***NOTE NEEDS MAINBOARD SPECIFICALLY FOR 9TH GEN - DOES NOT WORK ON 8TH GEN MAINBOARDS*** Essentials Product Collection Intel® Core™ X-series Processors Code Name Products formerly Skylake Vertical Segment Desktop Processor Number i9-9960X Status Launched Launch Date Q4'18 Lithography 14 nm Included Items Please note: The boxed product does not include a fan or heat sink Performance # of Cores 16 # of Threads 32 Processor Base Frequency 3.10 GHz Max Turbo Frequency 4.40 GHz Cache 22 MB SmartCache Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 # of QPI Links 0 Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency ‡ 4.50 GHz TDP 165 W