Intel Core i9
prices on 9 modelsIntel Core i9
— high-performance desktop processors, introduced in 2017 and displacing the Core i7 from the top position in the Core i line. They have from 8 cores (from 6 in mobile versions) and from 12 MB of L3 cache. At the time of release, they were the most powerful consumer-level desktop CPUs, but later they were subject to competition from advanced AMD lines.