck--as of Sept. 25, we've tested the 18-core Core i9-7980X and the 16-core Core i9-7960X!