Well it's finally happened and Intel has released a Core i9 processor for laptops. The unlocked i9-8950HK, which maxes out at 4.8GHz across the 6 cores and 12 threads, runs faster than any other mobile processor we've seen to date. In this review we take a look at MSI's GT75 Titan laptop featuring this crazy processor and see if it's worth splashing out and paying the hefty £3499 price tag.
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Model name: GT75 Titan 8RG-201UK
Screen:
- 17'3″ FHD 3ms, Wide View
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080p
- Refresh rate: 120HZ
- G sync: Yes
Specification:
- Graphics: GTX 1080, 8GB DDR5x
- Processor: i9-8950HK, 2.9 GHz, Boost 4.8 GHz, 6 core, 12 threads
- Memory: DDR4 2 x 16GB, 2666 Mhz
- SSD: Super raid 4-512GB (256*2) NVMe SSD
- HDD: 1TB SATA 7200RPM
Connectivity:
- 1 x HDMI 2.0
- 1 x Headphone-Out (HiFi/SPDIF)
- 1 x Killer ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5
- 1 x Killer MultiGiG 10GbE LAN
- 1 x Line In
- 1 x Line Out
- 1 x Mic-In
- 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.2
- 1 x SD/SDHC/SDXC Card Reader
- 5 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C/Thunderbolt3
Features:
- Webcam: FHD type (30fps@1080p)
- Microphone: Yes
- Keyboard: Mechanical Backlight Keyboard (Full-Color)
- Audio: 2x 3W Speaker, 1x 5W Woofer
- Colour: Black
- Dimensions: 428mm W x 314 mm D x 31~58mm H
- Weight: 4.56kg
- Warranty: 2 Years