A model "Core i7-8086K" commemorating the 40th birthday of Intel 8086 appeared on the Chinese site

When entering the 40th birthday of birth of the name CPU "8086", Intel "Core i7-8086KThere was a rumor that it will release a commemorative model CPU called "Taobao" at the Chinese shopping site Taobao (Taobao), and finally the product page is appearing.

Intel English Language Core i7-8086 K 5 G 40th Anniversary Edition 6 Nuclear / 12 Line Processor - Taobao
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.29.55a1512cwZtOWc&id=570765265209


At the time of writing the article, "Intel Core i7-8086K" on the above page is reserved and sold at 3998 yuan (about 68,000 yen). According to the explanation column of the product, Core i 7-8086 K is a CPU corresponding to the Intel 300 series chipset, the base clock reaches 4 GHz with 6 cores / 12 threads, and reaches 5 GHz at the maximum boost. However, since 5 GHz is boost of only 1 core, and at 6 core boost it is 4.4 GHz, boost clock is slightly 0.1 GHz higher than Core i 7 - 8700 K, which is a slight increase. It seems to be a monumental model rather than a model with enhanced performance.


In addition, there seems to be a set version with ASUS motherboard in Core i7-8086K.

Intel / English special I7 8086K Nakagawahara Box 40th anniversary version Boarding Z370 main board ceiling - Taobao
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.36.55a1512cwZtOWc&id=570588892718


The appearance of Core i7-8086K is said to be June 8, 2018 which is the milestone of 40 years from June 8, 1978 when Intel's 8086 was born. Since June 5, 2018 COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2018 will be held in Taiwan, Intel may have an announcement about Core i7-8086K in that.