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Intel shows off the power of the 7th generation Core processor

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Intel gave us a look at what its seventh-generation Core processor will be able to do today at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco. And its capabilities include high-end gaming, 4K video editing in real-time, and lots of other kinds of computing.

The world’s biggest chip maker is to debut the new processor this fall as the brains of a new generation of personal computers. Inte chief executive Brian Krzanich announced that Intel is already shipping 7th-generation Core processors to its customers, who will launch them later on. The new chip is part of Intel’s bid to make sure that the PC stays relevant in the mobile era.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.