https://www.techpowerup.com/249508/intel-core-x-9000-series-skylake-x-refresh-processors-formally-launched Intel today formally launched its Core X 9000-series socket LGA2066 high-end desktop (HEDT) processors. Based on the same "Skylake-X" LCC and HCC dies as the Core X 7000-series, these processors are a minor refresh, in that Intel has bumped either the clock-speeds, or core-count, or L3 cache amount at existing price-points. The only physical difference between these chips and their "predecessors" is soldered integrated heatspreader, or STIM as Intel likes to call it. The processors are drop-in compatible with existing socket LGA2066 motherboards, although some boards may require BIOS updates.
The $1,189 Core i9-9920X is a 12-core/24-thread processor with the same clock speeds as the i9-9900X - 3.50 GHz base with 4.40 GHz boost. At $1,387, the Core i9-9940X is a 14-core/28-thread part clocked slightly lower, with 3.30 GHz base and 4.40 GHz boost. Intel's 16-core/32-thread option is priced close to double that of AMD's Threadripper 2950X, at $1,684, with the Core i9-9960X, clocked at 3.10 GHz based with 4.40 GHz boost. The flagship Core-branded part from Intel is the Core i9-9980XE, which is an 18-core/36-thread processor clocked at 3.00 GHz, with 4.40 GHz boost.
I'm sorry but these prices are simply ridiculous in my personal opinion as compared to AMD Threadripper.