Intel launches 18 9th-gen desktop Core chips, the majority without hyperthreading

As Intel releases 18 desktop Core chips (and 7 others) on Tuesday, the company also answers a question that arose when it debuted its 9th-generation desktop Core microprocessors in October. The question was whether Intel was holding back hyperthreading as a premium feature. That, unfortunately, appears to be true.Just two of the new desktop “Coffee Lake” Core chips Intel announced on Tuesday contain hyperthreading capabilities. Several carry an “F”-series suffix, which means they forego integrated graphics and probably aren’t worth your money. All support Optane Memory.To read this article in full, please click here