![Intel Skylake-X Core i9 CPUs is tantalised](/media/k2/items/cache/5bfa43ecadb375a080bc4e2df64ede88_Generic.jpg)
Intel Skylake-X Core i9 CPUs is tantalised
Specifications on four Skylake-X and two Kaby Lake-X SKUs
An internal presentation from Intel leaked online over the weekend, showing the full specifications of four upcoming Intel Skylake-X lineup, which will be the first to carry the Core i9 branding, as well as two Kaby Lake-X SKUs.
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Noctua to offer free mounting kit for Skylake-X
Intel socket LGA 2066 covered by Noctua
Noctua has announced that it will offer free mounting kit upgrades for Intel's upcoming LGA 2066 Skylake-X platform.
![Intel Skylake-X and X299 chipset could come earlier](/media/k2/items/cache/6b19b9be52ff2442377854a5c5f3308b_Generic.jpg)
Intel Skylake-X and X299 chipset could come earlier
End of June
According to the latest set of rumors, Intel might be scrambling to launch its X299 platform with Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X CPU and these could come as early as late June/beginning of July.
![More Core i7-7740K Kaby Lake X details leaked](/media/k2/items/cache/178b18db65e88fed550c2f013fd8f156_Generic.jpg)
More Core i7-7740K Kaby Lake X details leaked
Running on Intel X299 chipset
We already knew that Intel is planning to launch two CPU architectures for its new HEDT platform, the Kaby Lake-X and Skylake-X, both which will use the same X299 chipset, and today we have a few more details about the quad-core Core i7-7740K Kaby Lake-X SKU, spotted in SiSoft database.
![Intel's response to Ryzen is Kaby Lake-X](/media/k2/items/cache/465eb1090a9ab994b93435cd20dd4ab2_Generic.jpg)
Intel's response to Ryzen is Kaby Lake-X
The Core i7-7740K and Core i5-7640K
There have been quite a few rumors floating around that Intel is hard at work in preparing a response to AMD's upcoming Zen-based Ryzen CPUs and it appears that these will not be Kaby Lake-S CPUs but rather the new Kaby Lake-X CPUs, the Core i7-7740K and the Core i5-7640K.
![More Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X details tip up](/media/k2/items/cache/83ac46ebdb4bc1719cfcaf7f9fefcccc_Generic.jpg)
More Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X details tip up
Coming in August
According to the latest leak, we now have more information regarding the first batch of Intel's Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X CPUs that will be launching sometime in August, together with the new X299 chipset.
![Intel Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X CPUs could be coming in Q3 2017](/media/k2/items/cache/57a1a31c08760504430a1213e03b287b_Generic.jpg)
Intel Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X CPUs could be coming in Q3 2017
With launch expected at Gamescom 2017
According to a fresh report, Intel's Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X series CPUs could be coming in Q3 2017, or just in time for Gamescom 2017, which should open its doors on 22nd of August next year.
![Intel HEDT Skylake-X desktop platform detailed](/media/k2/items/cache/e2ea5cc436283bf3d8f2fa2bee2708eb_Generic.jpg)
Intel HEDT Skylake-X desktop platform detailed
The Basin Falls platform with Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X
The newest leaked documents reveal a few more details about Intel's next high-end desktop (HEDT) platform that will include both Kaby Lake-X and Skylake-X CPUs and be a part of the Basin Falls X-series platform.
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Skylake-X 10 comes in Q2 17
New socket R4
Fudzilla has a few details on the new 10 core Skylake-X which will replace the Intel Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition which has just been released.