Following Nvidia Corp.’s introduction of a new robotics chip at Computex yesterday, Intel Corp. this morning gave attendees of the closely watched computing event a look at several of its own upcoming products.

The announcement was headlined by a yet-unnamed, single-socket central processing unit for personal computers. It packs no fewer than 28 processing cores that can run at a clock speed of 5GHz. For comparison, Intel’s current top-end PC chip packs 18 cores.

The upcoming CPU will also up the ante against rival Advanced Micro Systems Inc.’s Threadripper CPU family. The series, which has helped AMD gain new ground on Intel in the PC market over the past few quarters, currently tops out at 16 cores.

Intel expects to begin shipping its new CPU in the fourth quarter. Shortly thereafter, in early 2019, PC makers will start selling machines based on the chipmaker’s next-generation Whiskey Lake U and Amber Lake Y processors, which it previewed as well at Computex. Both lines based on Intel’s existing 14-nanometer transistor architecture.

The company didn’t share many other details about the chips at the event. However, a spokesperson did tell PCWorld that the Amber Lake processors are designed for low-power notebooks around the 4.25-watt mark. The Whiskey Lake chips, in turn, are part of the Intel’s U series, which typically ships with more conventional PCs that consume around 15 watts.

Intel debuted the CPUs alongside several other other upcoming products. The most significant among them is Intel Low Power Display Technology, a new kind of screen that uses as little as half the electricity needed by current alternatives. The company said that this can extend the battery life of PCs by up to eight hours, since a computer’s display is typically its most power-hungry component.

Intel also announced a new memory drive based on its high-speed Optane technology and a limited edition commemorative processor created to mark its 50-year anniversary. The company will give away 8,086 of the CPUs for free, a nod to the iconic 8086 architecture that helped it achieve a leadership position in the chip industry. 

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