Intel has revealed the specifications of new Coffee Lake S processors.

9th Gen vs 8th Gen ~= 100-200 MHz boost

The new series discovered in Intel’s official files currently lack Core i7-9000 series, which are rumored to be 8-core and up to 16-thread SKUs. The new processors added to Intel’s Coffee Lake S lineup feature Core i5 and Core i3 9000 series, which are six-core and quad-core in configuration.

We are observing a frequency boost up to 200 MHz in Max Turbo state while preserving 8th Gen successor’s TDP.

The new series were not added to Intel’s Ark, which is considered a confirmation of a product launch. The new SKUs can only be found in Microcode Update and June 2018 8th Gen Core Family update. What this means is that the products are not yet *released*. They are however present in official documents, thus they are confirmed.

The full 9000 series lineup is likely to be officially introduced with 8-core SKUs, which are not present in the same documents yet.

Interestingly, the 9th Gen Core series are listed as 8th Gen Core parts, which might be found confusing.

Intel 8th (9th?) Gen Core Coffee Lake-S VideoCardz.com Cores / Threads Base Clock Turbo Clock TDP Core i7-8086K 6C/12T 4.0 GHz 5.0 GHz 95W Core i7-8700K 6C/12T 3.7 GHz 4.7 GHz 95W Core i7-8700 6C/12T 3.2 GHz 4.6 GHz 65W Core i5-9600K ? 6C/6T 3.7 GHz 4.5 GHz 95W Core i5-8600K 6C/6T 3.6 GHz 4.3 GHz 95W Core i5-9600 ? 6C/6T 3.1 GHz 4.5 GHz 65W Core i5-8600 6C/6T 3.1 GHz 4.3 GHz 65W Core i5-9500 ? 6C/6T 3.0 GHz 4.3 GHz 65W Core i5-8500 6C/6T 3.0 GHz 4.1 GHz 65W Core i5-9400 ? 6C/6T 2.9 GHz 4.1 GHz 65W Core i5-8400 6C/6T 2.8 GHz 4.0 GHz 65W Core i3-8350K 4C/4T 4.0 GHz N/A 95W Core i3-8300 4C/4T 3.7 GHz N/A 62W Core i3-9100 ? 4C/4T 3.7 GHz N/A 65W Core i3-8100 4C/4T 3.6 GHz N/A 65W Core i3-9000 ? 4C/4T 3.7 GHz N/A 65W Core i3-8000 4C/4T 3.6 GHz N/A 65W

Source: Intel