Shopping for a CPU in 2018 has been a bit of a moving target. Between the launch of AMDs Ryzen 2000 series processors in the beginning of the year, new AMD Threadripper X and WX-series products, and a consumer CPU refresh from Intel last month, its been difficult to keep track of.
Now we are rounding out 2018 with new products for the last remaining platform that hasnt seen a refresh this year, Intels Core X-series of processors, namely the Intel Core i9-9980XE.